International investors’ stockpiles of US government debt fell slightly in April

Contest for Spanish-owned UK high street bank was expected to be hotly contested

President hints at action within days as US readies forces capable of striking underground Fordow nuclear facility

Prime minister holds emergency meeting involving senior ministers and military chiefs

Hacked phones, deep-cover agents and miniaturised weapons systems: the covert campaign that preceded Jewish state’s attack

ChatGPT maker’s plans to convert into a for-profit leads software giant to make contingency plans

US president adds that next week will be ‘very big’ in determining course of war between Israel and Islamic republic

Consumer goods group’s new chief tilts portfolio towards health, beauty and personal care

Cuts to UK disability and incapacity benefits expected to save Treasury £4.8bn

Signs of property market weakness come hours ahead of Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates

Central bank officials split amid concerns over higher inflation as a result of tariffs

Many are staying put in the Iranian capital, despite Israel’s deadly strikes and warnings to evacuate

Mingyang’s plan to build Scottish turbine factory has raised fears about surveillance

Two companies backed by Bill Gates and Sam Altman capitalise on view nuclear energy will be crucial to run data centres

As a decision on involvement looms, some of the president’s most ardent supporters have turned against him

Israel hopes the US would deploy the GBU-57 E/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator, but success would not be guaranteed

Cambridge start-up CMR Surgical has innovative technology but it needs global ambition

Annual house price growth halves to 3.5% in April as temporary tax relief ends

Vessels face multiple dangers in Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for trade in crude oil

Pan Gongsheng points to a growing role for the renminbi after decades of dominance by the US currency

Mark Zuckerberg reported to be personally calling engineers to recruit for ‘superintelligence’ AI team

Figure strengthens expectations that Bank of England will keep interest rates unchanged this week

Israel’s attacks on uranium enrichment facilities have caused localised radioactivity, but contamination appears limited

PFAS are a commercial hit — that should not play a part in how they are categorised

PM’s decision was controversial with some Labour strategists fearing it gave Reform UK too much credibility

Call by Amazon, Google and Microsoft lobbyists for a ‘moratorium’ has split industry and the Republican party

Consulting group offered pro bono work to UNRWA shortly after Israel’s military campaign began in late 2023

Consulate rebuts Trump’s claim Iranian negotiations want to come to Washington

Bank seeking to impose unified approach on sprawling global workforce

Chief executive Andy Jassy warns the company will cut roles ‘in the next few years’

US president’s early departure raises fears over Washington’s commitment to global alliances

Video shows Brad Lander, the city’s top finance official, saying, ‘You don’t have the authority to arrest US citizens’

Collision between two oil tankers raises anxieties in the region amid conflict between Israel and Iran

Sahar Emami lauded as ‘lioness’ and warrior after she kept broadcasting amid Israeli bombing of state broadcaster

The government must reverse an exodus of the wealthy that will harm the UK economy

US president fuels speculation that America could join Israeli military action

Chief executive says UK’s upcoming industrial strategy should ‘support competitively advantaged industries’

Company says politicians may need to resolve impasse over governance of Europe’s biggest defence project

The Big Beautiful Bill Act is a classic example of pluto-populism

PM’s comments cast doubt on Labour’s election pledge to ‘smash the gangs’ and curb illegal crossings