Free-market president wins big endorsement for reforms after weeks of financial market turmoil

Leadership failures at UK government department criticised by cross-party Commons committee

Agreement comes as insurer seeks to ward off competition in lucrative transfer market for pension risk

Rachel Reeves’ Riyadh trip comes as she seeks to persuade fiscal watchdog to factor such deals into Budget forecasts

Sarah Pochin’s comments on race in advertising elicit concerted response by politicians in effort to dent populist party’s appeal

America’s 40th and 47th presidents both employed protectionist measures but in vastly different ways

Governments should build on, not rip up, what went before — the new skills strategy does just that

High-level talks yield progress ahead of summit between Trump and Xi

Deal for specialist in rare diseases is biggest acquisition under chief executive Vas Narasimhan

Sam Altman tapped handful of in-house dealmakers over external advisers and lawyers to design huge web of infrastructure agreements

Tata Consultancy Services exonerated itself from being the source of the breach after an internal investigation

Former prime minister joins Jeremy Hunt in pressing chancellor to break free of debt ‘doom loop’

Trump’s vast refurbishment ignores questions of style and scale

Political divergence on Capitol Hill is trickling down to corporate America

Keir Starmer vows to deport Hadush Kebatu after he is detained in Finsbury Park area of north London

One of the alleged burglars was trying to leave the country from Charles de Gaulle airport

Talks between US and Chinese officials covered export controls, fentanyl and agricultural products

Midterm vote may determine whether President Javier Milei can end currency crisis and continue free market reforms

White House backing for petrol-based cars poses dilemma for many automakers

It turns out there is less to worry about than you might think

Business software groups warn that top AI models are increasingly being used to create ultra-realistic fake receipts

European parliament president Roberta Metsola accepts some MEPs will work with extremists to pass legislation

US president was angered by a television advertisement quoting former president’s disdain for import levies

Intelligence sparked intense debate in Washington about its relationship with Gulf state