MPs on Treasury select committee request information from past two years

Brussels can’t do the rapid pre-emptive retaliation that Canada and Mexico threatened

The leaders of America, Russia and China are now all committed to territorial expansion

The White House responded to lobbying from carmakers with exemptions. The EU went after bourbon

US consulting firm is latest company to boost office space in sign of hope for UK capital’s commercial property market

Investor could push for board changes and sale of assets, say analysts

It is high time the tax system encouraged more economically productive behaviour than parking funds in a cash account

Weakened by war with Israel, the group is deploying a vast patronage network to strengthen its base

Something even bigger than AI and the Trump effect is at work

Doge’s efforts to infiltrate the plumbing of the federal government should scare everyone

German luxury-car maker to continue investing in combustion engine and hybrid technology alongside full EVs

Report offers rare insight into how Moscow sees invasion of Ukraine harming ties with close allies

KPMG/REC report points to impact of tax-raising measures in October Budget on employer confidence

US president’s plans hit shares of some European and Asian steel producers

French president speaks ahead of AI summit in Paris involving executives such as OpenAI’s Sam Altman

Beijing may be better prepared this time for renewed trade conflict with Trump, analysts say

Embracing creative destruction would revive the country’s fortunes

Busan is shrinking faster than any other metropolitan area in a country with the world’s lowest fertility rate

President says ‘fraud and abuse’ at Pentagon will be Elon Musk’s next target

Experts expect the arrangement to increase in popularity as ministers expand the scope of inheritance tax

Controversial official discloses stock in owner of Chinese fast-fashion retailer that has been accused of forced labour

Computer-generated voice of Guido Crosetto persuaded at least one victim to pay €1mn for hostage ransom

Former billionaire property tycoon behind collapsed Signa group remains in pre-trial detention

Donald Trump’s shock tactics may have pushed Beijing away from negotiating table, experts say

Executives left guessing at scale and impact of any US levies on EU imports

Universities and charities pile in as prices rally on Donald Trump’s promise to make America a digital assets ‘superpower’

Businesses are tightening hybrid work rules but homeworking levels have so far barely budged

Traffic had risen after the Houthis said they would stop targeting most vessels following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Investors bet on faster interest rate rises, saying inflation is ‘for real this time’

Both JPMorgan and Evercore generated more financial advisory fees last year than Ted Pick’s bank

Academics say the move imperils scientific progress and helps America’s rivals

US investor could force UK oil company to refocus on core fossil fuels business or even pursue a full break-up

Andrew Gwynne was accused of making racist, antisemitic and sexist comments

Sir Keir Starmer sought US president’s blessing for lease that will affect joint military base on Diego Garcia

Marine Le Pen, Viktor Orbán and Geert Wilders endorse call for EU to copy US president’s policies

Order follows legal challenge by 19 Democratic state attorneys-general over risk to sensitive information

Israel frees 183 Palestinian prisoners as ceasefire stretches into third week

Strenuous denials of a clampdown on felines are only feeding suspicions in an animal-loving nation

Bid to tap customers’ accounts could weaken security for iPhone users all over the world

Repeal of ‘de minimis’ exemption had sparked turmoil at US customs and postal service as shipments piled up