The history of politicians who go back on their words has lessons for Rachel Reeves as she mulls raising taxes

Increase would be balanced out by national insurance cut, officials say, as Rachel Reeves prepares for Budget

Overnight negotiations between holdout creditors and the car parts company yield a breakthrough over financing terms

One thing is for sure: the opening act of the US president’s second term is over

What are Rachel Reeves’ options?

Nasdaq has fallen 4.2% this week as investors worry about sky-high valuations

A lack of political will has turned the problem of too many out of work into a system that fails everyone

More than 800 journeys axed after government shutdown exacerbates air traffic controllers’ workload

The numerate and money-confident students of today will bring benefits to the UK economy tomorrow

The 94-year-old doyenne of British abstract art on influences from Seurat to Mondrian, her wartime childhood in Cornwall — and ‘the healing power of looking’

Senior City figures have been reassured that accountancy and law firms will not pay full national insurance rate

FTSE 100 property listings group warns profit growth will slow next year

Beijing had blocked exports of vital carmaking component after row with Dutch government

‘Hello, I need the biggest business transformation project you have. No, that’s too big . . .’

Commission proposes pauses to provisions in digital rule book

Unexpected decline comes even as President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping seal a truce

New research shows how incentives in the modern media ecosystem help explain rising division and negativity

In the long run bubbles always deflate, often when least expected

Growing tension between London and Brussels just six months after summit set out to build stronger ties

Hungarian prime minister to push for exemptions from US sanctions during White House meeting on Friday

The country’s annual statistical compendium is now available, but only in hardback

Record package of shares wins 75% approval, reinforcing billionaire’s control of electric-car maker

Federal Reserve may need to begin asset purchases if short-term rates flare up again

Treasury calls Swiss trader ‘Kremlin’s puppet’ and says it would block its licence to operate