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 M&A 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 after foray into green energy

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

Nobel-winning economist Daron Acemoglu on trade wars, tech industry hubris — and how loss of faith in US institutions could spiral

No longer the most powerful profession, finance still provides better company 

EQT-backed IVC Evidensia could float as soon as next year, delivering one of the Square Mile’s biggest listings for years

President delivers payback for having his own privileges pulled by predecessor over January 6 riots

Peter Thiel-chaired group has Washington and Westminster network that helped secure around $3bn in official contracts

Issue is one example of bureaucratic obstacles cited by industry as UK government attempts to boost growth

US president warns he could hit Japan with tariffs after vowing to place levies on imports from Canada and Mexico

The billionaire’s aggressive efficiency drive has critics warning of a constitutional crisis. Allies say he’s just getting started

UK prime minister launches fresh attempt to reboot ailing government at six-hour cabinet meeting

Ride-hailing group is ‘one of the best managed and highest quality businesses in the world’, activist investor says

Court will decide whether to approve emergency £3bn loan for UK’s biggest water utility

Research shows the human brain can’t cope with doing too much at once, so don’t take that meeting while you dog walk

Washington is ill-prepared for the speed with which the president has been ‘flooding the zone’

Shigeru Ishiba’s first meeting with US president to be overshadowed by charismatic predecessor Abe

Bloc hopes olive branch will help to shield Europe’s ailing car industry from Donald Trump’s trade measures

French group launches search for new investors, with approaches made to several tech companies including Apple

UK’s growth problems pose long-term challenges for chancellor

US stocks and government bonds fall as data reinforces expectations for slow cuts to borrowing costs

Chief executive Julie Sweet tells 799,000 staff decision was taken following ‘evaluation’ of US landscape

Labour’s erratic, piecemeal approach will not deliver lasting change

A Rwandan-backed campaign in DR Congo exposes how Paul Kagame turned his genocide-scarred country into a belligerent military force

LinkedIn post sets out how he transformed regulator

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says negotiations with US administration ‘neither wise, nor prudent, nor dignified’