Company says customers are holding off bookings

Investors and analysts say president’s levies are crucial to keeping a lid on government borrowing

UK bank set to tell weakest 5% of employees that their work must improve or they face dismissal

The first family’s business interests in the region are complex, lucrative and growing

Champions of artificial intelligence claim it could fuel genuine economic growth

Politicians have long blamed a housing shortage for soaring prices, but it is tax reform that can make the market less dysfunctional

TUC head says ministers must show they are ‘on the side of working people’ with levies on banks and gambling sector

Navy deployment to Caribbean may be used to put pressure on Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro

Move based on ‘illegitimate claims’ against construction equipment company and Israeli government, says state department

US president says further measures have been prepared against Russia as he meets with Poland’s leader

Stephen Miran will promise to resist outside influences when he appears before lawmakers on Thursday

Deputy prime minister faces hefty stamp duty bill as she waits for government ethics adviser to rule on affair

Court sanctions look to have left search company well-placed to become a dominant player in the emerging AI market

Reform party leader cites arrest of a comedy writer as an example of ‘big threat’ the UK posed to free expression

Choosing your benchmark

Governor tells committee that central bank independence is key to sound policymaking

Chinese leader noted predictions that humans could live to 150 in this century

New chief Fernando Fernandez vows to end Unilever’s ‘inconsistent performance culture’

North Korean leader thwarts ‘perpetual underestimation’ by turning adversaries into partners

Chief of FTSE 100 fund group says ‘there is no engagement’ with private capital groups

Emirati foreign ministry’s warning is strongest sign of frustration with Israel since accords signed in 2020

Dutch fund dumps world’s largest asset manager as European investors increasingly diverge with US over ESG

If another government disappoints, voters might accept that painful reform of the state is needed