Andrew Bailey signals caution on further cuts even as central bank responds to signs of slowing economy

Core goals for 2026 must be survival — to kill off Farage’s claim that only he can offer an alternative to Labour

Countries that looked down on the Gulf’s ‘kafala’ system are edging closer to creating their own

Its disjointed response to electric vehicles shows it cannot co-ordinate

Woodside Energy boss who clashed with climate campaigners in Australia is taking one of the industry’s toughest jobs

Washington lobbyists promising connections to the president are in hot demand

Volodymyr Zelenskyy joins summit in Brussels as Belgium resists pressure to drop its opposition to using Russia’s frozen assets

Turing award winner is in early talks to raise €500mn ahead of January launch

As details have become clearer, executives warn the easing of the combustion engine ban would lead to more expensive vehicles

US president is unlikely to oust long-ruling Caracas strongman without military muscle, experts say

Largest weapons package of its kind threatens to undo thaw following Trump’s trade truce with Beijing

US president says he is fixing ‘mess’ amid voter discontent over cost of living

US investor is close to appointing advisers for an IPO for booksellers next year

A proposal from a cross-party group of politicians could break the deadlock with the country’s biggest bank

Italy, Belgium and Austria worry about Russia moving against their companies

The country has stored goods worth roughly the combined market cap of its three most globally known corporate names

Woodside Energy boss Meg O’Neill will become the UK oil and gas major’s new top manager

Hollywood studio wants Larry Ellison to offer an airtight personal guarantee, like the Tesla boss did with Twitter

Valuations rest on the incorrect assumption that frontier model creators have built massive, durable moats

Warner’s recommendation to reject Ellison offer adds twist to takeover saga that could reshape Hollywood

Software giant suffers renewed declines after backer Blue Owl pulls out of $10bn project

Legislation commits to minimum troop numbers on the continent and continued assistance to Ukraine

Data bolsters expectations that Bank of England will cut interest rates on Thursday

Regulator considers whether to ask court to ban pair after firm was fined over drugs sold to NHS