More than 650 jobs at risk as scrap metals giant files for liquidation Unimetals, which operates at 27 UK locations, files winding–up petition after failing to find a buyer
Reeves expected to reveal cut in growth forecasts for next five years in budget OBR has reportedly downgraded predictions after review that blames lack of investment under Tories
Bond market power: why Rachel Reeves is keen to keep the £2.7tn ‘beast’ onside Hugely influential traders will be hanging on the chancellor’s every word when she announces her budget
Labour will listen to bosses’ concerns on workers’ rights, says business secretary Peter Kyle tells CBI conference he will ensure firms do not lose as a result of overhaul
Novo Nordisk shares slide after Ozempic pill fails in Alzheimer’s trials Report dashes hopes for new use for blockbuster weight-loss drug
‘Friends end up blocking you’: Northwestern Mutual sold college grads a dream job. They left in ruin and debt Expecting to be financial advisers at the Fortune 500 firm, some hires say they were ‘gaslit’ into peddling ‘terrible’ life insurance to all their contacts
Trump touts cheap groceries ahead of Thanksgiving. The reality is a mixed plate President looks to Walmart’s promotion as proof he lowered cost of living. But holiday prices are volatile, economists say
UK ‘most expensive place’ to build nuclear power, review finds Government panel’s final report calls for ‘radical reset’ of planning and environmental rules to get reactors built faster and cheaper
Mining giant BHP drops latest bid to buy rival Anglo American FTSE 100-listed miner forces Australian company to walk away from takeover after rebuffing second approach
Reeves to launch crackdown on benefit fraud alongside lifting two-child limit Move aims to bring in extra £1.2bn of savings as government seeks to head off criticism over welfare spending
Abu Zafar obituary Other lives: Innovative entrepreneur who set up the first Asian-owned printing press in Bradford
Minister indicates sympathy for artists in debate over AI and copyright People rightly want to get get paid for their work, says Liz Kendall, in apparent change of tack to predecessor
Budget 2025: how inflation and the two-child benefit cap have increased poverty A visit to Kent reveals more people struggling with rising food bills and turning to food banks already suffering higher demand and fewer donations
UK launches critical minerals strategy to reduce dependency on China Standoff between China and EU over supply of chips for car industry underlines value of sector requiring huge financial investment