Will pay-per-mile raise Reeves money or drive people away from electric vehicles?
Need for new road taxes is clear – but there are concerns that pricing plan could stall transition away from petrol
Voters could abandon centrist parties if budget fails, warns former cabinet secretary
Simon Case says voters will look elsewhere if chancellor cannot find solutions to tax, spending and debt problems
Hospitals and clinics are shutting down due to Trump’s healthcare cuts. Here’s where
From Georgia to Oregon, clinics and wards are closing as Trump’s health law triggers steep Medicaid cuts and rising costs
Falling stock markets and high shop prices hit US consumer confidence; rate cut hopes lift Wall Street – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
US data agency cancels October inflation report as Fed considers whether to cut rates
Bureau of Labor Statistics canceled release of October’s consumer price index, citing the government shutdown
Europe’s economy is geared towards a disappearing world, says ECB’s Lagarde
Central bank chief warns that the bloc’s dependence on third countries for trade and security has left it vulnerable
UK government borrows more than expected in setback before budget
October figures represent final snapshot of public finances before Rachel Reeves’s tax and spending statement
Wetherspoons to open first pub in Spain – offering garlic prawns and beer from 6am
Opening in Alicante airport is the chain’s first move into mainland Europe, and will offer outdoor drinking
Households in Great Britain face surprise rise in energy bills from January
Energy price cap for average dual fuel bill will increase to £1,758 a year, from £1,755 in the current quarter
Rachel Reeves sick of people ‘mansplaining’ how to be chancellor
As she prepares to deliver her budget next week, Reeves speaks of pressure of being UK’s first female chancellor
Asos turns to AI stylists to win back shoppers after sales slide 12%
Online fashion retailer says action to cut discounts and deter ‘serial returners’ contributed to fall in sales
Leading law firm cuts London back-office staff as it embraces AI
Clifford Chance makes about 50 roles redundant, and PwC indicates that AI may lead to fewer hirings
UK retail sales drop unexpectedly as shoppers await Black Friday and budget
Supermarkets, clothing stores and online mail order firms suffer sales declines as consumers delay purchases
AI bubble fears return as Wall Street falls back from short-lived rally
Leading US stock markets tumble less than 24 hours after strong results from chipmaker Nvidia sparked gains
‘Devastating to think of lives that could have been saved under different PM’, say Covid bereaved – as it happened
Findings of inquiry into handling of pandemic by Boris Johnson’s government paint picture of delay and inaction