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In his memoir, the former Qantas chief executive denies using the lounge as a tool to influence politicians

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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The president is using forced labor as a pretext to slap tariffs on countries around the world

Artificial intelligence firm should provide $100m for cyber defences, says Hugging Face CEO

Europe and US risk being outpaced on innovation, as happened in the car industry, warns Pascal Soriot

KKR and Energy Capital Partners poised to buy firm despite misgivings from founder and biggest shareholders

London store also plans bigger haberdashery area, where it will hold autumn workshops for crafters

Airports in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if third runway goes ahead, DfT economic paper shows

Bank of England expected to keep rates on hold on Thursday but renewed Iran conflict casts shadow over energy costs

Former City trader’s weekly Gary’s Economics videos took off during the Covid pandemic

Emir of Qatar who implemented a written constitution, introduced democratic municipal elections, funded Al Jazeera and secured the World Cup for 2022

Exclusive: Foreign secretary to take up World Bank seat and play active role in shaping changes to global lender

World Cup and events like Clacton byelection is driving interest in sites such as Polymarket, with UK gamblers easily able to sidestep regulation

Reports of wide-scale replacement of workers by AI are overblown. Small businesses use it to help workers

UK’s inequalities expose splits in consumer economy, with spending suffering and a decline in savings among the poorest