Senate Democrats move to stall Trump’s ‘absurd’ bid to install new Fed chair

Democratic lawmakers urged Republican leaders to postpone the confirmation hearing of Kevin Warsh

Rachel Reeves warns other budgets may be cut to lift defence spending

Chancellor says she is ‘working through a range of options’ to boost the armed forces but does not want to put up taxes

‘Sustained outperformance’ merits pay rise, says company after it ups profit guidance to £1.2bn for year to January 2027

Bics fix accepts nose-bleed energy bills are a structural problem but pretends they are only an issue for a narrow section of industry

There will be flight cancellations ‘soon’ if oil supplies are not restored in coming weeks, says head of IEA

There will be flight cancellations ‘soon’ if oil supplies are not restored in coming weeks, says head of IEA

Dan Frumkin’s pay package comes after bank’s near collapse and rescue by Colombian billionaire

Experts say US market ‘may have run ahead of itself’ while ASX 200’s more modest recovery is due in part to Australia’s reliance on fuel imports

Lisa Nandy says staff have been strongly affected as some express frustration that high-paid presenters and executives likely to be safe

PM demands real world changes in Downing Street meeting with senior figures from Meta, TikTok, Google and X

Risks from cancer and other diseases could be hidden with little accountability if justices favor big firms, critics warn

Pedro Piscal pisco is latest Chilean brand to resemble a Hollywood name – and others have fought off the lawsuits

Guardian readers describe how their lives have been upended by cost hikes stemming from Trump’s Iran war

Sustainability certification by Marine Stewardship Council may be obscuring labour abuses in seafood supply chains, say researchers

Boss Ken Murphy plays down food inflation fears as supermarket’s annual profits rise by 8.5% to £2.4bn