US inflation falls to 2.4% in January after Trump’s tariffs led to price fluctuations
Economists predicted a slight easing of inflation, although it’s unclear whether Fed will again cut interest rates
Bank bosses get huge pay rises in sign top City salaries back to pre-crash highs
Nat West CEO’s £6.6m pay package for 2025 is largest for group since disgraced Fred Goodwin’s £7.7m in 2006
‘It’s over for us’: release of new AI video generator Seedance 2.0 spooks Hollywood
An AI clip featuring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting has caused concern among industry figures
Boss of P&O Ferries owner DP World leaves over Jeffrey Epstein links
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem’s exit as group chair and CEO follows pressure after publication of emails
Left or right, Keir? Labour factions jostle for influence in post-McSweeney No 10
Soft left senses chance to push Starmer into progressive pivot, but leftward turn would be fiercely resisted by some
Anthropic raises $30bn in latest round, valuing Claude bot maker at $380bn
Maker of chatbot with coding ability says annualised revenue grew tenfold in each of past three years, to $14bn
Will the Epstein files tarnish the reputation of Jamie Dimon, America’s banker?
The final stretch of the JP Morgan Chase chief’s career is a bumpy one, as Trump himself demands prosecutors investigate Epstein’s ties to Dimon’s bank
Shares in trucking and logistics firms plunge after AI freight tool launch
SemiCab platform by Algorhythm, previously considered a ‘penny stock’, sparks ‘category 5 paranoia’ across sector
Businesses must take responsibility for biodiversity loss – for their sake as much as ours
Scientists believe we’re seeing the largest loss of life since the dinosaurs – and it’s a risk to the global economy. Governments and companies need to work together on solutions
Reeves urged to reassure MPs over public finances amid £6bn-a-year Send costs
City analysts say financial market investors will be worried if cost is deducted from budget surplus
First-time buyers enjoy biggest choice of low-deposit mortgages in UK since 2008
More than 500 deals now offer 95% loans as banks and building societies loosen their borrowing rules
Top lawyer at Goldman Sachs resigns after revelation of Epstein relationship
Emails show Kathy Ruemmler had close ties to convicted sexual abuser she called ‘Uncle Jeffrey’
Tony Blair’s thinktank accuses Ed Miliband of driving up energy prices
Report by Tony Blair Institute urges government to drop some green policies amid criticism of decarbonisation goal
Food firms urge Europe not to ban calling non-meat products ‘sausages’
Exclusive: Manufacturers tell European Commission proposed ban would cause unnecessary confusion
Attempt to modernise NS&I has been a ‘full-spectrum disaster’, MPs find
Spending watchdog says state-owned bank exposed taxpayers to ‘unacceptable risk’ as cost spiral to £3bn