US agency investigates Nike for alleged discrimination against white workers EEOC demands firm turn over ‘DEI-related objectives’ amid Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity initiatives
Nigel Farage’s two-day trip to Davos cost more than £50,000, documents reveal Reform UK leader who received two guest passes from Iranian-born billionaire declares attendance at event on register of MPs’ interests
GSK, take two: the bullish tone at the top is finally more convincing New boss Luke Miels knows perils of overpromising but there is growing sense pharma firm is closer to filling potential
Software sell-off over AI fears hits global stock markets, but FTSE 100 finishes at closing high on £8bn insurance takeover – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post lays off hundreds of workers Former Post executive editor blasts owner Jeff Bezos’s ‘sickening efforts to curry favor’ with Trump
Chinese carmaker Chery to launch fourth brand in UK State-owned company will sell under the Lepas brand, continuing its rapid expansion in the British market
Cyber-attack and yacht insurer agrees £8bn deal in latest UK stock market exit Beazley, which also covers fine art, agrees to takeover by larger rival Zurich at 60% premium
Drax insiders privately raised concerns over its sustainability claims, court papers show Company publicly denied allegations that primary forests were being cut down to fuel UK’s biggest power plant
UK services sector job cuts continue as companies automate, PMI survey shows ‘Longest period of job shedding’ in 16 years taking place as business activity grows at fastest rate since August
Billionaire US investor Ken Griffin accuses Trump White House of ‘enriching’ itself Citadel boss, Republican donor and vocal Trump critic says administration has made ‘distasteful’ choices not in the public interest
Striking Starbucks workers urge customers to delete coffee chain’s app Unionized baristas continue to fight for a fair contract and ask public for solidarity as strike stretches into third month
Wegovy and Ozempic maker forecasts sharp drop in revenue for 2026 Novo Nordisk share price plunges after blaming lower US drug prices, patent protection issues and rising competition
Santander takes fresh swipe at City watchdog as its car loan scandal bill tops £460m UK arm brands FCA’s compensation scheme ‘overreach’ as Spanish owner signs surprise $12bn takeover of Webster Bank in US
Pinterest sacks two engineers for creating software to identify fired workers Digital pinboard business cutting 15% of workforce as it invests heavily in AI
A whiff of familiarity in Mandelson’s 2009 collusion with the banks For Labour veterans of the financial crisis the Epstein files revealed a betrayal – but 16 years on, is the City calling the shots?