Getting ready to remortgage? Here’s how to get the best rates
With 1.8m fixed-rate deals due to end this year, now’s the time to dig out the details and look at what’s on offer
Zero net migration would shrink UK economy by 3.6%, says thinktank
Jump of £37bn in budget deficit by 2040 would force government to increase taxes, NIESR predicts
Women in tech and finance at higher risk from AI job losses, report says
‘Mid-career’ female workers also being sidelined by rigid hiring processes, says City of London Corporation
Netflix co-CEO grilled by US senators over Warner Bros Discovery merger
While most focused on competition issues, Josh Hawley accused Netflix of promoting trans content to children
Epstein called Mandelson ‘devious’ after he lobbied bank to back mining project
In 2010 then business secretary contacted Jes Staley, then at JP Morgan, about funding for £700m listing on London Stock Exchange
Elon Musk is taking SpaceX’s minority shareholders for a ride
Merger with loss-making xAI looks to some investors more like a bailout than a rocket trip to the future
The Guardian view on high-street decline: a symbol of failure in a discontented nation
Editorial: Decaying town centres are fuelling a sense of disillusionment with mainstream parties. Labour’s regeneration strategy must be bolder
‘Finally got him to go’: how Epstein was given inside track on events that rippled through global markets
Apparent leak by Peter Mandelson gave advance notice of Gordon Brown’s resignation and €500bn eurozone deal
FTSE 100 falls back from record high amid AI worries; gold heads for best day since 2008 – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules
Fixed-rate loan will not be available on flats and new-builds, and loan must be no more than 4.45 times salary
Anthropic’s launch of AI legal tool hits shares in European data companies
Pearson, Experian and others fall sharply after startup unveils software to automate a range of professional services
Disney names parks and cruises boss Josh D’Amaro as next CEO
D’Amaro will take over next month from Bob Iger, who returned to lead the media company after a bungled succession
What are the odds? The RBA has raised interest rates – for no real reason other than to meet the desires of speculators
The prospect of a cash rate increase on Tuesday changed dramatically over the past month. One wonders if the Reserve Bank listened more to the commentariat than the data
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos stays silent as employees brace for cuts
Bezos has not publicly responded to several letters sent by Post staffers urging him to curb potential layoffs
EU has ‘open mind’ on UK customs union talks, says official
Valdis Dombrovskis says bloc is ‘ready to engage’ amid meetings with ministers including Rachel Reeves