Bond market power: why Rachel Reeves is keen to keep the £2.7tn ‘beast’ onside
Hugely influential traders will be hanging on the chancellor’s every word when she announces her budget
Labour will listen to bosses’ concerns on workers’ rights, says business secretary
Peter Kyle tells CBI conference he will ensure firms do not lose as a result of overhaul
Novo Nordisk shares slide after Ozempic pill fails in Alzheimer’s trials
Report dashes hopes for new use for blockbuster weight-loss drug
‘Friends end up blocking you’: Northwestern Mutual sold college grads a dream job. They left in ruin and debt
Expecting to be financial advisers at the Fortune 500 firm, some hires say they were ‘gaslit’ into peddling ‘terrible’ life insurance to all their contacts
Trump touts cheap groceries ahead of Thanksgiving. The reality is a mixed plate
President looks to Walmart’s promotion as proof he lowered cost of living. But holiday prices are volatile, economists say
UK ‘most expensive place’ to build nuclear power, review finds
Government panel’s final report calls for ‘radical reset’ of planning and environmental rules to get reactors built faster and cheaper
Mining giant BHP drops latest bid to buy rival Anglo American
FTSE 100-listed miner forces Australian company to walk away from takeover after rebuffing second approach
Reeves to launch crackdown on benefit fraud alongside lifting two-child limit
Move aims to bring in extra £1.2bn of savings as government seeks to head off criticism over welfare spending
Abu Zafar obituary
Other lives: Innovative entrepreneur who set up the first Asian-owned printing press in Bradford
Minister indicates sympathy for artists in debate over AI and copyright
People rightly want to get get paid for their work, says Liz Kendall, in apparent change of tack to predecessor
Budget 2025: how inflation and the two-child benefit cap have increased poverty
A visit to Kent reveals more people struggling with rising food bills and turning to food banks already suffering higher demand and fewer donations
UK launches critical minerals strategy to reduce dependency on China
Standoff between China and EU over supply of chips for car industry underlines value of sector requiring huge financial investment
Has Britain become an economic colony?
The UK could’ve been a true tech leader – but it has cheerfully submitted to US dominance in a way that may cost it dear
Rachel Reeves promises to ‘grip the cost of living’ in autumn budget
Chancellor admits economy ‘feels stuck’ for many as she signals intention to freeze income tax thresholds