Outrage in Paris as Shein prepares to open its first permanent store

Fast-fashion retailer faces political anger, fury from workers and warnings it will damage city’s progressive image

Time for Reeves to recognise reality: AstraZeneca has killed stamp duty on shares

Shareholder-backed plans to upgrade US listing have exposed multiple flaws in tax that should be abolished or at least cut

UK government alerted after RedBird Capital’s boss allegedly threatened to ‘go to war’ with the title’s newsroom

Journalist, gifted linguist and European business editor of the Guardian who was dismayed by Brexit

Leader’s speech offered most detailed explanation yet on party’s priorities on tax cuts, benefits, wages and pensions

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Opec+ pauses oil output hikes beyond December amid fears of a crude glut

Michael O’Leary says Rachel Reeves needs tax cuts to create growth, as airline’s profits jump 42% in first half

Halloween weekend failed to make numbers jump, adding up to the weakest monthly performance – other than during the pandemic – for three decades

Party leader says proposal had been an ‘aspiration’ and accuses Tories and Labour of ‘wrecking the public finances’

Kleenex maker’s deal for troubled Johnson & Johnson spinoff comes amid lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny

Employment department’s annual report shows just 11.7% of jobseekers ended up with jobs lasting at least 26 weeks last year

Current site is due to be demolished to make way for housing in new disruption to city’s long trading tradition

S&P Global purchasing managers’ index rises to one-year high amid pick-up in consumer spending

Exclusive: Former PM and ex-Tory leader William Hague warn UK lacks high-risk capital and infrastructure to harness benefits of powerful technology

EY Item Club downgrades forecast for next year, with Office for Budget Responsibility expected to follow suit