Reeves claims Gatwick second runway ‘will mean cheaper holidays’; Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee expected to hurt US growth – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Green Party’s Zack Polanski says signing off second runway at Gatwick “is a disaster”

UK considers visa fee cuts for highly skilled as Trump hikes US charges

Starmer’s ‘global talent taskforce’ examines plans to make it easier for foreign academics and digital experts to relocate to UK

Premier Group Recruitment went into administration with debts of £2.9m – including £647,000 owed in tax

Software provider Collins Aerospace completing updates after Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin hit by problems

Qualified candidates struggle in a sluggish market due to Trump tariffs, AI screening and vanishing entry-level roles

Move is a blow to big tech companies, which rely heavily on visas to hire staff from overseas, particularly India

Children as young as seven are looking beyond pocket money or a Saturday job to run lucrative side hustles

Small business owners told telecoms group of stress four years before 62 launched £120m high court claim

London-based AI pioneer in talks to receive $500m investment from Nvidia as it funds its expansion in the US, Germany and Japan

TBI says poll data threatens Keir Starmer’s ambition for UK to become artificial intelligence ‘superpower’

Zaventem asks airlines to cancel half of Monday departures, while most of Heathrow flights expected to operate

LVMH owner Bernard Arnault, who could take €1bn hit, says proposed 2% levy ‘aims to destroy liberal economy’

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates this week. But the aggressive action Trump seeks could dramatically backfire

Economic benefits of generative AI, which may take time to show, put ahead of impact of datacentres on energy and water

Albanese government under pressure to ensure stiff penalties are imposed as emergency management minister blasts telco as “absolutely disgraceful”