ECB keeps interest rates on hold despite eurozone inflation fears
Key deposit rate kept at 2% even as recovery starts to drive up price growth across bloc
Volkswagen indicates shortage of Chinese chips would hit profits
New EV models are offsetting a slump in demand but Europe’s carmakers are bracing for shutdowns
Halloween candy prices rising, spooked by Trump’s tariffs and climate change
Prices to spike by 10.8% this year, with some chocolatey treats seeing upticks of at least 20%, analysis shows
Virgin Media O2 teams with Musk’s Starlink to offer improved UK rural mobile coverage
Service scheduled to launch in 2026 will be first in Britain to use Starlink’s satellites to connect to handsets
Five key takeaways from Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping
From tariffs to rare earths, Chinese and US presidents ‘make outstanding group of decisions’ at crunch trade talks
Insurers calling for trees to be felled as cheap fix for subsidence, say critics
Campaigners say problem so common that some of the UK’s most irreplaceable ancient trees in danger of being lost
Shell’s profits pass $43bn after production hits new highs in Brazil and Gulf of Mexico
Oil company plans to buy back shares for 16th consecutive quarter as protesters say its earnings are ‘horror show’
Trump-Xi meeting: US president says rare earths deal and tariff cut agreed
Donald Trump hails ‘amazing’ trade talks with Chinese counterpart, with ‘no roadblock at all on rare earth’
Virgin Trains on track to challenge Eurostar cross-Channel monopoly with access to key depot
UK rail regulator approves Richard Branson firm’s application to use Temple Mills site in London
Business and charity leaders urge ministers to lead England’s transition to four-day week
Open letter signed by more than 100 leaders comes after local government secretary criticised a council for switching to shorter week
Benefits of a four-day week are ever clearer, despite Steve Reed’s stance
Housing secretary’s criticism of trial in South Cambridgeshire council ignores its many positives
‘Patients will suffer’: tales from the frontline of the UK pharma crisis
The pricing standoff between government and industry has stalled research and put thousands of jobs at risk
Microsoft reports strong earnings as Azure hit by major outage
Tech giant reports earnings of $3.72 per share day after deal with OpenAI pushed value of company to more than $4tn
Telegraph sale in turmoil after lead bidder linked to China’s politburo
Media group’s own paper publishes photograph of RedBird Capital chair with alleged spy ring chief
Meta reports mixed financial results amid spree of AI hiring and spending
Tech company brings in record quarterly revenue but major tax bill dampens earnings per share