Profit upgrade at Next raises hopes UK shoppers still keen to spend
Sales benefited from warm summer, M&S online shutdown after cyber-attack and supply improvements
What’s with the sponcon slop in Nobody Wants This? Netflix, nobody wants this
Season two of the Adam Brody and Kristen Bell-starring show feels like a long infomercial thanks to endless product placement
Santander urges ministers to intervene in UK car finance compensation scheme
Lender’s chief executive says redress proposals could affect jobs, supply chains and broader UK economy
Aston Martin cuts investment plan by £300m as Trump tariffs bite
Carmaker’s third-quarter losses bigger than expected at £112m, with weak demand in China also a factor
Trump and Xi talks could end months of global economic chaos
High on agenda for the leaders of the US and China will be rare earths and tariffs, with a chance of a relationship reset
Inflation jumps to 3.2%, dashing hopes of a Melbourne Cup day rate cut for homeowners
The RBA has long anticipated a rebound in the headline inflation rate, driven by the rolling expiry of generous household power bill subsidies
US Senate passes bill with Republican support to block Trump tariffs on Brazil
Republicans break ranks as vote passes 52-48 in rare bipartisan rebuke of US president’s trade policies
Too many want to do Britain down – Labour will defy the doomsayers and beat the forecasts
I don’t pretend the choices will be easy, but my budget has one focus: to invest in building a better future for everyone, says UK chancellor Rachel Reeves
Britain can defy gloomy economic forecasts, says Rachel Reeves
Exclusive: Fiscal watchdog predicts productivity downgrade will leave chancellor with £20bn gap to fill in budget
Apple hits $4tn market value as new iPhone models revitalize sales
Tech company’s stock enters positive territory for first time this year after gaining about 13% since new iPhone launches
Gambling does not cause any ‘social ills’, lobbyist tells incredulous MPs
Head of UK’s Betting and Gaming Council was asked to repeat claim as she spoke against increasing taxes on sector in November budget
MSNBC hosts criticize owner Comcast for donating to Trump ballroom
Rachel Maddow said Comcast ‘wants to pay for Trump to take … an excavator to the White House’
Bankrupt Woking to get £500m bailout in Surrey council shake-up
‘Unprecedented’ move helps to smooth over creation of two new ‘mega council’ unitary authorities
OpenAI completes conversion to for-profit business after lengthy legal saga
Restructuring paves way for ChatGPT maker to more easily raise capital and profit off its AI technology
Stock markets rise to record highs and Apple touches $4tn market value for first time – as it happened
UK chancellor confident of Gulf trade deal, as she faces £20bn-plus hit to public finances from UK productivity downgrade