Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk’s chair and six other board members step down
Surprise shake-up follows row with majority shareholder, which seeks ‘extensive reconfiguration’
Albanese’s critical minerals deal isn’t good economics – but in Trump and Xi’s new world, bargaining chips matter
Though the dollar benefits may not outweigh the cost on Australia’s new mining agreement with the US, experts say it couldn’t have gone any better
CSL and Optus pay millions to executives despite paying no company tax in Australia
Biotech company argues high pay is required to retain and attract ‘world-class’ talent
Why thousands are queuing for hours in central Sydney to buy gold
Investors are trading out of shares and currencies and into gold – but experts are wary of a correction
UK office, shop and warehouse construction plunges to 11-year low as costs soar
Investment in offices falls amid uncertainty over pricing, volatile geopolitics and the economy
Fox News host Laura Ingraham joins business venture with Donald Trump Jr
Host often criticized Hunter Biden’s business on her show and said he capitalized on his father’s presidency for deals
Bank of England chief warns of ‘worrying echoes’ of 2008 financial crisis
Andrew Bailey says a close look is needed at the private credit market after collapse of two big US firms
Pizza Hut administration: the 68 restaurants that will close
US company Yum! Brands appoints FTI as administrators to oversee deal that will preserve 1,276 jobs
Fears of heat-rationing for millions in US as shutdown delays energy aid
Most vulnerable families could be without critical energy assistance, experts warn, as electricity and gas bills surge
UK borrowing reaches five-year high for September at £20.2bn
Rising debt interest and welfare costs push public finances deeper into red before Rachel Reeves’s budget
Reeves has mountain to climb in budget after borrowing rise
Public finances figures contain no shocks but will underline need for either hefty tax rises or spending cuts
Australia and the US have signed a critical minerals deal to take on China’s monopoly. Here’s what you need to know
The move is intended to support the supply of minerals to benefit both countries’ commercial and defence industries – and shareholders are already profiting
Labour urged to rethink scrapping minimum wage youth rates amid ‘Neets’ rise
Thinktank fears 16- to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training could be ‘priced out’ of entry-level jobs
Rachel Reeves set to launch ‘blitz on business bureaucracy’ to save firms £6bn
Chancellor to tell business leaders at government’s first regional investment summit she plans to ‘cut pointless admin’
Amazon says Web Services are recovering after outage hits millions of users – as it happened
Fortnite, Roblox, SnapChat, Lloyds Bank, Ring doorbells and Amazon’s own shopping site among services hit by online outage