It’s tough at the top – but which business leader has the most at stake in 2025?
From post and planes to TV, phones and retail chains – and even a central bank – here are the chiefs facing the most testing of times
Biden blocks Nippon Steel’s $15bn bid for US Steel over national security fears – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news as the US president uses his final days in office to block a $15bn bid for US Steel
Pound falls after weak UK factory data as US dollar rises – as it happened
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as 2025 starts with trepidation over new US administration’s trade policies, and global manufacturing sector struggles
UK factory output falls at fastest rate since February amid tax rise fears
Pound drops to nine-month low against dollar after PMI for December signals further contraction in manufacturing
At best, 2025 will be a year of slow economic recovery. As for the worst? Brace yourselves
With threats of recession, global fracturing and increasingly angry voters, Labour’s sticky start is unlikely to get any easier, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
A year of two halves: how global financial markets fared in 2024
Good for equities, good for the US, and good for crypto but the year spawned mixed blessings for the UK, China and Europe
UK property will be a buyers’ market in 2025, analysts predict
‘Cautious optimism’ forecast despite end to key stamp duty relief and fears of higher taxes and interest rates
FTSE 100 rallies by 5.7% in 2024 in ‘a year of resilience’ for the stock market – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, on the final trading day of the year
Xi says China’s economy on course to expand by 5% despite Trump concerns
President seeks to allay fears that world’s second-largest economy will falter in 2025 because of high US tariffs
Energy caps to stamp duty changes: your personal finance diary for January-April 2025
Stubbornly high interest rates and inflation could be good or bad depending on your situation. Here are some key dates to watch out for
The Guardian view on City deregulation: it would be a dangerous step backward
Editorial: Relaxing financial rules risks undermining stability, ignoring post-crash lessons and prioritising short-term gains over the long-term health of the economy
Japan’s Nikkei and Germany’s DAX share indices both post 19% gains in 2024 – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
AI tools may soon manipulate people’s online decision-making, say researchers
Study predicts an ‘intention economy’ where companies bid for accurate predictions of human behaviour
Most UK businesses expect to grow in new year, surveys find
Economic confidence polls reveal that 70% expect turnover to rise and 73% expect profitability to rise
Americans struggling with student debt expect ‘much worse’ under Trump
Biden’s loan forgiveness efforts have faced major resistance, but people are bracing for worse under president-elect