EU ‘needs €800bn-a-year spending boost to avert agonising decline’

Report by Mario Draghi calls for additional investment to regain growth and prevent social unrest

Can US economic statistics really affect the presidential election?

With a campaign this close, anything can shift the dial – but the average person also probably has ‘no idea’ about the monthly jobs report

Oasis fans are angry but dynamic pricing benefits consumers too

The price mechanism is an effective if brutal route to cheap flights abroad and, Labour hopes, affordable housing

More than a million British workers not having a single day of paid time off, says TUC

Employees have lost out on holiday pay worth £2bn, according to new trade union research

Three reports lay bare scale of NHS malaise. But will Rachel Reeves fund a transformation?

Analyses by Lord Darzi, the NHS Confederation and hospital chiefs detail a spectrum of ills in the service. But will their recommendations fuel appropriate remedies?

Blame modern decisions, not just ancient history, for economic inequality

Black Americans whose ancestors were enslaved were still suffering a century later because they lived in states where Jim Crow laws were enforced

Labour’s first job shouldn’t be to spend, but to fix the state’s financial plumbing

The UK urgently needs investment. But no one seems to know whether the institutions that deliver it are working as they should

Reeves can loosen Britain’s purse strings: she just needs to think outside the Treasury box

The chancellor claims she needs to shave pennies from all departments, but there are other options for dealing with the £22bn funding hole

US economy adds 142,000 jobs in August as Fed plans to cut interest rates

S&P also suffered its worst week since 2023, and Nasdaq since 2022, with tech companies leading Friday’s sell-off

Telegram to shake-up features; markets slide after US job creation misses forecasts – as it happened

Telegram boss Pavel Durov announces a new approach towards moderating content and will remove some features that had been abused for illegal activity.

UK ‘needs £1tn investment over 10 years to hit economic targets’

To achieve 3% annual growth, £100bn a year must be invested in sectors including housing and energy, taskforce finds

UK housebuilding growth fastest since mini-budget; US job layoffs surge as hiring weakens – as it happened

UK construction sector has “turned a corner” after a difficult start to the year, as housing activity rises at quickest pace since September 2022

I believed Starmer and Reeves were too smart to repeat austerity. It appears I was wrong

New governments usually come into power offering hope and a break with the past. This one is squandering the opportunity for a fresh start, says David Blanchflower

The anti-Labour rightwing press is on the warpath. If you wanted this government, defend it

The new government deserves more cheerleaders for policies such as investing in green energy and supporting workers, writes Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Economic impact of UK live music industry hits record £6.1bn

Exclusive: Growth in sector in 2023 driven by concerts featuring big names such as Elton John and Beyoncé