Taylor Swift, Charli xcx and Springsteen among live music acts who gave UK £10bn lift in 2024
Report says concerts attracted record 23.5m fans, leading to unprecedented spend across British economy
White House says Canadian PM ‘caved’ to Trump demand to scrap tech tax
Trump officials hail U-turn as Mark Carney says decision to rescind digital services tax means revival of trade talks
UK economic growth confirmed at 0.7% in first quarter; Lincolnshire oil refinery calls in administrators –as it happened
UK-US trade deal kicks in today, lowering tariffs for British carmakers and aerospace sector
UK government wants investigation after Lindsey oil refinery owner falls into administration
Concerns over conduct of bosses at Lincolnshire site, with ministers saying workers had been ‘badly let down’
UK households hit by squeeze on living standards despite fastest growth in G7
ONS confirms GDP growth at 0.7% between January and March but households saving less of disposable income
Number of new UK entry-level jobs has dived since ChatGPT launch – research
Vacancies for graduate jobs, apprenticeships, internships and junior jobs with no degree requirement have dropped 32%, Adzuna finds
Rachel Reeves must rethink how tax and spend decisions are made after welfare U-turn
Binary rules and twice-yearly OBR forecasts have turned chancellor’s moves into grim spectator sport
‘It breaks my heart’: how a refinery closure is hitting jobs and politics
In the second in a series, the Guardian looks at how Grangemouth struggles as Reform UK hopes to win votes
The global south needs more than tinkering at a conference: debt forgiveness is the only fair way
Next week, a UN summit in Seville will discuss the future of financing the world’s poorer nations. It should first concede that the old methods have failed
Starmer still faces Labour anger over risk of ‘two-tier’ disability benefits
Rebel MPs will try to lay new amendment on Monday giving colleagues a chance to delay bill despite No 10 concessions
Reeves expected to freeze income tax thresholds to raise funds after welfare U-turn
Government’s concessions over welfare cuts leave chancellor with a growing hole in her budget
Wall Street hits record high on trade deal hopes; UK car exports to US halve due to tariffs – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Rising poverty in conflict zones ‘causes a billion people to go hungry’
In first assessment since pandemic in 2020, World Bank urges other countries to step up support
EU ready for trade deal with US but ‘all options on the table’, says von der Leyen
European Commission president says EU will ‘defend the European interest as needed’ as Trump threatens 50% steel tariffs
People dying early of cancer costs UK economy £10.3bn a year, study finds
Cancer Research UK says this is more than any other health condition and 350,000 years of productivity are lost