Do you have a high street full of gambling shops breeding poverty and addiction? I have a way to fight back

Communities feel powerless because the law gives betting firms the upper hand. But a simple change could transfer power to the people, says MP Dawn Butler

The Guardian view on Britain’s AI strategy: the risk is that it is dependency dressed up in digital hype

Editorial: The UK’s plans seem to outsource sovereignty for phantom efficiency. Public services provide the data and power while US tech giants reap the rewards

Reeves considers replacing stamp duty with new property tax

Exclusive: Treasury examines options including tax on homes sold for more than £500,000 as well as overhaul of council tax

UK metals firms threaten to sue government over tariffs on steel imports from Asia

Companies send letter to business secretary complaining new rules were imposed with 24 hours’ notice

Trump is promising a US manufacturing renaissance. Many experts are dubious

Economists doubt US duties will bring about a resurgence of US factory jobs, notably due to Trump’s erratic tariff rollout

Want more productivity, Rachel Reeves? It’s time to embrace Mancunian swagger

Manchester is closing the gap on London, with public money having helped to ‘crowd in’ a lot of private investment

A UK headline wealth tax? It may be simpler to put up existing taxes

Amid party divisions and issues with data, pulling existing tax levers could be a more politically palatable option

Could a wealth tax work in the UK? A visual guide

Rachel Reeves is under pressure to consider a new levy to help balance the books. We look at her options

Conservatives join backlash over Trump pick for head of labor statistics: ‘Not a credible source of information’

Even Republican economists have criticized president’s pick of EJ Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics

UK economy grew despite Trump tariffs causing three-year low in US goods exports – business live

Live, rolling coverage as surprise GDP acceleration in June helps quarterly output beat expectations, while eurozone industrial production slumps

UK economy posts surprise 0.3% growth in three months to June

GDP figure slower than previous quarter but beats expectations thanks to 0.4% expansion in June

Economic bounceback may be under way but Reeves cannot afford to relax

Growth of 0.3% is a positive sign but the chancellor still has major difficulties to confront

Boosting productivity will be main priority of autumn budget, Reeves says

Exclusive: Chancellor focuses on investment and planning rules as she dismisses talk of tax rises as ‘speculation’

In our first year Labour fixed the foundations – now we must build a stronger economy for a renewed Britain

Labour is reversing a decade of stagnation and we’re making progress on wages, jobs and trade. But there is more to do, says Rachel Reeves, chancellor of the exchequer

Why the UK’s bank ringfencing doesn’t need large-scale reform

Rachel Reeves would do well to drop her ‘boot on the neck’ inflammatory language and err on the side of caution