Businesses must take responsibility for biodiversity loss – for their sake as much as ours

Scientists believe we’re seeing the largest loss of life since the dinosaurs – and it’s a risk to the global economy. Governments and companies need to work together on solutions

EU leaders agree to move ahead with ‘Buy European’ policy

Ursula von der Leyen promises action plan to boost and protect sectors including defence, AI and clean tech

Declines in health and education in poor countries ‘harming earning potential’

World Bank says children born today could earn 51% more over lifetime if their country’s human capital improved

Rethinking Economics, the movement changing how the subject is taught

Born of student disquiet after the 2008 crash, the group says it is reshaping economists’ education

EU urged not to roll back green agenda in effort to revive faltering economy

Campaigners say industrial issues cannot be solved by watering down climate and environmental policies

Japanese shares hit record high as Sanae Takaichi wins landslide election victory

Prime minister’s Liberal Democratic party to be pressed on promised tax cuts and fiscal stimulus plans

Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out?

Rising GDP continues to mean more carbon emissions and wider damage to the planet. Can the two be decoupled?

Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief

Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment

UK trade policy: time to stop the secret deals and get systematic

Liam Byrne is echoing Robin Cook’s ethical trade policy, warning the UK needs deals more open to scrutiny ti prevent future issues

Gold and silver prices seesaw as FTSE 100 hits record high

Trump’s pick of ‘respected central banker’ Kevin Warsh as Fed chair prompts investors to sell safe haven assets

Damning EU report lays bare bloc’s ‘dangerous dependence’ on critical mineral imports

Auditor calls renewable energy targets ‘unrealistic’ unless ‘EU ups its game’ in mining, refining and recycling of metals such as rare earths

Price of consumer goods could surge as shipping costs soar, industry body says

CIPS warns of ‘cracks’ in global supply chain affecting computers, electrical machinery and transport equipment

Chinese car firm Chery to open European base in Liverpool

Launch of R&D centre could pave way for deal for UK’s Jaguar Land Rover to build cars for Omoda and Jaecoo owner

Trump says ‘very dangerous’ for UK to do business with China, after Starmer hails progress in Beijing

US president warns against closer ties with China during British PM’s trip to secure lower tariffs and better market access

What agreements have been made during Starmer’s trip to China?

Several deals have been struck so far but there does not appear to be a big bundle of investments worth billions