First Brands founder Patrick James pleads not guilty in company’s collapse
CEO’s brother Edward also enters not guilty plea to fraud and conspiracy counts
Top Senate Republican says Jay Powell has not ‘committed a crime’
Banking committee chair Tim Scott pushes back against probe into US central bank chief
Six Palestine Action activists cleared of aggravated burglary
Jurors could not reach verdicts on several other charges, meaning they face the prospect of a retrial
Farage calls for EU to probe Mandelson’s time in Brussels
Reform UK leader claims former trade commissioner may have misused his position for personal gain
Kirkland lawyer sought use of Epstein helicopter after securing plea
Jay Lefkowitz also invited sex offender to son’s bar mitzvah two years after his prison release, emails say
Britain’s inequitable student loan system
Graduate discontent is growing over their repayment terms
Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison takes Panama to arbitration over canal ports ruling
Beijing warns Central American country will pay ‘heavy price’ after top court ruled to kick out conglomerate from terminals
UK delays worker protections against ‘fire and rehire’ practices
Government consulting on softening the impact of new laws on employers
Glencore-Rio megamerger ‘hangs in the balance’ as deadline looms
Rio wants to hold both CEO and chair roles in combined company while Glencore holds out for premium
Novo Nordisk is the biggest loser in the weight-loss duopoly
The Danish group’s share of the global GLP-1 market is shrinking, while Eli Lilly’s products are gaining ground
US tech stocks hit with fresh wave of selling as chipmaker AMD tumbles
Declines follow steep falls for software shares in previous session over worries about new AI tool
Novo Nordisk’s shares tumble after sales warning as gap widens with Eli Lilly
Danish drugmaker warns of ‘unprecedented pricing pressure’ while US weight-loss rival’s value exceeds $1tn
Trump and Xi discuss Ukraine and trade ahead of US state visit to Beijing
Call took place after Chinese leader spoke to Vladimir Putin about global instability
South Africa’s Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen steps down
Former opposition party is ANC partner in fragile national unity government
Shell plans up to £4.6mn pay rise for chief Wael Sawan
UK oil major has consulted shareholders on boosting maximum long-term share awards to £13.8mn a year
The most interesting thing about Melania’s documentary? Donald Trump
The US first lady’s dreary docu-mercial suggests she wasn’t really ready to let us in
Extreme views on the next US jobs report
A tale of two tails
Is DEI dead?
Plus, how much inconvenience is good for us at work?
Washington Post cuts about a third of staff to tackle ‘financial challenges’
Hundreds of job losses expected at news organisation owned by Jeff Bezos as rival New York Times reports strong growth
Ron DeSantis lashes out at ‘harmful’ AI in break with Trump’s White House
Florida’s Republican governor criticises attempts by administration to ‘kneecap states and let Big Tech write the rules’
Not all software faces the same threat from AI
From security services to those able to reinvent themselves, many may survive the AI armageddon
Starmer admits he was warned about picking Mandelson as US ambassador
PM makes last-minute concessions on which documents relating to appointment should be made public
How Anthropic achieved AI coding breakthroughs — and rattled business
New AI-powered tools reduce time and cost of software development, threatening industries from law to advertising
British companies set to gain access to €90bn EU loan for Ukraine
Countries led by Germany and Netherlands overcome French opposition to UK participation in Brussels schemes