Global AI stocks slip on concerns over risks
OpenAI backer SoftBank falls as much as 13% after tech leaders call for slowdown of development
Transcript: Fed and BoJ expect rate hikes as US bond market flails
Josh Gabert-Doyon speaks with Kate Duguid and Zehra Munir
Warsh and Trump on collision course as investors expect Fed to raise rates
Central bank chair under pressure to back warnings on inflation with action despite risking president’s ire
Automation is coming for the gig economy
A safety net for people who have fallen out of the formal labour market is being dismantled
Essar strikes deal to buy 118 UK petrol stations
Purchase by owner of Stanlow refinery comes as BP and Shell retreat from forecourts globally
A ‘lucky’ chancellor must also be a resolute one
It is crucial to convince the lenders on whom the UK depends that it is being managed by grown-ups
Tokenised gold could be exempt from fund regulations under FCA proposal
Regulator considers bespoke regime as it bids to unlock more of London’s bullion reserves as collateral in transactions
Battlefield realism and cosy espionage — our pick of the latest thrillers
Simon Conway, Alan Parks and Alex Gerlis draw on war zone heft while Mark Ezra and MJ Robotham have a welcome softer take on spy fiction
How high might natural gas prices go?
Market mindset has shifted to concerns of extended outage as the Strait of Hormuz blockages continue ahead of winter
Expanded ad ban on ‘less healthy’ foods could hit £1bn in UK media spending
Plans to update nutrient profiling model are part of effort to tackle childhood obesity
European capitals barter over Christine Lagarde’s successor at ECB
Eurozone governments are negotiating a ‘grand package’ over three of the central bank’s most senior roles
Music industry targets AI songs in crackdown on streaming fraud
Scammers are flooding platforms with tracks then deploying bots to rack up plays and royalty payments
UK faces £258bn infrastructure spending gap, warns report
Government must increase investment by two-thirds to deliver planned reservoirs, prisons and schools
Oil price surge revives prospect of Bank of England rate rise this year
Investors expect BoE to hold borrowing costs this week but signal a possible increase later in the year
Cyber criminals use AI to supercharge scams, watchdog warns
Criminals are switching from using vast fraud compounds with hundreds of workers to one or two people working on sophisticated models
How Pokémon cards went from playground craze to serious investment
A vintage Pikachu Illustrator card from 1998 was sold for $16.5mn earlier this year
The sexy complexity of the Spanish male
Ramón Masats’s photographs reveal the paradox at the heart of a national ideal
Euronext open to ‘big bang’ deal with rival Deutsche Börse
Chief executive Stéphane Boujnah’s comments come as EU officials seek ways to make the bloc’s capital markets more competitive
Start-up opens factory a mile from Tower Bridge amid defence surge
Isembard says 160,000 sq ft facility is central London’s largest since second world war
Our homes need to become polyamorous
In a world where ‘pets are the new kids, plants are the new pets’ and Roombas are on the move, we need to think differently about designing for evolved cohabitation
Defence sales test Europe’s appetite for US investment
Owners of defence and technology groups fear selling to American bidders will attract opposition from European governments
Middle East war tests Dubai’s island dreams
Ailing luxury developments on emirate’s man-made archipelago reflect strains on wider real estate sector
‘Offensively cheap’: solar power is looking up
Chinese-made panels on rooftops across the world are changing the facts of life for big utilities
Schroders considers acquisitions to grow wealth division
Asset manager that agreed its own £10bn sale to Nuveen wants to refocus on very wealthy clients