US unemployment rate hits four-year high of 4.6%
Jobless level for November indicates weakening labour market
UK set to rejoin EU’s flagship student exchange programme
Britain expected to return to Erasmus+ scheme as part of reset of relations with the bloc
Medline seeks to raise up to $7bn in 2025’s biggest Wall Street IPO
Upsized deal to test investor appetite for new listings at end of choppy year
Macron: We urgently need to rebalance EU-China relations
Resolving serious trade imbalances will require co-operation and co-ordinated action
UK government surveilled housing industry without authorisation, says watchdog
Unit set up by Michael Gove targeted those refusing to pay for post-Grenfell remediation of cladding
Washington threatens European groups over EU’s treatment of US tech giants
French and German companies warned their access to the American market could be disrupted
Starmer under pressure to pick next UK envoy to US after tech deal paused
Varun Chandra, Number 10 business adviser, seen as frontrunner for Washington role
UK government’s flagship workers’ rights legislation clears final hurdle
Employment rights bill heads for statute book after House of Lords backs down
Citadel chief Ken Griffin says White House must ‘distance’ itself from Fed
Hedge fund billionaire is latest Wall Street figure to express concerns Donald Trump will pick ally to chair central bank
Carmakers hail EU climbdown on 2035 combustion engine ban
Brussels also giving auto industry breathing space on 2030 climate targets
Trump has ‘alcoholic’s personality’ says chief of staff in tell-all interview
Susie Wiles reveals administration’s divisions over tariffs, Epstein files and the vice-president’s shifting allegiances
Fifa scores an own goal with its World Cup ticket prices
Next year’s tournament in North America is turning into an elitist spectacle
Kraft Heinz taps ex-Kellanova boss as new chief for looming break-up
Ketchup maker says current CEO will not have management role when group splits next year
OpenAI hires George Osborne to spearhead global ‘Stargate’ expansion
Former UK chancellor to lead start-up’s effort to spread ‘democratic’ AI across the world
Give extra tax breaks to arts donations outside London, says review
Baroness Margaret Hodge urges ministers to follow French model to boost funding and improve relations with business
Morrison’s pluck makes for a win despite chicken tax loss
In a sector as cut-throat as UK supermarkets, every penny of publicity counts
Ella McCay — a mystifying mess nostalgic for an imaginary past
Emma Mackey leads starry comedy-drama about a newly minted governor negotiating multiple personal crises in 2008
UK unemployment rate rises to 5.1%
Figures also show wage growth cooled in three months to October
The most collectable Christmas cards – from $2 to $14,000
Season’s greetings can become a sound investment
Five stars for the Royal Opera’s Turandot — a high-powered Netrebko nails the top notes
With intriguing glimpses of vulnerability, there has been none better in this production since it was first mounted more than four decades ago
Betting on prediction markets has exploded over past two years
Value of bets soars from $100mn to $13bn a month
Trump’s war on Europe
American foreign policy now aims to help rightwing nationalists into power across the continent
US banks win back right to lend more than they should
Trump has gifted lenders the freedom to make the same mistakes again
UK financial watchdog finds no signs of insider trading around pre-Budget leaks
FCA boss criticises OBR’s decision to take down premature analysis of Rachel Reeves’ financial statement