Reeves asks businesses to pitch UK as alternative to US at Davos
Chancellor told executives to highlight the country’s ability to offer ‘political and economic stability’
Davos goes hostile
The spirit of co-operation that Larry Fink hoped to cultivate at Davos is being interrupted by Donald Trump’s bid for Greenland
Transcript: China’s birth rate tumbles to historic lows
Josh Gabert-Doyon talks to Kana Inagaki and Mary McDougall
Steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta’s prosecution over accounts put on hold
Tycoon seeks judicial review of decision to restrict arguments he can advance in his defence
Britain has spent little extra on conventional armed forces, experts warn
Bulk of new money last year eaten up by inflation, housing costs and the nuclear programme, industry experts say
How the Greenland deployment of a few European troops enraged Trump
Military exercise was ostensibly to show support for Arctic security, but US president saw it as a provocation
Why we have the calendar all wrong
January is not a natural time to start new things
Intergenerational strife is a losing political strategy
The lure of pensioner-bashing doesn’t take real life into consideration
European defence newbies come to market at sky-high valuations
Rocketing shares for the likes of recently listed Renk and Exosens are luring more of their peers to follow
The hottest new restaurants of 2026
Michel Roux Jr, Clare Smyth, Jeremy King, Amy Poon and other food heroes nominate the places in which they can’t wait to eat
How tech titans prospered in the first year of Trump’s return to power
Silicon Valley bosses who lined up behind the US president for his inauguration have fared well under his administration
David Lynch’s first love was art — now his unsettling paintings and photographs are revealed
Surrealist works on paper and lamp sculptures by the late director are coming to an exhibition at Pace Gallery in Berlin
EU states spurn €74bn in unused Covid recovery loans
Eight countries cut planned borrowing under scheme as deadline to spend the cash looms
Why are so many companies reinventing job titles?
Quirky branding for roles sends a message about company culture, but the strategy comes with risks
Three Ireland owner in talks over sale to Liberty Global
Offloading mobile operator would be CK Hutchison’s latest disposal of European telecoms interests
The reality of trying to make US manufacturing great again
The fortunes of furniture makers in North Carolina and Foshan in China show the impact of Trump’s tariff regime
Greenland is ground zero for Arctic ‘Great Game’
‘It may sound like American chauvinism . . . and it is. We’re done apologising about that,’ says Trump official
Chinese automakers take aim at UK to supercharge global EV ambitions
Lack of punitive tariffs targeting China encourages Nio, Aion and Zeekr to bring brands to Britain
Treasuries could be Europe’s best defence for Greenland
The region’s vast holdings of US government debt give it leverage with the Trump administration
Skip the flat white: London’s chai revolution is calling
Reflecting the UK’s growing taste for the spiced milky tea, young entrepreneurs of south Asian heritage have opened stylish chai cafés and stalls across the capital
Hardship and hubris collide in China’s two-speed economy
Beijing trumpets trade and technology success yet many regions and people struggle amid an anaemic domestic outlook
‘It’s nice living around artists’: can a new affordability equation influence property developers?
A new ‘formula’ determines studio rents in residential blocks as a percentage of artists’ earnings — the benefits are being pitched as going beyond rental income
TikTok owner ByteDance targets Alibaba with AI-led cloud drive
Deep discounts, vast data and bespoke AI agents fuel new challenge in China’s multibillion-dollar enterprise market
Ausländer by Michael Moritz — a Holocaust story with echoes in the present
A powerful family memoir sounds a warning from history about antisemitism and threats to democracy