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China’s economy grows faster than forecast after AI boom boosts exports

Third-quarter GDP up by 4.5% compared with last year as industrial output is buoyed by electronics demand

Julia Kollewe5d ago

UK government promises disabled air passengers better safeguards

Despite recent progress, almost a fifth of air travellers with disabilities are still dissatisfied with their experience

Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent5d ago

Profit warnings from UK-listed firms at highest level in two years as Iran war drives up costs

Consultancy says companies quoted on London stock market issued 65 in three months to end of September

Gwyn Topham and Richard Partington5d ago

Electricity costs put UK steelmakers in worst position in three years against EU rivals

Premium paid over French counterparts has risen to almost £30 a megawatt hour, analysis by lobby group finds

Jasper Jolly5d ago

Small business owners are doing OK – but will that help Trump overcome his low approval ratings?

Overall, economic sentiment for Trump is poor, but small businesses seem fairly confident, according to several surveys

Gene Marks6d ago

World leaders must wise up to threat of cyber-attacks or rogue fridges will be least of their worries

Global cooperation seems unlikely despite AI increasing the risk of digital fraud and the need to protect the financial system

Heather Stewart6d ago

Intensifying drone attacks on ships in Black Sea bring war ever closer to Nato shores

Six attacks in 10 days by suspected Russian drones mark dramatic escalation in maritime conflict

Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent 6d ago

Why Britain should reject the lure of cheap – and scary – Chinese AI

In the west the technology comes with at least some effort to provide security and a benign intent – not so from China

Phillip Inman6d ago

Bank of England governor walks out of IMF summit in protest against Russia

Andrew Bailey among finance leaders to leave session in Bangkok when Russian finance minister addressed group

Harry Taylor17 Oct

From 3,000 feathers to pet portraits, Rolls-Royce rides high on custom craze

In our second in a series on high-end British manufacturing, we visit the artists and artisans working on bespoke versions of Britain’s luxury car brand

Alex Daniel17 Oct

‘Countries are defying gravity’: how much longer can global economy resist chaos?

Sky-high oil prices and geopolitical turmoil have made less of a dent than feared … just don’t bank on it to last

Heather Stewart in Bangkok and Graeme Wearden17 Oct

Plan to make firms pay more to train older workers than youth apprentices in England

Exclusive: Ministers considering overhaul of apprenticeship funding scheme to tackle youth jobs crisis

Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent17 Oct

Extreme heatwaves in Europe not changing Britons’ holiday plans, say travel bosses

Hot summer getaways are still popular – but tourism industry fears impact of rising jet fuel costs and squeezed household incomes

Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent16 Oct

IMF suggests UK should cut spending rather than raise taxes on banks, as Healey prepares budget raid – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Graeme Wearden16 Oct

Target pensions or welfare, not banks, IMF tells John Healey

Supporters of planned tax, however, say banks were bailed out by taxpayers during the financial crisis and can afford to pay more now

Heather Stewart in Bangkok and Kalyeena Makortoff in London16 Oct

UK risks losing key role in European space industry over satellite contract, says Airbus boss

Guillaume Faury writes to Andy Burnham warning him against choosing US firm Lockheed Martin to build Skynet satellites

Jasper Jolly16 Oct

British food and drink exports to EU collapse by more than a third since Brexit

NFU analysis of official data shows falls in exports to UK’s largest trading partner since 2019 include 70% for sugar and 74% for egg products

Lisa O’Carroll16 Oct

Ofgem could force energy suppliers to pay rivals if they lure customers with cheaper deals

Regulator for Great Britain weighs up reintroducing market stabilisation charge to prevent firms going bust

Mark Sweney16 Oct

Repairing Brexit economic damage should be Burnham’s top priority, business chief says

Shevaun Haviland argues PM is right to revisit Labour’s EU red lines as current trading relationship is bad for business

Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent16 Oct

‘People’s dignity, and democracy, is at stake’: meet the economist ditching ideology for reality

Exclusive: Isabella Weber prescribes a common-sense solution to poverty, inequality and fascism – making life’s essentials affordable for all

Michael Segalov16 Oct

The water torture goes on at Thames. Sector-wide reform isn’t moving much faster

If ‘public control’ bit is delaying overhaul, that needs to be nailed down sharpish or continued uncertainty could be costly

Nils Pratley15 Oct