Business

Why Airbus won’t expand its lead on Boeing even as its biggest rival stumbles

Airbus already is making planes as fast as it can and has a backlog of more than 8,600 orders to ...

Hush money, gag order and catch and kill: A dictionary for Trump’s New York criminal trial

Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial is full of terms you don’t typically hear in a courtroom. Read More

Israel begins ‘limited’ evacuation of civilians from Rafah

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been told by Israeli military to move out of the city in southern Gaza

Xi and Macron to hold talks with trade tensions on agenda

Chinese president signals greater market access for French cosmetics and agriculture amid EU anti-subsidy probes

Israeli military tells Palestinian civilians in parts of Rafah to ‘evacuate immediately’

The White House and United Nations have urged Israel against an offensive in Rafah, warning of catastrophic humanitarian consequences.

Warren Buffett saw an AI deepfake video of him that was so good he says he could imagine it tricking him into sending money overseas

“As someone who doesn’t understand a damn thing about it, it has enormous potential for good and enormous potential for ...

European markets rise with global sentiment stable after U.S. jobs data; UK’s FTSE closed

European markets advanced Monday as traders continued to assess the possibility of rate cuts after softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data.

10-year Treasury yield holds below 4.5% after softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data

U.S. Treasury yields were lower, continuing a fall after Friday’s April jobs report showed weaker-than-expected payrolls growth and a rise ...

‘Exact same cover letters word for word’: Career consultant says Gen Z are misusing AI

A career consultant said employers are receiving “identical” cover letters from Gen Z generated by ChatGPT: “It’s not being used ...

Health systems and employers count economic cost of long Covid

Experts warn better data is required to drive policy as debilitating condition reduces workforce

UK’s gender pay gap will take decades to close at current rate

Income inequality between women and men has only narrowed marginally since 2017

Last Credit Suisse chief executive, Ulrich Körner, to leave UBS

Swiss bank will eliminate management board of former rival within weeks

A warning from the breakdown nations

The fates of former ‘model’ economies carry lessons for current stars

The $9tn question: how to pay for the green transition

The bill for meeting climate goals will be immense. Governments worldwide are trying to figure out how to foot it

Why don’t auditors find fraud?

Regulators have put forward a series of proposals to clarify and extend responsibilities to spot wrongdoing

Arab nations warm to peacekeeping force for Gaza

Proposal comes as western and Arab capitals struggle to lay out a viable postwar plan for region

Chinese homebuyers favour ‘second-hand’ houses as property crisis bites

With tens of thousands of new developments yet to be completed, buyers are looking again at older buildings

Singapore examines wide-ranging proposals to revive its stock market

Hosting a regional exchange is one idea, but critics say focus should be on improving corporate governance

BP shareholders expect it to scale back climate target

FTSE 100 group is unique in maintaining commitment to cut both oil and gas production

China’s Ant Group doubles down on global expansion with cross-border payments offering Alipay+

Ant introduced Alipay+ in 2020, allowing foreigners to use certain mobile payment apps from their home countries to scan Alipay ...

Your vacation was ruined and the company apologized — with a heartfelt note written by ChatGPT

Using generative AI to write apologetic responses is a taboo topic in the travel industry, which prides itself on personal ...

Crypto bros eager to buy homes lifted prices as the wealth effect from tokens spilled over to some housing markets, study says

Home prices in crypto-wealthy counties grew 43 basis points faster, pushing the median house price up by about $2,000 in ...

Nearly all stablecoin transactions are from bots and large-scale traders, not genuine users, study says

Out of about $2.2 trillion in total transactions in April, just $149 billion originated from “organic payments activity,” according to ...

Trump hush-money porn star trial: Here’s what’s happened so far

Trump’s historic criminal trial enters week four.

The U.S. economy is headed for a hard landing, and Fed rate cuts won’t be enough to rescue it, Citi says

“The next stage of the policy cycle is a weakening of the labor market. Once it starts gradually weakening, it ...

Warren Buffett changed the succession plan by saying Greg Abel will run Berkshire’s investments, even though he’s never been a stock picker

Buffett said because Abel understands businesses so well, he also understands stocks. Read More

America has a $250 billion problem: Microplastics have invaded our bloodstreams and may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke

Here’s what we know about microplastics and their potential effects on human health. Read More

Heineken to reopen closed UK pubs as cost of living pressures ease

Brewer will put £40mn annually into refurbishing its UK estate as pub groups regain confidence

Business confidence among UK farmers at its lowest

NFU warns government that the country cannot import its way to food security

Obesity and low productivity in the UK go hand in hand, think-tank warns

IPPR researchers describe government’s ‘laissez-faire’ approach to public health as a ‘failed experiment’