US food delivery app DoorDash offers to buy UK rival Deliveroo for $3.6bn

The London-based company, the second largest food deliver app in the UK, said no ‘firm offer’ had been made yet

US consumer sentiment sees largest drop since 1990 after Trump tariff chaos

Experts warn of slowing economy after score based on Americans’ financial outlooks fell by 32% since January

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Energy secretary says countries must work together during conference at which US delegate called net zero ‘dangerous’

Few policymakers mention US president by name, but his tariffs dominate IMF-World Bank meeting

Chancellor discusses ‘prosperity deal’ with Treasury secretary Scott Bessent but US calls for reduced tariffs on car imports to UK

Contactless payments now restored in stores after week of problems as retailer apologises to shoppers

Sandrine Zhang Ferron on how she created her online business, from building the website to signing up 100,000 customers

Beijing will ‘strengthen bottom-line thinking’ as reports say it could drop tariffs on some US products

Tony Blair was warned about possible problems with the original Fujitsu deal before it was signed in 1999

Tech company predicts rise of ‘frontier firms’ – where a human worker directs AI agents to carry out tasks

To solve three conflicts simultaneously would be a daunting task for anyone, but it is especially so for a man entirely new to diplomacy

The president aims to boost US manufacturing, but insiders warn tariffs will increase costs and destroy businesses

Report suggests tech firm – swept up in Donald Trump’s trade war – will make change as soon as 2026

Overall 1.6% rise in sales across first quarter, compared with last quarter of 2024, is strongest rate since July 2021