Does Trump’s US victory mean Albanese will lose the next Australian election? The countries share a 4.1% unemployment rate. What other clues might indicate the political fate of Australia?
Workers affected by Port Talbot closures to get up to £10,000 to start businesses Exclusive: Welsh secretary to announce £80m funding to help 2,800 Tata steelworkers and local economy
Fossil fuel bosses get ‘red carpet’ at Cop29 despite concerns over influence Revealed: more than 100 executives given special guest badges as activists challenge role of oil and gas firms at talks
Reeves tells City regulator to encourage more risk-taking in financial sector New remit given to FCA by chancellor raises fears of a weakening of rules brought in to avert another financial crisis
Green signal given for first UK co-operatively owned railway service Regulator approves bid by open-access operator Go-op to run trains in south-west England from late next year
Shadow chancellor warns Reeves over EU ties after Bank chief says Brexit harming economy – as it happened Mel Stride said there must be no suggestion of the UK going back into the EU single market or customs union
UK growth slows but December interest rate cut unlikely; vaccine-maker shares hit by RFK Jr nomination – as it happened Latest UK GDP growth report shows UK grew by just 0.1% in July-September, a slowdown on the first half of the year
Typhoo Tea to call in administrators amid sales slump Tea sales in the UK have been declining for years, with drinkers switching to coffee, energy drinks and bubble tea
Shrinking GDP forecast adds to German woes after coalition collapse European Commission figures predict German economy, usually the engine of the EU, will contract O.1% this year
Could Labour build closer EU trade ties and would this increase growth? Bank of England governor says Brexit has harmed UK economy, while Donald Trump will also complicate matters
Pharma shares hit as Trump picks RFK Jr to lead health department Choice of vaccine critic knocks some of world’s biggest drugmakers including Moderna, AstraZeneca and GSK
Online prediction betting markets look ahead after US presidential election triumph: ‘We’re just getting started’ Wagering platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket want to expand rapidly, offering bets on awards, epidemics, the economy and more, after ‘astronomical’ election growth
UK flying taxi firm pins hopes on investors as cash runs short Vertical’s crash and cash crisis highlight challenge of making flying taxis a reality after nearly a century of efforts
Landsec swings to growth as return to office working gathers pace UK property developer says occupancy across central London portfolio has climbed to almost 98%
Few expected Britain to boom but the GDP figures will worry the Treasury Summer slowdown raises questions of whether Reeves’s bleak outlook in the run-up to the budget hindered growth