Scotch whisky makers rail against UK government inaction over US tariffs
Industry says UK is prioritising post-Brexit trade talks with Washington rather than fight 25% tariffs
UK to plunge into deepest slump on record with worst GDP drop of G7
Official measure to be declared this week as coronavirus lockdown shrinks GDP by 21% in second quarter
Saudi Aramco to keep $75bn dividend despite dive in profits
Shareholder payout to stay despite 73% fall in quarterly profits due to impact of Covid-19
US economy added 1.8m jobs in July, beating expectations – as it happened
Rolling live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as investors look ahead to US non-farm payrolls
Think ‘sanctions’ will trouble China? Then you’re stuck in the politics of the past
The complex history of how China and the US once embraced each other should inform how the current showdown is tackled, says artist and activist Ai Weiwei
Shell reports $18bn loss as global oil and gas prices collapse
Energy giant hit by massive change in fortunes as Covid-19 crisis forces writedown in asset values
Airbus takes final approach to settle 16-year WTO row with US
Aircraft maker says it will end French and Spanish state support used by Trump administration to justify tariffs
Most UK firms plan to invest less in next three years, finds survey
Covid-19, risk of no-deal Brexit and geopolitical tensions are dragging down spending
World Bank calls on creditors to cut poorest nations’ debt payments
Cooperation needed to avoid turning Covid-19 into deeper economic crisis, says economist
Family fortunes of wealthy increase as super-rich ride coronavirus storm
UBS says portfolios of 77% of richest investors are performing in line with or above target
Barley industry fears it is bearing brunt of Australia’s ‘fractured’ relationship with China
Agricultural groups call for more government help to access new markets amid concerns over heavy reliance on China
Three in four UK firms unprepared for Brexit, study shows
IoD says half of companies questioned cannot fully plan for end of transition period due to lack of clarity on rules
Super-rich call for higher taxes on wealthy to pay for Covid-19 recovery
Exclusive: Group of 83 wealthy individuals demands ‘immediate, substantial and permanent’ higher taxes ‘on people like us’
Covid-19 has revealed a pre-existing pandemic of poverty that benefits the rich
Governments must take seriously the human right to an adequate standard of living – or the poverty pandemic will long outlive Covid-19
Protecting 30% of planet could bolster economy, study says
Scientists claim widespread conservation can bring rewards if right policies are followed