In contrast to the political hostility of the Trump administration to diversity, equity and inclusion in science ( Report, March 19) Europe, Japan and South Korea have been actively promoting DEI as ...

HSBC fired investment bankers on the day they were due to learn their bonus figures and gave no bonuses to many it let go, in a sign of how the bank is taking a more ruthless approach to costs under ...

Steep reduction in aid spending by US and Europe could drive infections and deaths to early 2000s levels, research warns ...

Pat Gelsinger, who has taken on role at venture capital firm, says US must boost R&D to gain ‘semiconductor leadership’ ...

UK chancellor sets out welfare cuts and departmental spending squeeze, but she may be forced to raise taxes in autumn ...

A potential US tariff of 25 per cent on goods from Europe is not arbitrary, punitive, or merely a negotiating tactic. It logically addresses inherent differences between tariff and VAT systems. From ...

Also in today’s newsletter, Trump to impose 25% tariff on US auto imports, PwC delays payouts for departing partners in Hong Kong and China ...

Jefferies on Wednesday said its revenues in the quarter to February 28 dropped 8 per cent from a year earlier to $1.6bn, missing Wall Street expectations in a Visible Alpha poll of $1.9bn. Net income ...

Forecasts from government’s fiscal watchdog showed how easily the chancellor’s plan could get knocked off balance ...

British Steel’s Chinese owner has rejected a £500mn offer from the UK government to help switch to greener production, in a move that will raise concerns about the future of one of Britain’s biggest ...

Russian authorities have detained billionaire Vadim Moshkovich, the first time that such a high-profile Russian businessman has been held by authorities since the 2022 Ukraine invasion.

NatWest has paid an undisclosed sum to Reform leader Nigel Farage to settle a long-running dispute with the politician over his “debanking” from its prestigious private bank Coutts.