Microsoft to reportedly offer buyouts to 60,000 employees in latest cuts
Tech company offers buyouts in an effort to reduce costs amid the rising use of AI, according to reports
Policy
No 10 clarifies Andy Burnham’s stance on freedom of movement
Clarification comes after PM fuelled speculation about EU-UK relationship in series of interviews at weekend
Audi boss under fire in Germany for Trump rally appearance
Gernot Döllner criticised for in-person announcement of major investment in US days before midterm elections
Netanyahu rejects reports of potential escalation with Iran before elections - AP
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis entered the final 24 hours of an intense election season on Monday, as reports circulated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have clashed with the Israeli military over initiating a pos…
Why Goldman Sachs expects Fed to skip October rate hike
Goldman Sachs has pushed back its forecast for the Federal Reserve’s next rate increase to December from October after U.S. inflation pressures came in weaker than expected. The bank went further, saying there is also a…
Defence SMEs need banking services that work
Before they can develop new technologies, win contracts or expand into new markets, they need access to banking services to help them operate, invest and grow.
European gas prices soar to four-year high over winter supply fears
European gas prices have jumped to levels not seen since 2022 as fears continue to grow around the continent’s supply this winter and the conflict in the Middle East.
Chandler King (City) Limited enters creditors’ voluntary liquidation
On 17 September 2026, Chandler King (City) Limited (Chandler King) went into creditors’ voluntary liquidation. Grace Jones and Karyn Jones of Parker Andrews were appointed as joint liquidators.
Drive reindustrialisation from No 10 North or risk failure, MPs tell Burnham
Ninety-plus Labour MPs warn civil service lacks skills to drive growth where it is needed and plan should be steered by Louise Haigh from Manchester
Brexit deal is not good enough for British public, says Andy Burnham
Brexit has not “played out” like it was promised to the public, has weakened the economy and the current deal is not good enough, Andy Burnham has said, while ruling out any major changes in the current parliament.
Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises: lending conditions tightened
In the most recent round of the Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises (SAFE) in the euro area, covering the third quarter of 2026, euro area firms widely reported a further net increase in interest rates on ban…
How will pedestrianisation of UK’s most famous shopping street work in practice?
A stretch of London’s Oxford Street is to be vehicle-free as part of £150m government-backed scheme
Higher training costs for older workers risks plan to tackle youth jobs crisis, employers say
Exclusive: Ministers planning overhaul of apprenticeship funding to increase cost of over-25s training, Guardian understands
Almost a quarter of European airline pilots fly when too fatigued to work
Three in four European airline pilots have taken microsleeps in the cockpit, while almost a quarter routinely fly despite being too fatigued to work, according to a report.
Frank Elderson: Taking action for nature – investing in economic resilience and prosperity
Four years ago, the international community adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, setting out a pathway to living in harmony with nature by 2050.
Cabinet split emerges over controversial Rosebank oilfield decision
Chancellor is in favour of North Sea project, but energy secretary has said she is leaning towards rejecting it
Business Daily
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Volkswagen to build $4bn Audi SUV factory in US despite job cuts at home
VW investment, creating 4,500 jobs in Georgia, comes amid Trump’s damaging tariffs, intense Chinese competition and costly shift towards EVs
Interest rates unlikely to reach 4.75% by next summer, say City economists
Experts say Bank of England unlikely to increase rates by full percentage point – and could lower them by end of 2027
What do North East businesses need from the Budget?
A leading economist has called on Chancellor John Healey to do more to help local businesses in the upcoming Budget.
‘You can’t bring in robots’: the leather firm handmaking everything from wallets to cigar cases
In the third article in a series on high-end British manufacturing, we visit the Ettinger factory in Walsall
What small firms want from Healey's first Budget
The owners say they are looking for help on costs ahead of John Healey's first Budget
Firms 'holding back' on new jobs ahead of Budget
Some businesses say they want to see employment costs come down in the October Budget.
Emirati-linked firms’ ownership of Manchester land ‘up 39%’ in ten years
Economic ties face scrutiny after scandal over Manchester City’s financial rules