The bill is one of the centrepieces of the government’s agenda, cracking down on practices such as zero-hours contracts and “fire and rehire”. But it has caused concern among business leaders who say ...

Rachel Battaglia, economist at the Royal Bank of Canada, said structural reasons behind the struggling jobs market, such as low productivity and growth, had been exacerbated by the impact of the US ...

Privatising the two entities will be a delicate act. Fannie and Freddie are vital to the proper functioning of the US mortgage market, and help to keep mortgage rates low for regular Americans.

Permira has put its contract drugmaker Cambrex up for sale targeting a valuation of as much as $4bn, as US-based outsourcers benefit from an onshoring push by pharmaceutical companies under pressure ...

HTSI editor Jo Ellison © Marili Andre. It’s September, and after weeks of relatively normal sleep, I’ve suddenly become aware of creeping deadlines, social commitments and ba ...

Israeli military has repeatedly claimed that correspondents for Al Jazeera are ‘terrorists’ before killing them ...

But Friday’s figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed jobs growth has been grinding to a halt — US employers created just 22,000 positions in August after a weak summer — puncturing ...

Bayrou has taken a strong stand on the debt issue, describing it as a “curse” from which France would not escape without courage. Others see it as grandstanding.

Sir Keir Starmer shocked the Westminster establishment on Friday with his decision to switch Yvette Cooper from home secretary to head of the Foreign Office.

Mystery surrounds the origins of Uffington’s ancient White Horse but people have always felt drawn to maintain it. Peter Ross joins the annual ‘scouring’ ...

Country in danger of becoming a democracy ‘run by judiciary and bureaucrats’, says head of Centre for a Better Britain ...

Donald Trump has doubled down on threats to hit Europe with more tariffs after the bloc imposed a multibillion-dollar fine on Google. The European Commission on Friday fined Google €2.95bn for its ...