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‘Crypto v community’: 4,000 local US lenders join forces to fight ‘stablecoins’ law

Up to 4,000 community banks fear looming legislation to regulate digital cash will deprive rural firms and farmers of $850bn-worth of loans

On a quiet summer morning, above a small.. - source: The Guardian - 28.06.2026


When it comes to taxing the super rich, there’s no need to reinvent the wheel

Any new tax on the rich won’t raise much money unless many of the exceptions and loopholes are dealt with

In this new era of rampaging oligarchs, nothing may seem as satisfying as.. - source: The Guardian - 28.06.2026


Will Andy Burnham ‘go big’ in expanding the role of the state?

In the first of a series on nationalisation, we look at the critical tests ahead for the PM-in-waiting, from choosing a chancellor to the future of Thames Water

As he swept towards victory.. - source: The Guardian - 28.06.2026


The AI bubble has further to run despite the looming crash

As tech firms make huge profits and investors fear losing out, both are doing their best to hold off the day of reckoning

OpenAI staggers AI model release after White House.. - source: The Guardian - 27.06.2026


‘Make people dream’: how to build an economy for the common good

Economist Prof Mariana Mazzucato says governments must ‘get back their mojo’ and believe they can change the world

Good governments have a vision. They know what they want to achieve,.. - source: The Guardian - 26.06.2026


UK food and drink exports fall as US tariffs and Brexit trade friction bites – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Heathrow Airport has warned that passenger numbers could fall this year, due to the Middle East crisis.

In its latest.. - source: The Guardian - 26.06.2026


Too hot for work: why extreme heat is a threat to Europe’s productivity

High temperatures make some workplaces dangerous, with economists warning disruption will dent growth

Monique Mosley is used to sweltering conditions at the food factory in Yorkshire where.. - source: The Guardian - 26.06.2026


Make pension tax relief only available to savers prepared to invest in UK, Andy Haldane says

British Chambers of Commerce chief calls for ‘home bias’ on retirement savings to close funding gap for SMEs

Pension tax relief worth more than £50bn should only be offered to savers.. - source: The Guardian - 25.06.2026


Reeves hints she accepts Burnham will not keep her as chancellor – UK politics live

Reeves refused to say whether she would accept a more junior job in cabinet if Burnham offered her one

As Kiran Stacey, Pippa Crerar and Dan Sabbagh report, senior government officials are.. - source: The Guardian - 25.06.2026


Oil price falls to lowest level since before the US-Iran war; UK firms hope Burnham will ease burden – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

UK firms have been through a torrid decade – first the Brexit vote, then Covid-19, and then the twin energy shocks from the.. - source: The Guardian - 25.06.2026


Badenoch will ‘absolutely not’ apologise for PMQs comments about Starmer’s downfall, spokesperson says – as it happened

Tory leader said Labour MPs were cheering, even though there are ‘400 knives’ in Starmer’s back

Ben Quinn is a Guardian political correspondent.

Nigel Farage has made an.. - source: The Guardian - 24.06.2026


Elon Musk’s trillionaire status at risk after drops in SpaceX and Tesla’s shares – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Financial analyst Bill Blain of Windshift Capital sees signs that SpaceX could fall further, writing this.. - source: The Guardian - 24.06.2026


Progressive economists reject Unite leader’s criticism of Ed Miliband

Sharon Graham is urged to withdraw her claim that the energy secretary would cost jobs if he became chancellor

More than 40 progressive economists have written to Sharon Graham, the leader.. - source: The Guardian - 24.06.2026


‘Walking a tightrope’: Burnham’s borrowing plans clash with fiscal realities

The man tipped for No 10 could also come under immediate pressure if his chancellor is deemed by bond markets to be too left-wing

Andy Burnham would enter Downing Street already “boxed.. - source: The Guardian - 24.06.2026


Burnham adviser calls for billions of pounds in borrowing for infrastructure

Exclusive: Jim O’Neill, a former chief economist at Goldman Sachs, says government should spend more on big projects

The man tapped by Andy Burnham to be his chief economic adviser has.. - source: The Guardian - 23.06.2026


Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham have met away from No 10 to discuss transition – UK politics live

Prime minister said to have left Downing Street for secret meeting with his probable successor

Burnham adviser calls for billions of pounds in borrowing for infrastructure

Peter.. - source: The Guardian - 23.06.2026


Ed Miliband to say UK must stick to net zero targets to deliver jobs and growth

Energy secretary expected to argue that UK clean economy is booming as private sector pledges over £100bn of investment

Ed Miliband is to say that the UK must stick to net zero targets to.. - source: The Guardian - 23.06.2026


Keir Starmer’s economic legacy – in charts

PM said Labour had turned economy around – but his record on growth and unemployment appears mixed

Keir Starmer used his leaving speech to lay out a long list of Labour’s achievements.. - source: The Guardian - 22.06.2026


Alan Greenspan obituary

American economist and long-serving head of the Federal Reserve widely praised for the US boom whose reputation was re-evaluated in the wake of the 2008 crash

For his work chairing the US.. - source: The Guardian - 22.06.2026


US firm goes public with £4.7bn proposal to buy easyJet after earlier bids rejected

Investment company Castlelake made bid public for shareholders to evaluate but carrier describes offer as ‘cheap’

The US investment firm trying to buy easyJet has gone public with its.. - source: The Guardian - 22.06.2026


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