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Oil price falls after Trump says Venezuela will send supply to US – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Brent crude drops back to $60 a barrel

Venezuela ‘turning over’ $2bn in oil to US, Trump says, in move that could cut.. - source: The Guardian - 07.01.2026


Can a youth club revival help the ‘anxious generation’? – podcast

What is the UK government planning for young people? With Emma Warren

“I was sat on the tube on the Northern line going south and I noticed a group get on – a man and three young.. - source: The Guardian - 06.01.2026


‘A warning not an insult’: US doubles down on criticism of Europe

Forecast of Europe’s ‘civilisational erasure’ was part of call for pro-growth reform, says Trump official

Donald Trump’s administration has doubled down on its recent criticism of.. - source: The Guardian - 05.01.2026


Gold price and defence company shares rise after US captures Venezuela’s Maduro, but oil drops – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Bitcoin has risen by almost 1.5% this morning, amid growing geopolitical tensions.

The world’s largest cryptocurrency has.. - source: The Guardian - 05.01.2026


From the AI bubble to Fed fears: the global economic outlook for 2026

Analysts and investors voice caution about tech valuations and Trump’s influence on the US central bank

Investors expect global stock markets to keep rising in 2026, despite fears that.. - source: The Guardian - 04.01.2026


AI’s reckoning with reality represents a growing economic risk for 2026

Revenues may be rising rapidly, but not by nearly enough to cover the wild levels of investment under way

The US dictionary Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2025 was “slop”,.. - source: The Guardian - 04.01.2026


From rent to utility bills: the politicians and advocates making climate policy part of the affordability agenda

As the Trump administration derides climate policy as a ‘scam’, emissions-cutting measures are gaining popularity

A group of progressive politicians and advocates are reframing.. - source: The Guardian - 01.01.2026


It’s payback time: inside the 2 January Guardian Weekly

Europe’s big, expensive state pensions crisis. Plus: The British culture boom

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Happy New Year! Thinking about winding.. - source: The Guardian - 01.01.2026


China forecast to have sold one in every 10 new cars in UK in 2025

Carmakers such as MG, BYD and Chery are set to pass 200,000 mark in sales, analysis suggests, double 2024’s total

Chinese brands are on course to account for one in every 10 new cars sold.. - source: The Guardian - 31.12.2025


London stock market ending best year since 2009 at record high – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Eurostar has warned passengers could face delays and last-minute cancellations today, as services resume after a power supply.. - source: The Guardian - 31.12.2025


Zack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian Society

Joe Dromey, head of the Labour thinktank, urges his party to take on the ‘twin populisms’ of Reform UK and the Greens

The Green party leader, Zack Polanski, is offering voters.. - source: The Guardian - 31.12.2025


Minutes of latest Federal Reserve meeting reveal deep divide over interest rates

In an unusual turn, the central bank’s board debated over monetary policy before the latest quarter-point cut

The US Federal Reserve agreed to cut interest rates at its December meeting.. - source: The Guardian - 30.12.2025


Five charts that explain the global economic outlook for 2026

Inflation is predicted to cool but uncertainty over AI-driven growth and trade policy poses risks in the year ahead

The global economy proved to be more resilient in 2025 than had been.. - source: The Guardian - 30.12.2025


Global stock markets head for best year since 2019 despite trade war disruption – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

2025 was a good year for European defence companies, and the region’s banks.

An index tracking European weapons makers has.. - source: The Guardian - 30.12.2025


UK consumers still reluctant to spend going into 2026, KPMG survey finds

Combination of concern about economy and household cost pressures will continue to limit spending, report suggests

UK consumers are reluctant to spend going into 2026 despite feeling almost.. - source: The Guardian - 30.12.2025


‘Be fearful when others are greedy’: Warren Buffett’s sharpest lessons in investing

As the billionaire retires, he leaves memorable advice from his annual letters that include pithy takes on bubbles, discipline and long-term goals

Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor.. - source: The Guardian - 30.12.2025


Nearly half of Americans believe their financial security is getting worse, poll finds

Exclusive poll: Americans are also increasingly blaming the White House for their financial woes

Twice as many Americans believe their financial security is getting worse than better,.. - source: The Guardian - 29.12.2025


The 2025 US economy – in charts: rising prices, hiring slowdown, rollercoaster growth

Looking at the government’s own report cards, how did the US fare under the first year of Trumponomics 2.0?

The US economy is thriving, according to Donald Trump: jobs are surging, prices.. - source: The Guardian - 28.12.2025


Bulgaria prepares to join eurozone amid fears of Russian-backed disinformation

Balkan country will become 21st country to adopt EU currency, with policymakers hoping move will boost economy

Bulgaria is preparing to adopt the euro in January amid fresh domestic.. - source: The Guardian - 28.12.2025


‘They can open doors’: the community-based project helping people into work in Teesside

Stockton’s JobsPlus is a pilot scheme with caseworkers who connect individual people with potential jobs, providing direct financial help where necessary

“We’ve had quite a few people.. - source: The Guardian - 27.12.2025


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