MSCI index of world stocks rises 7.7% as optimism about US economy offsets expectations of slower interest rate cuts
US prosecutors say trading house paid Brazilian officials to keep its business with state oil group
US president’s team says rival star-studded New York gala on Thursday will pull in $25mn
New oil and gasfields are expected to grow fourfold by the end of the decade, according to a new tracker
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Dealmaking drought left behind as first-quarter transaction values rise 30% with European market standing out
Comments come after governor Andrew Bailey last week said interest rate cuts were ‘in play’
Some analysts are increasingly concerned about lofty valuations and shallow markets
Reducing trade friction with the EU could boost access to member states, group says
Progress on taming price rises ‘has slowed and may have stalled’, according to Christopher Waller
Heavy trading in company behind Truth Social fuels talk of a new cycle of ‘meme stock mania’
Allies in stand-off on how much EU content can be in vehicles as post-Brexit deal runs out
US Treasury secretary tells Beijing its trade practices will distort markets and harm workers
Deal resolves legal fight between Republican governor Ron DeSantis and one of the state’s biggest private employers
Advertising group suffers earnings hit as clients remain cautious on outlook
Piero Cipollone’s comments indicate he may argue for loosening monetary policy at bank’s April meeting
Five leading institutes expect expansion of just 0.1 per cent in 2024 as exports fall and domestic demand fails to pick up
London-listed company given four-week exclusivity period by Italian oil major to make bid
Beijing seeks to revive investor confidence as concerns mount about oversupply and potential dumping
The president has won praise for ending a credit boom, but trading partners now fear a flood of cheap exports
Unusually big performance gap opens up as investors drive up big tech stocks while interest rates hurt smaller companies
Stock in $4.6bn company has boomed under chief executive Tommy Eklund. Analysts question how much further its niche business can expand
Disputes over how much FTX customers have lost come to the fore as crypto exchange founder awaits his fate in US court
CATL chief Robin Zeng says much-vaunted tech for electric vehicles is currently impractical and unsafe
Staff and viewers had voiced outrage over her support for Donald Trump’s false claims of fraud in 2020 election
EU car manufacturers warn that a wave of cheaper models from China will undercut those produced by local companies
Britain’s reputation as an investment partner demands urgent work, BCC warns
Shares of company behind former president’s Truth Social platform rise 16% in first day of trading
Former president’s remarks about witnesses, jurors and prosecutors described as ‘threatening and inflammatory’