Trump faces midterm reckoning in Pennsylvania’s ‘swingiest’ district
Democrats eye victory in seat that could tip the balance of power in Washington
Italy’s half-baked exit tax is the worst of both worlds
The touted levy sends mixed messages on how Italy views wealth creation
Wall Street braces as voters head to high-stakes polls
Vote will set the trajectory for everything from AI to public spending
Former Weil partners lawyer up over firm’s wind-down
Ex-partners are attempting to learn if their equity in firm will be worth anything
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Seven aircraft grounded in Europe after bomb threats
Planes searched after series of warnings were received, with the incidents found to be hoaxes
A chill wind in the AI credit market
Investors are demanding more to finance the data centre boom
UK elections poll tracker
Live-updating snapshot of party and leadership support in run-up to voting on May 7
Paraguay seizes digital bank with ties to President Peña
Authorities begin process to wind down fast-growing Ueno Bank over solvency problems
US, Russia and China discuss meeting between Trump, Putin and Xi
US president is travelling to Shenzhen in two weeks to attend Apec summit
Billionaire Mark Walter has explored sale of $71bn insurer Delaware Life
Deal could form part of broader restructuring of financier’s holding company TWG Global, according to people familiar with the matter
UK pensioners to be offered annual income as default, ministers say
Move aims to ensure older people do not run of money by spending private pension pots too quickly
MPs summon Poundland’s owner to select committee grilling
Executives at Gordon Brothers will be asked to explain how discount retailer arrived at brink of collapse
The hidden power of electricity
The energy transition is not as impossible as we’ve been led to think
Unilever to cut €1bn in costs after food spin-off
FTSE 100 group seeks to convince investors it is primed for growth following sale of slower-growth division
Six European nations threaten to boycott Russia in ice hockey world championships
Finland, Norway and Sweden among those refusing to play Russian team after court ruled it must be allowed to compete in next year’s tournament
Binance hackers used fake interviews and social media profiles in $6.3bn heist
Crypto exchange’s internal investigation reveals the role of human error in the biggest theft in history
Requiem for Gaza — a haunting, essential portrait in words and pictures
Reporter Chris Hedges and cartoonist Joe Sacco document the lives of displaced Palestinian families in a hybrid work of text and comic-strip accounts
Heat returns to US labour market in latest official turnover figures
Job opening and quits rates both rose in September and support the Fed’s narrative of a resilient labour market
UK immigration reforms: what has changed and who could benefit?
High earners will be potential winners under the proposals but they risk deterring international students from coming to Britain
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Russia unleashes massive attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Power plants and substations hit in nine regions as Ukraine’s air force struggles to intercept missiles and drones
Trump says US will end military aid to Israel by end of the year
President makes surprise announcement to halt $4bn annual funding, which has featured prominently in midterm campaigning
Marshall Wace and Millennium hit as hedge funds suffer in October’s AI rout
Wall Street’s tech correction and bond market turbulence spark losses for sector