Alphabet shares tumble in $500bn rout
Google owner admits ‘AI mode’ has hurt traditional search as sales and profits undershoot expectations
US tech stocks fall after earnings fuel AI spending concerns
Nasdaq 100 drops 1.4% after Google parent Alphabet and Microsoft report lower than expected capex
Intel stock falls 17% as it forecasts weaker chip sales
Lower-than-expected sales forecasts dent chipmakers’ turnaround prospects
Why the slowdown in Wall Street deals?
Are mergers a casualty of a slowing market?
US economy beats forecasts to grow at 3.4% rate in third quarter
AI investment boom and solid consumer spending continue to fuel growth in world’s largest economy
Burnham’s Budget balancing act
The 2026 Budget: your questions answered
Burnham’s Budget balancing act
The 2026 Budget: your questions answered
Venezuela opposition leader hails Trump on return from exile
María Corina Machado praises US president and secretary of state after Washington sets out timetable for elections
ExxonMobil boss pulls out of Gulf energy conference over security concerns
Darren Woods was scheduled to speak at the Adipec conference in Abu Dhabi on Monday
DoorDash buys Instacart just as AI rewrites the menu
Combined company to have same share of the US online grocery market as Walmart
Brazil politicians back away from Bolsonaro election fraud claims
Even some allies of the losing candidate reject complaints that Lula won unfairly
The legacy of Christine Lagarde
After a shaky start, the outgoing president leaves the ECB in solid shape
Burnham demands answers over demise of Poundland
UK prime minister seeks explanation over why discount chain’s US owners are pushing it towards administration
John Healey’s Budget spending plans strain credibility, economists warn
Leading think-tanks say chancellor’s pledge to slash deficit does not seem likely given pressures on public services and households
Healey commits to set out benefits cuts this year
Chancellor responds to criticism that Wednesday’s Budget rested on unrealistic spending assumptions
Google is eating itself — but it could still eat everyone else too
Leadership in the AI race can be won, lost and won again at speed
New Jersey governor threatens to block delivery of Russian diesel cargoes
Mikie Sherrill calls Trump’s deal with Putin ‘corrupt and illegal’ as she weighs moves to stop shipment to east coast port
Netanyahu’s party claims election ‘stolen’ by ‘foreign entities’
Security service probes allegations of interference after high turnout by Palestinian citizens of Israel prevented outright victory for premier
Councils warn of limbo as ministers set out new delay to shake-up in England
A long-running attempt to scrap more than 100 local authorities will not be complete until 2029
Eli Lilly profits surge on demand for weight-loss drugs
US company’s shares hit new record as it raises revenue outlook for second time in three months
Six films to watch this week
Robert Pattinson turns paedophile hunter in ‘Primetime’; Olivia Colman falls for a basket case in ‘Wicker’; Léa Seydoux in grim family drama ‘Gentle Monster’; ‘I Love Boosters’ brings madcap comedy to the fashion business; ‘Possible Love’ is a five-star Korean marvel; Sandra Hüller elevates Thomas M
Investors double withdrawal requests at Partners’ flagship US private equity fund
Wealthy individuals sought to pull 15% of the fund’s net assets during the third quarter
Léa Seydoux lights up dark family drama Gentle Monster
A musician’s husband is arrested on child pornography charges in Marie Kreutzer’s troubling film
Olivia Colman and her dreamily woven husband weave a sexy, tangled web in Wicker
Alexander Skarsgård co-stars as a handsome piece of handicraft who stirs envy and resentment in this bawdy olde worlde fable