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Companies supplying ‘freelance’ workers contacted by minister over practices that could breach employment law

The Competition and Markets Authority is the strongest line of defence against monopolies, so its change in leadership really matters, writes the journalist Nicholas Shaxson

Protest group says it targeted insurers ‘due to their critical role underpinning the fossil fuel economy’

It took a century to build a global automotive supply chain that spread technology, manufacturing, and jobs across borders, delivering mobility to millions. Now, with a single stroke of the pen, President Trump's executive order threatening 25% tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada could upend that supply chain,…

By sweeping aside everyone from local planners to defenders of the green belt, Labour is handing a gift to Reform UK, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Trump thinks he won by talking about the economy — and now he gets to wreck it and enrich his billionaire pals

With the European economy lagging behind the United States, the head of the International Monetary Fund had a piece advice for the continent on Friday: "Believe in yourself."

Labour has put growing the U.K. economy at the forefront of its plans since returning to power in July—but has yet to deliver on its pledge.

President Trump vowed to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations during his inaugural address, a move that could hurt the US and Mexican economies

Experts at Queen’s University Belfast see ‘ionic liquids’ as something of a gamechanger for the circular economy, whether used to extract scarce metals from old magnets or make hydrogen fuel cells more sustainable

Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast say the risks posed by non-native species – to biodiversity, the economy and people’s health – warrant coordinated action across the world