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Chip makers and tech investors such as Samsung and SoftBank plunge as global investors fret over potential interest rate hikes ...

Trades Union Congress urges chancellor to tackle rising additional living costs in this month’s budget ...

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as chip shares tumble, UK growth beats forecasts and John Healey attends the IMF meeting in Bangkok ...

Charity commissioner to use speech to say there is a difference between ‘heated discussion’ and harassment or abuse ...

Talarico casts himself as a moderate who would put Texans’ needs over party allegiances amid close contest against Republican Ken Paxton ...

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Finance ministers gathering for the IMF annual meeting know the need for multilateral cooperation to deal with many crises. There is little chance of that, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott ...

Prime minister presents new kind of challenge for SNP, and his Scottish visit will loom large over its big event ...

While anglers cannot take endangered sand tiger sharks, a loophole lets private firms catch the fish to sell abroad, profiting from Delaware Bay’s conservation success ...

With the season approaching its climax, we look at the players who have perfected the art of smack talking through the years ...

Exclusive: London theatre’s new artistic director working with David Tennant and Caryl Churchill as he wrestles with Britain’s decline – and with smart glasses ...