Tuesday, 20 October 2026
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The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday requested public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act.
‘If you’re not in the internal market, you don’t get the same protection,’ says French minister of policy designed to curb Chinese competition
A huge datacentre project hailed by the UK government will miss its launch date next year and could be delayed into the mid-2030s.
US president’s suggested 90-day export ban before midterm elections could bring even higher fuel prices across EuropeBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU has warned Donald Trump against plans to ban US diesel exports to…
Unions say record high of nearly 25,000, including assaults on rail workers and public, shows need for more staff and policing
TikTok will pay a £12.7m fine to the UK’s data watchdog after dropping an appeal against a ruling that it did not do enough to keep children below the age of 13 off the platform.
The troubled camera retailer Jessops has changed hands after AO World acquired the business from the Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones.
Two companies have been fined a total of £1.3m over health and safety breaches after a coach driver was killed by a falling window pane.
Isabel Schnabel, member of the Executive Board and the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB), has informed President Christine Lagarde that she will step down from her position on 3 January 2027.
Vistry Group, one of Britain’s biggest housebuilders, has cut its annual profit expectations after half-year losses ballooned as it grappled with a £600m pile of unsold homes.
It is an honour to be invited to contribute to the Asian Monetary Policy Forum. My topic today is to examine the role of Europe in the world economy.[1] International trade, international finance, international technolo…
Federal Judge Timothy Kelly has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate CNN, MS NOW and Politico’s access to the White House after they were banned from the premises by President Donald Trump.
Sales of Chinese hybrid cars have rocketed in the EU in the past four and a half years, new data shows, underlining growing concerns in Brussels over the future of the European car industry.
Anthony Albanese says an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare in June and the tech giant notified the government earlier this month using an email sent to a “public mailbox”.
The UK is losing out on annual exports to the EU that could be worth as much as £6.5bn without a deal with Brussels that allows manufacturers to jettison duplicate product testing.
Steve Cargil's family has farmed the flat, dry land around Uvalde, a small city in southwest Texas, since 1953.
Wes Streeting says he leads a ‘ministry for growth’ as Labour seeks to show more defence spending will create UK jobs
The United States has invited Vladimir Putin to take part in the meeting of the G20 scheduled in Miami in December in what would be the first major summit with the Russian leader present since he launched his invasion o…
McDonald’s is betting on fried chicken as health concerns and the rising price of beef shift dining habits.
August 5, 2026, 3:53 AM EDT.IPOs such as SpaceX and ChangXin Memory Technologies have generated worldwide interest, particularly across the tech and AI sectors. Still, with founders trying to maximize returns and invest…
Bentley is launching its first fully electric car – complete with a drum soundtrack to replace the growl of a combustion engine – as part of a £350m investment in its UK business.
F. Joseph Warin is partner and chair of the litigation department at the Washington D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. The following post is based on a Gibson Dunn publication.
Europe’s biggest economy, Germany, has committed to phasing out fossil fuels by 2045, despite fierce debate about its green policies.
It is an honour to be invited to contribute to the Asian Monetary Policy Forum. My topic today is to examine the role of Europe in the world economy.[1] International trade, international finance, international technolo…