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‘It’s now or never.’ Is the EU serious about letting in new members?

Candidate countries hope for progress after years of inaction, but some in Brussels are still uncertain about enlargement

Refining crunch keeps fuel prices high as crude retreats

Lost capacity in Russia and the Gulf is a boon to US refiners but a political problem for Donald Trump

Yen intervention illustrates the dangers of monetary experiments

Tokyo and Washington’s desire to maintain stability may be creating long-term danger

Naval parts supplier Goodwin explores sale of defence business

London-listed supplier to UK and US nuclear submarines has received bids from buyout firms

Parents haggle with private schools over fees as VAT pushes up costs

Financial advisers say families now band together to negotiate a group discount for their children as 20% tax rate bites

Billionaire’s financial data group Ion chased by landlords for overdue rent

Group behind Dealogic and Mergermarket made late payments on offices in Sydney, Munich and Connecticut

Gulf’s ‘Little Sparta’ takes on the oil world

After leaving Opec, the UAE is backing state-oil company Adnoc to set a more assertive and expansive course

China’s exports jump almost a quarter in July

Trade remains resilient in world’s second-largest economy

Court tells Meta to pay extra $567mn penalty to tackle social media harm to children

Tech group to appeal after New Mexico judge finds company to be a ‘public nuisance’

US euro sale to prop up yen blindsided European Central Bank

Christine Lagarde and Scott Bessent spoke only after Washington’s historic intervention

Alibaba’s latest AI model puts it back in the great game

The ecommerce and cloud company hopes to recoup some of its lost shine with Monday’s release

Google shifts AI power back to Brin as DeepMind’s Hassabis steps aside

Silicon Valley parent consolidates control as the London lab’s scientific culture gives way to urgency to build AI products