Henry Ford’s 1926 policy held for decades before eroding into a 24/7 mindset. Here’s what we can do about it

Borrowing can be good, there is no such thing as the ‘nation’s credit card’, and, yes, you can buck the markets – as previous governments have shown, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

The author of a major report into youth activity in the UK says children as young as four should be learning about careers.

Chancellor tells Labour conference it’s ‘not progressive’ to fail to balance books amid rising welfare bill as borrowing costs climb to record high

The proposals would also see benefits cut for people who are able to work but have failed to hold down a job.

It is a symbol of the connection between the fanbase and club, but there is a growing fear executives would prefer stadiums full of one-off tourists

Higher energy prices due to the conflict in the Middle East and climate change could hit growth.

Borrowing was higher than expected in August as inflation piles pressure on the government ahead of the Budget.

Find out the in depth batting and bowling figures for Japan v India in the Men's International Twenty20 Match on BBC Sport.

Forecasts of AI-driven job destruction rest on counting automatable tasks. But labour markets hire, pay, and fire whole occupations, not tasks – and occupations have proved far more durable than task ...

Australia batter Steve Smith says he is still traumatised by the aftermath of the ball-tampering scandal in 2018 and still gets flashbacks.

Rates are held for the sixth time in a row but the Bank of England says high energy prices make a future rise more likely.

Plus: more costly (and beneficial) red cards and attacks with triple half-century of international goals

Shares in tech firms tumble across Asia with Nasdaq also likely to dip later after Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX leaders back call

The economy expanded by 0.4%, official figures show, whereas analysts had predicted no growth.

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

Unexpected GDP rise comes as borrowing costs and inflation risks mount ahead of Healey’s first budget

The government is expected to outline how local leaders will be able to impose levies on overnight stays.

Working less is the basis for a better standard of life

John Healey will detail plans to spread growth more widely across the UK, ahead of his first Budget.

When debt is the disease, fiscal medicine may be as likely to harm as heal

(Forthcoming Article) - We provide evidence that CEOs with a business degree reduce wages and the labor share in the US and Denmark. Firms appointing business managers are not on differential trends a...

As more companies turn to AI, they’re hiring freelancers to cleanup its mistakes rather than create original work

Big employers including Mercedes-Benz say longer hours for the same pay would help stem country’s industrial decline

Chancellor opens up brainstorming to Treasury staff of all levels, and says some will be asked to pitch to him in person

Daron Acemoglu, who won the Nobel Prize in 2024, is no heterodox economist. But now The Economist magazine has damned his work, because it challenges the untrammeled power of Big Tech elites.

I address the goal of work time reduction from two distinct angles. Firstly, I review some old ideas (linked to the writings of Marx, J.S. Mill and Keynes) that imagine a better society where const...

Microsoft co-founder also expresses concern governments not prepared for technology’s impact in 6,000-word essay

AI flooding public bodies with complaints and requests

Lord O'Neill, former chief economist at Goldman Sachs, was tipped to become Andy Burnham's chief economic adviser.

The AI jobs apocalypse never showed up. Still, jobs are changing and economists expect more to come.

With some shops running out of stock, it may be too late to buy eclipse glasses - but you can still safely watch the spectacle using some household items.

Tech companies are not modelling their own claims of the technology giving people more free time.

Restaurant critic and award-winning author Jimi Famurewa discovers how American subs are being reinvented in Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle.  From hoagies to hero rolls, Jimi samples the supersized s...

Pacific nation is latest country to signal a shift away from its colonial past with return to its traditional name

BBC Sport takes a look at some star players who were close to moving to the Premier League, only for the deals to fall through.

The new chancellor pledged to move money and power out of Westminster, and into every postcode around Britain.

The prime minister says the move will give power to "every postcode" but critics say the plans lack detail.

Uefa nations have agreed to boycott all Fifa tournaments if the global governing body continues with its plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup

Split vote comes as Iran war is rekindled and oil price climbs back above $90 a barrel

The film has won rave reviews from film critics but a translator of Homer's work was less than impressed.

The vast majority of people - particularly women - answer a survey saying they'd take the certainty over chance.

A group including former England footballer Gary Kineker write to the new PM telling him "we can afford it".

No 10 announces reprieve after Andy Burnham previously pledged to raise tax from e-commerce warehouses and channel it to cutting hospitality sector’s bills

Health Foundation paper argues health is an economic asset and improving it could generate £72bn for public finances