Managing Contracts and Invoices

Some targets are long-term overhauls, others have been dogged by delays. But ministers failed to focus on delivery early onView the full article

Rising costs in consumer unit are a ‘big part’ of overall increase in spendingView the full article

Labour backbencher looks poised to make swift comeback if Keir Starmer steps down as UK prime ministerView the full article

Serviceman was killed away from enemy lines during test of ‘new defensive capability’View the full article

Socialists back government bill to deliver razor-thin majority in lower house of parliamentView the full article

October ‘Jolts’ figures unlikely to deter the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates on WednesdayView the full article

Priya Dogra set to take over from former boss Alex Mahon with announcement expected as early as this weekView the full article

National Audit Office studied sample of 5,000 people and said it was impossible to know their whereabouts due to poor internal systemsView the full article

Beijing encouraged purchase of Huawei and Cambricon processors before The President’s move to allow Nvidia exportsView the full article

Antitrust concerns and ties to The President administration complicate picture of who may ultimately own media groupView the full article

Chamber of commerce warns that fall of tightly managed Chinese currency risks prompting trade retaliationView the full article

Move to outvote Hungary this week would indefinitely immobilise Moscow’s sovereign assetsView the full article

Conservatives returned funds in July from private German bank given ‘in good faith’View the full article

Companies linked to financier owe property moguls £130mn for mortgage on Leconfield HouseView the full article

Wave of M&A fuels rally as big pharma groups hunt for blockbusters ahead of patent cliffView the full article

Chancellor to face questions over impact of leaks and tax and spending plansView the full article

Todd Combs rose from a Florida state university to Berkshire Hathaway before taking the helm of a new $10bn security fundView the full article

Financial Reporting Council to examine two individuals and the firm itself over ‘unauthorised’ auditors’ reportsView the full article

Central bank president signals a second consecutive upgrade for Eurozone economyView the full article

London-listed gambling group launches strategic review, pushing its shares up 10%View the full article

The important conflicts today take place inside cultural-religious blocs, not between themView the full article

UK chancellor believes decision to bolster fiscal headroom will mean she does not need to take extra steps in springView the full article