US shoots down Chinese spy balloon and moves to recover wreckage

The craft was downed off the Carolina coast after drifting over sensitive military facilities

59m

Corporate America is divided on odds of US recession

Mixed signals on interest rates, jobs and consumer spending cloud the business outlook

6h

No signs of US slowdown in surprisingly robust jobs market

Economists debate whether Fed is orchestrating a ‘soft landing’ or failing to cool the economy enough

6h

Indian authorities seek to calm investors after Adani sell-off

Market regulator says it will examine ‘any information’ and take ‘appropriate’ action

6h

Corruption in Europe: a continent divided

Western and northern states score better in Transparency International’s closely watched report than those to the east and south

10h

US bookstores: a novel resurgence

Industry reliant on blockbusters to drive sales, leaving publishers and booksellers exposed to feast or famine sales volatility

14h

Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days

PM’s job has been complicated by strikes and legacies of economic mess and sleaze

14h

My downshift to deepest Spain

Paul Richardson swapped London for a farm in Extremadura, the sparsely populated region whose open landscapes and ancient cities are only now being discovered by visitors

15h

Meet the man quietly revolutionising publishing

Chris Jackson on freedom, anti-racism and the role of the editor

15h

A woman’s place is in the home? Why Ireland will vote on outdated law

Dublin seeks to modify constitutional article stipulating that domestic chores are a woman’s ‘life and duties’

17h