Skip to main contentSkip to navigation
  • a man speaks into a microphone

    Volkswagen ‘the first domino to fall’ after union vote, says UAW president

    Shawn Fain tells the Guardian he expects ‘more of the same to come’ after celebrating union’s historic victory at Tennessee plant
  • Elon Musk sitting in a Tesla car with the door open

    Tesla shares under pressure after carmaker announces price cuts

  • US flag and TikTok logo

    TikTok says it will fight US ban or forced sale after bill passes

    Platform’s future in US in doubt after House approves bill ordering Bytedance to sell stake
  • FILE PHOTO: A view of a Coach store, a brand owned by Tapestry, Inc., in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

    US sues to block Tapestry-Capri $8.5bn merger, citing monopoly concerns

    FTC lawsuit to block Coach parent from buying Michael Kors owner says deal would deprive consumers of competition
    • EasyJet and Ryanair aircraft at Luton airport in 2020

      Thousands of flights to and from Europe affected by suspected Russian jamming

    • Delegates from various countries sit at a circular desk as one of the speakers is shown on a large screen

      World Bank official calls for shake-up of G20 debt relief scheme

    • A view of the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee<br>A view of the Volkswagen plant where workers are voting on whether to join the United Auto Workers union (UAW), in Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S., April 18, 2024 REUTERS/Nora Eckert

      UAW secures historic union election win at Tennessee Volkswagen plant

    • Trump presents Nunes with the Medal of Freedom on 4 January 2021 in the Oval Office.

      Billionaire Republican donor’s firm brands Trump’s social media CEO ‘loser’

In depth

  • a house under construction

    Yes, inflation has slowed, but business is still paying the price – and so are you

  • A view of the Colorado River looking into Cibola, Arizona, US, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. Photographer: Caitlin O'Hara/The Guardian

    ‘Water is more valuable than oil’: the corporation cashing in on America’s drought

    In an unprecedented deal, a private company purchased land in a tiny Arizona town – and sold its water rights to a suburb 200 miles away
  • Shawn Fain

    Shawn Fain, president of the UAW: ‘Workers realized they’ve been getting screwed for decades’

    The union leader has galvanized organized labor in a critical year, after securing a historic deal with the big three carmakers in 2023

    Around the world

    • iPhone with Grindr app open

      Lawsuit in London to allege Grindr shared users’ HIV status with ad firms

    • Jean-Noël Barrot sits in front of French and EU flags and a poster of a woman smiling

      France being ‘pounded’ by Russian disinformation, says minister

    • Close up of a Google Maps icon on a phone

      Google Maps to show most fuel-efficient route and may prompt Australians to try greener alternatives

    • A close-up of ice-cream being scooped into a cup

      ‘Do they realise what they’re doing?’ Milan takes on ice-cream sellers in war on ‘wild nightlife’

    Most viewed