

Better than expected US dole queue figures have lifted Footsie in the afternoon session, despite very mixed economic data here at home. Mortgage lend...


The Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, yesterday clashed with the Chancellor at the Mansion House dinner over the right approach to fixing ...


British Airways boss Willie Walsh has asked 40,000 staff to consider working for nothing for a month to aid the company's "fight for survival". Walsh...


The word "change" has been used a lot in the last few months; it was President Obama's mantra before the US elections, while the onset of the credit c...


London rallied strongly late on, helped by gains for banks, which outweighed profit taking among the big mining stocks and weakness among oil users as...


The Treasury has told its investment banking advisers to examine the feasibility of selling Northern Rock, the nationalised lender, back to the City i...


British Airways rebuffed worries of possible strikes in the summer as the airliner discusses a range of cost cuts with unions, which could lead to com...


Royal Dutch Shell will pay $15.5m (£9.6 million) to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of colluding with Nigeria's former military regime over ...