The FTSE 100 dropped 0.83 per cent in the first hour of trading today. At 9:09 BST the index stood at 5,432...

Sales at high street bellwether John Lewis have fallen dramatically, suggesting tough times ahead for the UK's high streets. In a statement released to...

Australian energy group Origin Energy has told shareholders to reject a 6.7 billion bid from the UK's BG Group. The board of Origin...

Troubled lender Bradford & Bingley has announced it will return to its original rights issue plans, following the withdrawal of potential investor Texas Pacific Group (TPG...

Mothers have been advised to discuss flexible working with their employers before they go on maternity leave...

Sainsbury's website was unavailable from 12.45pm to 2.10pm BST on Friday 4th July according to Keynote Systems

The European Central Bank (ECB) today increased eurozone interest rates by a quarter of a per cent as inflation hits record levels. Interest rates were...

Virgin Media is to write to hundreds of customers warning them about illegal music file sharing. In a campaign run with the record industry body...

US treasury secretary Henry Paulson today warned high oil prices increase risks to the US economy. Speaking after a meeting this morning with Alistair Darling...