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CBI sees some UK recovery
Economic growth will gather pace in the second half of this year, making it unlikely the Bank of England will give the economy another cash injection, a leading business lobby has said Comments (2)
Vodafone eyes Cable & Wireless Worldwide
Vodafone Group, the world's largest mobile operator by revenue, has said it was weighing up an offer for Cable & Wireless Worldwide, and its fixed-line network that could boost bandwidth for its Internet hungry customers Comments (2)
Heathrow losing out on China traffic
Airport operator BAA said capacity constraints at London's Heathrow airport led to a fall in passenger traffic to China last month with competing European hubs picking up the slack Comments (4)
Job prospects to worsen
Job prospects are set to worsen in the coming months as firms make workers redundant, but job prospects in London are better than elsewhere, a report has warned CommentsGreece approves austerity measures after Athens riots
Greek politicians have approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the debt-crippled nation from bankruptcy, after riots in Athens Comments (4)
Banks lending records to be scrutinised
Banks' lending records are to go under the spotlight after official Bank of England figures confirmed Britain's top five lenders missed targets for smaller businesses in 2011 by more than £1 billion Comments
Olympus to reveal $410m loss
Japan's scandal-hit Olympus has forecast a $410 million full-year net loss due to its ailing camera business and tax asset writedowns CommentsJohn Micklethwait, The Economist
Interview: John Cridland, CBI
Tate & Lyle blames Europe as Thames refinery jobs go
The American owner of the historic Tate & Lyle sugar refinery on the Thames at Silvertown is planning to shed staff because of new EU restrictions on the industry Comments (3)
Chelsea tractor that is just electrifying...
Environmentalists usually revile them for their gas-guzzling status, but this is one SUV that could become the Chelsea tractor of choice for green mums on the school run Comments (3)
Dip in profits puts the skids under targets at Barclays
Barclays could miss its ambitious, medium-term profitability target, chief executive Bob Diamond has admitted, as the bank reported a 3% fall in annual profits to £5.9 billion Comments (10)Domain firm on the dot with another £9m
An AIM-listed firm that sells website addresses today raised a further £9 million from investors Comments (1)
CWC on the slide after message of poor progress in Panama
Cable & Wireless Communications saw its shares fall more than 8% after the emerging-markets telecoms firm warned its business in Panama "has not progressed as planned" CommentsNYSE Euronext profits slip amid slow trading
Further evidence of just how sluggish the end of last year was for the financial sector has come with results from the NYSE Euronext stock exchange giant Comments
Hammerson plans £50m Croydon retail development
Hammerson is to stump up £50 million to re-develop its shopping centre in Croydon Comments (1)
Games blip alert as Shaftesbury booms
Business is booming for London landlord Shaftesbury but the firm braced the City for a Olympic blip later this year as "outrageous" hotel prices deter visitors from the West End CommentsAbramovich set to increase stake in Russian gold miner
Roman Abramovich, the billionaire owner of Chelsea Football Club, is preparing to strengthen his grip on Russia's vast resources industry Comments
Luxury brands set for a jubilee bonanza
London's luxury brands are gearing up for street parties and exhibitions to cash in on the Queen's Diamond Jubilee this June Comments
New inflation fear as oil spike raises industry costs
A sudden spike in crude oil prices pushed up manufacturers' costs in January, giving the Bank of England a fresh inflation warning a day after it voted to pump an extra £50 billion into the struggling UK economy Comments (4)
Osborne's bank levy take is likely to miss £2.5bn target
Chancellor George Osborne could miss his target of raising £2.5 billion a year through the UK bank levy after Barclays said it is paying a lower-than-expected £325 million for 2012. Comments
Greek bailout snag sends jitters through markets
Stock markets wobbled and jittery investors are seeking safe havens, as struggling Greece was denied vital bailout funds by Europe's finance ministers Comments (12)Weir extends buy spree with £200m Aussie bid
Weir Group, the deal-hungry FTSE 100 pump manufacturer, has revealed yet more appetite for acquisitions when it made an A$294 million (£200 million) hostile takeover bid for an Australian mining equipment maker Comments
UK passenger revenues at Flybe under a cloud
More evidence of turbulence in the aviation sector emerged today as Flybe's UK passenger revenues fell in the four months since October CommentsSurprise dive into the red by Tata Steel
Tata Steel gave a nasty glimpse of just how bad things are looking in Europe as the steel giant reported a surprise quarterly loss Comments
FRIDAY UPDATE
Investec says Carnival is set to weather Concordia storm
Four weeks to the day that the Costa Concordia ran aground off the coast of Italy, the ship's owner Carnival was sailing up on claims it is on course for a full recovery
Raging about Hester pay
Light the blue touchpaper and retire. Or ask Peter Hargreaves, founder of FTSE-100 financial services provider Hargreaves Lansdown what he thinks of Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester's bonus row
