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Shane Meadows is calling all guerrilla film-makers

25.09.09
With the first of his Five Day Features due for release, maverick director Shane Meadows is ready for a revolution.... more

Pandemic fears wipe billions off travel shares

27.04.09
Billions of pounds were wiped off the value of travel companies around the world amid growing fears of a swine-flu pandemic... more

Stanford clues the watchdogs didn't sniff out

11.03.09
Red flags aplenty were missed by regulators on Stanford International. A picture is emerging of a firm where employees were bound by a mix of family ties, religious faith and an over-dominant chief executive - signs, surely, of a wrong 'un waiting to happen... more

Hitachi and Panasonic earnings tell tale of woe

02.02.09
Earnings at Japan's mightiest companies continue to plunge with Panasonic set to book a $3.9 billion (£2.7 billion) annual net loss, insiders warn, while Hitachi says that its loss will be 700 billion yen for the year to March... more

Lazy gamers can take a hike with Nintendo's latest fitness gadget

28.01.09
Nintendo will next month release its latest fitness gadget, which it hopes will repeat the huge success of its Wii Fit game... more

Must-have gadgets of 2009

09.01.09
Three-dimensional home televisions and a watch that doubles as a mobile phone have been revealed as this years must-have gadgets... more

UK fear as Microsoft 'poised to axe 15,000'

02.01.09
Technology: There were fears for hundreds of jobs at Microsoft's offices in Reading and London amid reports that the software giant is set to axe up to 15,000 staff worldwide... more

Japan expects worst showing since 1974

30.12.08
Economics Japan's economy is predicted to plunge by an annualised 12.1% this quarter, its sharpest drop since 1974, according to Barclays Capital... more

Japan expects worst showing since 1974

30.12.08
Economics: Japan's economy is predicted to plunge by an annualised 12.1% this quarter, its sharpest drop since 1974, according to Barclays Capital... more

Laird sacks 4500 staff as mobiles dive

16.12.08
Telecoms: Electronics group Laird today said it was sacking 4500 workers in the US and China due to falling demand for mobile phones and other electronic gadgets... more

Goldman No to new bid for Sanyo stake

04.12.08
Investment bank Goldman Sachs has turned down a new £5.7 billion offer from Panasonic for its near-30% stake in rival consumer electronics firm Sanyo Electric... more

Samsung and LG cut phone sales targets

01.12.08
Technology: South Korean mobile phone makers Samsung and LG have lowered 2009 sales targets in response to the global downturn... more

STM slashes sales forecast in slowdown

28.11.08
Electronics: Europe's biggest micro-chip maker, STMicroelectronics slashed its predictions for fourth-quarter sales by as much as 18% ... more

Panasonic cuts profits forecast

27.11.08
Technology: Panasonic, the Japanese consumer electronics giant which is trying to take over rival Sanyo cut its profits forecast for the year. ... more

Argos Buys Bush

27.11.08
Retail: Two of the best-known names in British consumer electricals, Bush and Alba, were rescued today as they were bought by High Street catalogue store Argos for £15.25 million.... more

Goldman ends talks on Sanyo

26.11.08
Consumer: Goldman Sachs has broken off talks about selling its stake in Japanese consumer electronics group Sanyo to Panasonic ... more

Views collide over Candy corner chaos

29.08.08
Another twist in the blame game over who is responsible for the traffic disruption at Scotch Corner, Knightsbridge, where westbound traffic has been closed for the Candy & Candy luxury redevelopment at One Hyde Park... more

£209m 'smart' move by Nokia

24.06.08
Mobile phones maker Nokia hopes to shake up the sector with a £209 million deal to take control of software firm Symbian... more

IOC sponsorship to hit $1 billion

25.02.08
The International Olympic Committee is set to make over $1 billion in sponsorship in the run-up to the 2012 Games... more

Sony's Blu-Ray set to win DVD battle

18.02.08
Toshiba has scrapped production of their HD-DVD players as Sony's Blu-ray technology wins the DVD format battle.... more

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