Ladbrokes's growing reliance on the slot machines in its stores is laid bare in third quarter results that don't do much to ease the pressure on chief executive Richard Glynn... more
Britain's financial system hit by a shock credit rating downgrade of 12 major banks and building societies - raising new fears about the stability of banks... more
Retail sales figures are expected to reveal a modest rise in spending in June as some of the country's biggest store chains start their summer sales early to tempt cash-strapped consumers... more
Investors starved of income get some good news, as Imperial Tobacco, one of Britain's biggest companies, commits itself to paying out half of all its profits in dividends... more
Economics Analysis: There are features of the pre-downturn economic landscape to which we may never return - a more pressing question than whether growth is really higher than 0.1 per cent... more
Shares in debt-laden Punch Taverns have been in freefall since it tapped investors last month for an extra £375 million in order to reduce debts still topping almost £4 billion... more
A big drop in Thomas Cook’s share price this afternoon forced the holidays giant to reassure the City and deny claims business in the package tours industry had dropped off a cliff... more
The smoking ban, competition from the supermarkets and a general lack of cash in people’s pockets are continuing to take a heavy toll on the UK’s big pub operators and restaurant chains... more
Credit crisis: Bank of England urged to slash interest rates by a full percentage point as central bankers around the world face mounting pressure to tackle the global recession... more
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