Another important British utility is swallowed up by foreign ownership as Northumbrian Water is sold to Asia's richest man in the biggest takeover deal of the year... more
Don't expect too much negative comment from the big banks' analysts on Groupon, which is lining itself up for a flotation to raise $750 million... more
Premier Farnell loses a fifth of its value as it posts a profits warning because customers who stocked up after the Japanese earthquake had no need to shop for more electronic products since... more
Market round-up: A gloomy verdict on the prospects for copper stocks and a rising dollar pushes the mining titans to the top of the blue-chip loser list ... more
The decision of Fairfield Energy to cancel its initial public offering is bad news for the six banks, brokers and financial advisers that advised on the failed float... more
Royal Bank of Canada is planning to hire up to 100 staff in Europe as it expands its operations into European government debt and interest rate trading... more
The economic recovery looks to be strengthening as British manufacturers benefit from the weak pound and activity rises at its fastest rate for more than 15 years... more
European Union finance ministers meet to discuss how they might provide loan guarantees to help Greece extricate itself from its financial crisis... more
Prices are again rising at the factory gate, sparking hopes of renewed economic recovery but also raising the spectre of inflation and tighter profit margins for business... more
Shares rallied from opening falls after several billion pounds' worth of takeovers were dangled in front of City speculators in order to whet their appetites ... more
The dollar collapsed after traders gave the thumbs down to US Federal Reserve plans for a drastic $1 trillion spending spree to revive America’s economy... more
Banking: The Irish government has rushed to prop up the country's banking system with a €400 billion (£270 billion) unlimited, comprehensive guarantee of all forms of deposits and loans to them for the next two years... more
The price of oil was today falling back toward $100 a barrel for the first time in five months after the Opec cartel signalled there would be no need to make cuts in production in order to underpin the price... more
The High Street suffered its worst trading in a quarter of a century this month as wet weather and creaking household finances put off shoppers... more
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