Business News
King: We face a long wait for signs of convincing recovery
Bank predicts tough 2010 before improvement in 2011
Inside Business News
Reed Elsevier's chief executive quits after just eight months
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Publisher names internal replacement for Ian Smith after agreed departure
Unemployment may have peaked, figures suggest
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Fall in jobless total raises hopes economy has turned a corner
GM chairman looks to assert group as a global player
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Long-term aims unveiled in speech which may reveal signs of internal tensions
Gold hits new record high as demand for the dollar continues to weaken
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Price hits $1117 as analysts expect further spikes
Double deal is a boost for INM as shares rise by 15% new
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Independent News & Media (INM) shares jumped 15 per cent yesterday as the publisher said bondholders had accepted a deal that gave the company a "significantly reduced debt profile" while banks have extended the time to repay a separate loan by more than four years.
Guardian publisher set to cut over 100 jobs after strategic review
Thursday, 12 November 2009
The Guardian and The Observer newspapers are set to axe up to 10 per cent of their journalists, as the group looks to combat plummeting revenues brought on by the worst advertising recession in living memory.
Banking sell-off to take up to seven years
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Ministers should forget any hopes of a quick sale of the taxpayer's stake in the banking system, a report from the accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers will warn today.
Rising oil price could stall recovery, warns Opec
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Rising oil prices could dampen the steadily strengthening demand for crude amid the fragile beginnings of economic recovery, the cartel of the world's biggest oil-producing countries warned yesterday.
US drugs board approves GSK's swine flu vaccine
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Glaxosmithkline received a further fillip to its growing swine flu vaccine sales yesterday when the Food and Drug Administration, the regulatory body in the United States, approved the group's treatment.
New setback for National Express as Cosmens attack rights issue plans
Thursday, 12 November 2009
National Express's biggest shareholder yesterday reacted angrily to the terms of a rescue rights issue, which the company hopes will put to bed worries about its £1bn debt pile.
EDITOR'S CHOICE
Investor Tools
-
Charts
Simple and comprehensive, our charting package includes comparisons, indicators and annotations to help you build a complete picture. -
Market Bar Charts
Spot hot sectors, and drill down for more detailed information on winning companies. -
Top Movers
See companies that are hitting the highs and lows. Just one click to see the best dividend yields, tightest spreads, and much more. -
Heat Maps
The Heat Map tool gives a colourful visual view on companies that are moving in the market.
Most popular in Business now
Read
1 King: We face a long wait for signs of convincing recovery
2 Gold hits new record high as demand for the dollar continues to weaken
3 David Prosser: Time running out for stamp duty saving
4 Sainsbury's boss warns against VAT on food as profits jump
5 Reed Elsevier's chief executive quits after just eight months
Emailed
Commented
1Johann Hari: Accept the facts ? and end this futile 'war on drugs'
2Has Cameron done a deal with Murdoch?
3Undercurrent of doubt over electric motors
4US 'wants to guard Pakistan's nuclear arsenal'
5Afghan war is bad for security, voters say
6Armistice Day: The Great War and the words we mustn't forget
7Mark Steel: You almost have to feel sorry for Gordon Brown
8Brown details tighter immigration rules
9Anger over MoD civil servants' bonuses
10They come in search of justice ? but end up thrown into jail
Columnist Comments
• Matthew Norman: Cowell is a God
He has no need to play God. On Greek mythological lines, he is one
• Adrian Hamilton: Lies, damn lies and Berlin speeches
We're back to propping up rotten regimes. Stability is more important than values
• Christina Patterson: Why it's hard to be a blonde in the City
A big, fat, dark, ugly man who complained about their intelligence
