Western concerns rise as ultraconservative Sunni faction strengthens grip on island's monarchy

The private equity firms Apollo Global Management and C Dean Metropoulos are believed to be near a deal to buy snack cake brands including Twinkies and Donettes from the bankrupt Hostess Brands. A deal, part of Hostess's bankruptcy reorganisation, is not yet final.

Deutsche Bank made huge profits from betting on Libor interest rates, it was reported today, amid fresh rumours that Royal Bank of Scotland is poised to settle with regulators and pay more than £300m over the Libor-fixing affair.

The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act has come into effect

The Washington Post will probably start charging online readers for access to newspaper articles in the middle of next year, a person familiar with the plans said.

Pundit sidelined after on-air row over Ohio result on election night

Tom Mockridge's valedictory email to colleagues yesterday made clear his disappointment in a master he had served so well.

That irascible anti-hero Toad is once again causing mischief.

Investors pinning their hopes on a New Year windfall with a Twitter IPO may have to wait a little longer yet as the market grows more cautious about social media investments in the wake of Facebook's rocky path to life as a public company.

Investors pinning their hopes on a New Year windfall with a Twitter IPO may have to wait a little longer yet as the markets grow more cautious about social media investments in the wake of Facebook's rocky path to life as a public company.

The bald head apparently now represents potency and decisiveness, but shiny-headed men are still on the sidelines

Despite the bullish futuristic talk by Rupert Murdoch yesterday it was difficult to see the changes at News Corp as signalling anything other than the beginning of the end for his British newspaper stable.

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is to go ahead with plans to split into separate newspaper and entertainment operations, the company confirmed today.