China trade data support risk appetite
09:06pm 8 August 2013
Stocks are mostly higher, with commodities rallying on China trade data, but Japan’s exporter-heavy Nikkei is hit by early yen strength
Rio Tinto scraps Pacific Aluminium sale
08:45pm 8 August 2013
Miner reports first-half profits down almost a fifth on last year as $1.5bn in cost savings fail to limit full impact of falling commodity prices
Will Nairobi fire hit Kenya's economy?
08:39pm 8 August 2013
Will airport fire damage Kenya's key tourism and flower sectors?
Will Nairobi fire hit Kenya's economy?
08:39pm 8 August 2013
Will airport fire damage Kenya's key tourism and flower sectors?
Chinese bank in early step towards IPO
08:00pm 8 August 2013
Chief of China International Capital Corporation commissions study to look into possible listing amid concern by some that it needs to raise capital
SFO loses BAE investigation papers
07:58pm 8 August 2013
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) says it has lost thousands of documents relating to a 2006 investigation into BAE Systems.
SFO loses BAE investigation papers
07:58pm 8 August 2013
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) says it has lost thousands of documents relating to a 2006 investigation into BAE Systems.
Riverstone targets London listing for fund
07:57pm 8 August 2013
Energy-oriented private equity group where former BP chief executive Lord Browne is a partner is to float a new energy vehicle in London
VIDEO: Dreamliner fly-past for Rolls-Royce
07:36pm 8 August 2013
British Airways organises a Dreamliner fly-past for the 11,000 staff at Derby's Rolls-Royce site.
VIDEO: Co-op to stop selling Nuts magazine
07:34pm 8 August 2013
The Co-operative supermarket has confirmed it will no longer sell men's magazine Nuts from early September.
Schwab in ‘smart beta’ ETF push
07:33pm 8 August 2013
Charles Schwab has opened a new front in the price war among ETF providers with six new smart beta products
Goldman to sell majority of European insurer - filing
07:14pm 8 August 2013
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc plans to sell a majority stake in its European insurance business over the next year, according to a regulatory filing on Thursday.
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Debt deals help Apollo to record payout
07:01pm 8 August 2013
Apollo Global Management has increased its quarterly dividend to $1.32 per share – the highest since its New York initial public offering in 2011
Tesco in talks to merge China stores with local retailer -report
06:45pm 8 August 2013
(Reuters) - Britain's Tesco Plc , the world's number three retailer, is set to announce on Friday an agreement to merge its operations in China with a division of state-controlled retailer China...
Break-up theories put Reckitt in spotlight
06:35pm 8 August 2013
Reckitt should sell its pharmaceuticals business, according to Oriel Securities, as disposing of the RBP division would help eliminate a discount to peers
Break-up theories put Reckitt in spotlight
06:35pm 8 August 2013
Reckitt should sell its pharmaceuticals business, according to Oriel Securities, as disposing of the RBP division would help eliminate a discount to peers
Metals rally on strong China imports data
06:35pm 8 August 2013
Analysts warn the data are insufficient to refute the idea that Chinese growth is slowing, pointing instead to restocking by Chinese companies
Labour proposes curbs to payday lenders
06:19pm 8 August 2013
Ideas being discussed by Labour party’s Co-op wing include requiring payday loan companies to pay a levy towards rival credit unions
Civil unrest squeezes Libyan oil exports
06:18pm 8 August 2013
Strikes and militia activity have forced the closure of several terminals, prompting a minister to warn that the country could ‘plunge into darkness’
Giant meringue dog gives flavour of closed elBulli eatery
06:10pm 8 August 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - Spanish chef Ferran Adria's famous elBulli restaurant is closed, but the two million people a year who wanted to eat there can at least see what he was up to at an exhibition in...
ENRC directors tell investors to 'seriously consider' bid
06:04pm 8 August 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - ENRC's independent directors said on Thursday that a lack of alternatives and an imminent delisting meant shareholders should "seriously consider" an offer from its founders,...
RBS branch decision put back as bidders get more time - sources
06:03pm 8 August 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - State-backed Royal Bank of Scotland is unlikely to decide how it plans to sell more than 300 UK branches until the end of next month after extending a deadline for prospective...
Greece gets tough on tax dodgers who bully tax inspectors
05:44pm 8 August 2013
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek shop owners resisting on-site tax checks have been dealt penalties including a one-month shutdown, authorities said on Thursday after international lenders piled pressure on...
SFO says lost data from BAE deal probe
05:27pm 8 August 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's fraud agency said it lost 32,000 pages of data and 81 audio tapes linked to a bribery investigation involving Britain's biggest defence contractor, BAE Systems, in...
New US listings at post-crisis high in Q3
05:09pm 8 August 2013
IPOs this year have gained an average of 13.2% on their first day of public trading and are up on average just over 30% from their listing price
Advertisers quit bully row website
05:08pm 8 August 2013
Several large companies say they are to stop advertising on website ask.fm after the death of a 14-year-old who was bullied online.
Advertisers quit bully row website
05:08pm 8 August 2013
Several large companies say they are to stop advertising on website ask.fm after the death of a 14-year-old who was bullied online.
VIDEO: Can this store turn Tesco around?
05:05pm 8 August 2013
The big out-of-town hypermarket was, until recently, the place were shoppers would go to buy everything under one roof.
Fund management arm boosts Standard Life
04:58pm 8 August 2013
Keith Skeoch says departure of director was ‘clearly a loss’ but the group, whose assets under management grew to £232.8bn, had moved on
Gauge of U.S. layoffs falls to pre-recession level
04:53pm 8 August 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gauge of the trend in layoffs of American workers fell last week to its lowest since before the 2007-09 recession, a hopeful sign for the U.S. economy.
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