Carlos Slim firm bids for KPN stake
12:17pm 9 August 2013
America Movil, owned by the world's richest man Carlos Slim, offers 7.2bn euros for the 70% of Dutch telecoms company KPN it does not already own.
Carlos Slim firm bids for KPN stake
12:17pm 9 August 2013
America Movil, owned by the world's richest man Carlos Slim, offers 7.2bn euros for the 70% of Dutch telecoms company KPN it does not already own.
Norwegian oil fund raises equity holdings
12:04pm 9 August 2013
Norway’s oil fund cuts its bondholdings to 35.7%, signalling unease over the debt market as a result of quantitative easing in the US, UK and Japan
International students pay premium
11:57am 9 August 2013
Students from outside the EU will pay up to four times the fees charged to UK students next year suggests a survey.
International students pay premium
11:57am 9 August 2013
Students from outside the EU will pay up to four times the fees charged to UK students next year suggests a survey.
End of QE: a bond sell-off to remember
11:52am 9 August 2013
Losses for bonds will accelerate as equity markets gradually come to accept the Federal Reserve’s tapering of fixed asset purchases
New head for iShares in Europe
11:51am 9 August 2013
Rachel Lord, an executive at Citi, is to take over as European head of BlackRock’s fast growing iShares ETF business
VIDEO: Do you owe capital gains tax?
11:48am 9 August 2013
The tax office is clamping down on people who owe capital gains tax from selling a second home - and more people are liable than you might have realised.
VIDEO: Do you owe capital gains tax?
11:48am 9 August 2013
The tax office is clamping down on people who owe capital gains tax from selling a second home - and more people are liable than you might have realised.
Publishers fight Apple e-book ruling
11:40am 9 August 2013
Five major publishers are challenging restrictions imposed on Apple after it was found guilty of e-book price-fixing.
Publishers fight Apple e-book ruling
11:40am 9 August 2013
Five major publishers are challenging restrictions imposed on Apple after it was found guilty of e-book price-fixing.
VIDEO: Massive city of Syrian refugees
11:11am 9 August 2013
Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan is home to more than 120,000 migrants who've fled the conflict in neighbouring Syria. The camp has grown so big it has an internal economy all of its own
VIDEO: Massive city of Syrian refugees
11:11am 9 August 2013
Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan is home to more than 120,000 migrants who've fled the conflict in neighbouring Syria. The camp has grown so big it has an internal economy all of its own
UK trade gap shrinks as exports rise
10:55am 9 August 2013
The UK goods trade deficit shrank to its smallest amount in almost a year in June, official figures have shown, helped by a rise in exports.
UK trade gap shrinks as exports rise
10:55am 9 August 2013
The UK goods trade deficit shrank to its smallest amount in almost a year in June, official figures have shown, helped by a rise in exports.
Schroders rules out more acquisitions
10:33am 9 August 2013
Schroders, the UK’s largest fund management house, has ruled out any further acquisitions, according to its chief executive.
Rupee climbs after latest RBI measures
09:33am 9 August 2013
India’s currency is among the biggest movers, climbing against the dollar as authorities step up efforts to curb its losses
Miners lead FTSE advance after China data
09:23am 9 August 2013
Industrial output data spurs hopes of a China-led revival of the commodity boom and lifts the London mining sector
Miners lead FTSE advance after China data
09:23am 9 August 2013
Industrial output data spurs hopes of a China-led revival of the commodity boom and lifts the London mining sector
News Corp Australia chief resigns
08:17am 9 August 2013
The chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Australia, Kim Williams, resigns after 20 months in the job.
News Corp Australia chief resigns
08:17am 9 August 2013
The chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Australia, Kim Williams, resigns after 20 months in the job.
China sacks top economic official
08:08am 9 August 2013
Liu Tienan, a former top economic official in China, is expelled from the Communist Party and removed from public office, state media report.
China sacks top economic official
08:08am 9 August 2013
Liu Tienan, a former top economic official in China, is expelled from the Communist Party and removed from public office, state media report.
China data points to end of slowdown
08:06am 9 August 2013
Latest economic figures suggest China's economy is stabilising, with stronger-than-expected factory output and consumer prices holding steady.
China data points to end of slowdown
08:06am 9 August 2013
Latest economic figures suggest China's economy is stabilising, with stronger-than-expected factory output and consumer prices holding steady.
AUDIO: Millions graduate to 'not enough jobs'
07:51am 9 August 2013
A record seven million students in China graduated from university this year, but for many their high hopes are being crushed by the country's economic slowdown.
AUDIO: Millions graduate to 'not enough jobs'
07:51am 9 August 2013
A record seven million students in China graduated from university this year, but for many their high hopes are being crushed by the country's economic slowdown.
AUDIO: Today programme business round-up
07:31am 9 August 2013
The Today programme's business news with Simon Jack including reports from HM Revenue and Customs that only one of the UK's 20 most-wanted alleged fraudsters and tax evaders named on a government...
AUDIO: Today programme business round-up
07:31am 9 August 2013
The Today programme's business news with Simon Jack including reports from HM Revenue and Customs that only one of the UK's 20 most-wanted alleged fraudsters and tax evaders named on a government...
VIDEO: Singapore's medical risk takers
05:52am 9 August 2013
The medical industry is one of Singapore's strengthening sectors. But the industry is seen as risky for investors. Ashleigh Nghiem met some of those taking the chance.