China factory report blames Apple
An independent probe finds "significant issues" over working hours, pay and safety on Apple production lines in China, but says improvements will be made......
Blackberry maker posts $125m loss
Blackberry manufacturer Research in Motion reports a quarterly loss, due in part to falling revenues on the back of weak smartphone shipments......
German firms halt UK nuclear plan
The government's nuclear power strategy has been hit after German energy giants RWE and E.On abandon plans to build two new plants......
OECD predicts recession in the UK
The UK economy will contract in the first three months of 2012, taking the country back into recession, an international think tank suggests......
Co-op Lloyds deal 'not certain'
Co-operative chief executive Peter Marks says there are significant issues to be overcome if the deal to buy 632 branches of Lloyds is to go ahead......
Exxon loses crown to PetroChina
US oil giant Exxon Mobil loses its crown as the world's biggest listed producer of oil to PetroChina, figures suggest......
Bus group warns of weak UK market
Aberdeen transport firm, FirstGroup warns that margins at its UK bus division will be squeezed this year causing shares to slide......
Seven bids for three rail lines
The government says a total of seven firms want to become the next operators of the Great Western, Thameslink and Essex Thameside railway lines......
House prices 'fell 1% in March'
House prices are lower than a year ago for the first time in six months after prices fell by 1% in March, the Nationwide says......
Hong Kong billionaires arrested
Thomas and Raymond Kwok, who run one of Hong Kong's biggest property companies, are arrested on suspicion of corruption......
Clinton Cards cuts profit outlook
Troubled retailer Clinton Cards warns that the outlook for its full-year results is worse than it had previously expected......
Isa deadline looming for savers
Savers should not wait until the last minute to use their tax-free Isa annual allowance for the year, an ombudsman says......
US Q4 GDP growth confirmed at 3%
The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 3% in the fourth quarter of 2011, government figures have confirmed......
Charities to leave Work Programme
Charities are leaving the government's 5bn Work Programme, claiming the upfront payments they receive do not cover the cost of helping jobseekers......
Spain police and protesters clash
Police clash with protesters in Barcelona on the day of a general strike called to denounce the government's labour market reforms......
H&M profits hit by higher costs
Profits at clothing retailer H&M edge up after higher purchasing costs weighed on the company's performance......
London and New York 'top cities'
London and New York will remain the most important world cities for wealthy individuals over the next decade, research suggests......
Magic Johnson to buy LA Dodgers
The LA Dodgers baseball club is to be sold to a consortium that includes the former basketball star Magic Johnson......
Fraud 'costs the UK 73bn a year'
Fraud is estimated to cost the country 73bn a year, according to a watchdog's new report......
EU to end 'rip off' roaming fees
From July this year roaming charges will fall to 24p per minute to make a call and 59p per megabyte of data......
Financial complaints 'up by 21%'
Financial institutions received more than 12,000 complaints a day in the second half of 2011, driven by worries over payment protection insurance......
Burma gives currency float detail
Burma gives details of how it will implement a managed float of its currency from 1 April to attract foreign investors......
Price of oil dips on reserve talk
The price of oil falls as a number of key nations discuss releasing reserves to increase supplies and US inventories jump......
US durable goods orders rise 2.2%
Orders for durable goods in the US rose by 2.2% in February, recovering partly from a sharp drop in January, the Commerce Department says......
Tepco needs $22bn more for claims
The power company behind Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant disaster asks for another 1.85tn yen ($22.4bn; 14.1bn) in aid......
Hutchison Whampoa profits double
Hutchison Whampoa, owned by billionaire Li Ka-shing, sees its annual profits more than double after spinning off its container port business......
Natural catastrophes hit Lloyd's
The insurance market Lloyd's of London announces a loss for 2011, saying it was its worst year for catastrophe claims......
Rangers fans to pay debt to Pars
Rangers' debt to Dunfermline will be paid by a fans fighting fund, but it will not do the same for Dundee United......
Hearts pay delayed March salaries
Hearts pay their players the salaries they were due to receive in mid-March, BBC Scotland learns......
AUDIO: Is wine a good ISA investment?
Peter Shakeshaft, founder of wine investment firm Vin-X, reflects on how wine can be a good investment for people with ISA accounts......
VIDEO: Firms halt UK nuclear plans
Two companies have pulled out of plans to develop a new generation of nuclear power plants in the UK......
VIDEO: A tour of Google Campus in London
The BBC's Stephanie McGovern takes a tour of Google's Tech Campus in Old Street, London......
VIDEO: Brics nations discuss trade links
The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are meeting in Delhi to discuss ways to strengthen their trade links......
VIDEO: Co-op Lloyds deal 'not certain'
The chief executive of the Co-operative Group, Peter Marks, says the deal to buy 632 branches from Lloyds Banking Group "may not go ahead"......
VIDEO: For Sale: Seaside lifestyle
Steve Graham is selling his seaside lifestyle by putting on the market his Whitstable home, ice cream shop and beach hut in one package......
VIDEO: 'Pasty tax' confusion continues
The decision to add VAT to the price of all food sold at "above ambient temperature" has confused and angered many......
VIDEO: 'Panic buying' at petrol stations
Queues formed at some petrol stations as demand for fuel shot up after ministers called for people to top up in case of a tanker drivers' strike......
Q&A: Pain in Spain
What caused the economic pain in Spain?.....
Blackberry maker's Asia boss remains optimistic about Indonesia
Blackberry maker faces more hurdles in Indonesia.....
Kickstarter's crowdsourced cash
How a video game maker raised over $3m from its fans.....
Missing pieces of small business tech
Three missing ingredients of small business technology.....
Should Indonesia raise fuel prices?
Should Indonesia raise fuel prices and axe subsidies?.....
Uefa scores with football TV rights
Uefa changes sale of international football TV rights.....
Apple still shines despite dark side
Mar. 29 - Apple's business keeps growing despite reports critical of its labor and environmental record especially at its Chinese supplier Foxconn......
U.S. Day Ahead: Supreme Court takes secret vote in Obamacare
Mar. 29 - Supreme Court justices will take a preliminary secret vote on how they plan to rule in Pres. Obama's healthcare law. In economic data, personal income numbers are expected to raise......
BRICS bank hard to cement: Zoellick
March 29 - Outgoing World Bank President Robert Zoellick says a joint development bank being planned by the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) will be difficult to implement given competing interests. Conway G. Gittens reports......
Obama calls for end to Big Oil's tax breaks
March 29 - U.S. President Barack Obama challenges Congress to repeal billions of dollars in tax breaks for the biggest U.S. energy companies, saying they are raking in record profits while Americans struggle with higher gasoline prices. Rough Cut (no.....
3XSQ: Facebook's May plan, Goldman goes to India
, Facebook is planning its public debut in May, and Goldman Sachs' board holds its annual meeting in India......
Trading at Noon: U.S. stocks down; Facebook IPO plans
Mar. 29 - U.S. stocks are negative on disappointing jobless claims data, and a source says Facebook's IPO may debut in May......
Breakingviews: Artful Dodgers sale
Mar 29 - Jeffrey Goldfarb and Breakingviews columnists discuss how professional sports teams, despite their trophy asset status, have been outpacing nearly any other investment......
Spain gripped by general strike
March 29 - A day of protest marches in Spain as part of a general strike over government austerity reforms. Simon Hanna reports......
Europe lagging in recovery: OECD
March 29 - Euro zone nations are falling far behind the United States and Canada as a fragile recovery takes root in advanced economies, the OECD said on Thursday, advising central banks to keep easy money flowing so the rebound does not prove short-.....
Oil prices steady on reserve supply talks
March 29 - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon says there is high probability that Europe and the United States will strike a deal on the release of strategic oil reserves in a bid to bring down prices and prevent a shortage. Hayley Platt reports......
Animation shows North Sea gas leak
March 29 - Animation from a Taiwanese company illustrates French energy company Total's gas leak from its North Sea Elgin platform. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)......
Big guns battle for Champions League glory
Mar. 29 - The Champions League's big names come to the fore in the battle for a semi-final spot. Plus a battle of words in the Premier League title race......
Rebrand Goldman? Only if you're a muppet
Mar. 29 - Goldman Sachs has serious reputational risks to address after muppetgate, but doesn't need a rebranding, says Wolff Olins brand strategist Charlie Stott......
Boards behaving badly
& Klout 50 Most Influential Execs tweeter, reveals the deadly sins of the boardroom......
Breakingviews: Oil sanctions serious blow to Iran
Breakingviews......
700 bln euro zone firewall not enough - OECD
Mar. 29 - The OCED's chief economist tells Insider he's not ruling out a slide back into recession in some euro zone countries......
Reuters Today: Saudi oil minister attacks high prices
Mar. 29 - Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi mounts a direct attack on high oil prices. Plus Facebook's chief visits China and Japan......
Why your next phone might not be an Apple
Mar. 29 - Chinese smartphones are grabbing global market share. The worlds #6 handset maker Huawei now says it has created the fastest and slimmest phones ever. Their top designer tells us more......
BRICS leaders gather for summit
Mar. 29 - BRICS leaders gather in India for summit; Brazil may push partners to denounce monetary policies in rich nations. Rough Cut (No reporter narration).....
Apple's Cook gets China IP protection promise
Mar. 29 - Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang assures Apple's Tim Cook China will boost intellectual property protection. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).....
Top job split talk as Goldman meets
March 29 - The board of directors of embattled Goldman Sachs holds a meeting in India, amid reports that senior executives have talked about splitting the roles of chief executive and chairman, both held now by Lloyd Blankfein. Sonia Legg reports......
Japan's PM befriends Facebook founder
March 29 - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg meets Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, looking to strengthen his company's commitment in Japan. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)......
U.S. Morning Call:Facebook plans May IPO; Cook tours Foxconn
that Facebook plans to go public in May, and Apple's CEO Tim Cook visits Foxconn's iPhone plant in China......
Wealth Strategies: Emerging market financials in good shape
Mar. 29 - Geoffrey Dennis, Citigroup's global emerging market strategist, says fundamentals for the EM financial sector are very strong and is overweight the group as well as materials and discretionary cos......
Oil leads Wall Street drop
Mar 28 - Summary of business headlines: Stocks fall on economic jitters; Oil stumbles amid growing talk of reserve release; Basketball star Magic Johnson leads record purchase of LA Dodgers baseball team. Conway G. Gittens reports......
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion to focus on business customers after revenue falls 25pc
Struggling BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has said it will cede most consumer markets and focus on business customers after revenue fell 25pc.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/1deb1400/mf.....
Apple's Chinese staff work 60 hours a week, independent audit finds
Workers who assemble iPads put in more than 60 hours per week and often work for a week straight, according to the first independent report into the Chinese factories where Apple products are made.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.fe.....
EU to extend 'big bazooka' EFSF bail-out fund at Copenhagen meeting
Eurozone finance ministers are expected to extend part of the "big bazooka" bail-out fund in Copenhagen on Friday, but defy international demands to radically boost the size of its firewalls.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedspor.....
Ministers must get their priorities right
Telegraph View: The Government must get Britain's economy growing again.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/1deab404/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/.....
Germany launches strategy to counter ECB largesse
Country preparing raft of measures to safeguard economy from LTRO.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/1dea9e92/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/1305.....
Did our Government know RWE and E.ON's interest in nuclear power had cooled?
Compare and contrast the following statements.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/1deaaabd/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/130577067717/u/3/f/56830.....
E.ON and RWE scrap UK nuclear power plans
German utility giants E.ON and RWE have scrapped their plans to build new nuclear plants in the UK, leaving the country's plans for future energy security "in tatters".<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/56830.....
GDF Suez offers 6bn for remaining International Power stake
French energy giant GDF Suez is preparing a 6bn bid for the remaining 30pc stake in International Power that it does not already own.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/1dea1b1a/mf.gif' border='0'/>.....
The pain in Spain may not enough
What will eurozone leaders do to Luis de Guindos this time? Last time Spain's finance minister met with fellow finance ministers, a photographer snapped him being throttled by Jean Claude Juncker, the head of the eurogroup.<img width='1' height='1.....
Spain on strike: 104 injured as protesters clash with police
Tear gas and rubber bulletts were fired and a Starbucks and rubbish bins set on fire as workers vented their fury in Barcelona, while an estimated 900,000 people took to the streets in Madrid.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedspo.....
Spain on strike: nine injured as protesters clash with police
Tear gas and rubber bulletts were fired and a Starbucks and rubbish bins set on fire as workers vented their fury in Barcelona, while an estimated 900,000 people took to the streets in Madrid.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedspo.....
Total says Elgin gas leak originated from 'pockets under seabed'
Leak at Total's Elgin platform originated 2.5 miles below seabed.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/1dea134f/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/13057.....
3i chief Michael Queen to step down
Michael Queen, head of 3i Group, has quit against a backdrop of backbiting by senior directors at the private-equity company.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/1dea1350/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/.....
UK's 'double-dip recession' should already be over
Let's face it, the OECD couldn't have picked a better day to utter the dreaded R-word.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/1dea1351/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.fe.....
British Airways owner IAG considers buying stake in Japan Airlines
International Airlines Group could buy a stake in Japan Airlines.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/1dea0bb9/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/13057.....
Britain back in recession, OECD says
Britain is back in recession, European economic forecasters say.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/1dea0bba/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/130577.....
Mouchel shares slump on 'significant' fundraising
Shareholders in beleaguered infrastructure group Mouchel are to see the value of their holdings cut further in a "significantly dilute equity raise".<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/1de8244c/mf.gif.....
UK is back in recession, says OECD
Britain has plunged back into a recession, as the economy continued to shrink in the first three months of the year, according to a leading global authority.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/1de633a.....
News Corp's 2,000 payment to Surrey Police 'a key issue for US authorities'
Payments to police by a former News Corporation subsidiary will become a key issue for anti-corruption investigations in the US, a former Department of Justice lawyer has claimed.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32.....
House prices fall as stamp duty holiday ends
House prices recorded a monthly fall of 1pc in March - its worst monthly fall in two years - as the stamp duty holiday for first-time buyers came to an end, the Nationwide reported.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/.....
FirstGroup shares fall 14pc on profit warning
Shares in FirstGroup have tumbled 14pc after it suggested a growing North-South divide in Britain and a cut to Government subsidies for bus travel could knock 50m off its operating profit in the next financial year.<img width='1' height='1' src='h.....
BRICs attack QE and urge Western leaders to be 'responsible'
The world's leading emerging economies have urged Western governments to pursue "responsible" economic policies, as they renewed their attack on the quantitative easing policies adopted by the US and Britain.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://t.....
Co-op says Lloyds branch deal is 'not a certainty'
There is "no certainty" the Co-operative Group will complete the purchase of 632 branches from Lloyds Banking Group, according to the mutual's chief executive, Peter Marks.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/5.....
Elgin gas leak in North Sea explained
This animation illustrates the gas leak from French energy company Total's North Sea Elgin platform.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/1de8eb3d/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href.....
UK gas imports outstrip production for first time since 1967
The UK imported more natural gas than it produced in 2011 - the first time this has happened since 1967 - while oil production fell to the lowest levels since the 1970s.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/5683.....
