Bank predicts protracted recovery
The Bank of England forecasts lower growth and a "slow and protracted" economic recovery, while official figures show unemployment continues to fall......
Obama: Wealthy must pay more tax
US President Obama says high earners must pay higher taxes, ruling out tax rises on earnings under $250,000 despite an approaching "fiscal cliff"......
Fed hints at new bond-buying plan
The US Federal Reserve may launch a new bond-buying stimulus programme at the start of next year, released minutes reveal......
Man Utd reduces debt to 359.7m
Manchester United reduces its gross debt after the Glazer family used the proceeds of the club's flotation to pay off 62.6m of bonds......
Power giant SSE's profits up 38%
SSE, the gas and electricity supplier that raised bills by 9% last month, sees half-year profits rise 38% despite "challenging" market conditions......
YouView embroiled in name dispute
The internet TV service YouView faces a legal fight over its brand after a court rules that it is confusingly similar to another product......
EU defends women-on-boards plans
The European Commission says plans to have at least 40% women non-executive directors on major company boards by 2020 have not be watered down......
Abercrombie soars on profits jump
US teenage fashion retailer Abercrombie and Fitch reports a surprise jump in profits and raises its profit target, thanks to strong overseas sales......
Jury out in 'rogue' trader case
The jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a City trader with Swiss bank UBS accused of a 1.4bn fraud......
Greece's economy shrinks further
The Greek economy shrank 7.2% in the third quarter compared with the same period a year earlier, statistics agency Elstat says......
Toyota to recall 2.7 million cars
Toyota says it will recall 2.7 million cars worldwide due to problems with their steering wheel and the water pump system......
Sainsbury's profits rise by 2.5%
Supermarket group Sainsbury's posts half-year profits of 405m, a rise of 2.5% on the period last year......
UK unemployment continues to fall
Unemployment fell by 49,000 to 2.51 million between July and September, official figures show, due largely to a fall in the number of young people out of work......
Irn Bru firm and Britvic to merge
Soft drink rivals AG Barr and Britvic agree the terms of a merger which creates one of Europe's largest soft drinks companies......
EU workers in austerity protests
Tens of thousands of workers stage protests and strikes across Europe against rising unemployment and austerity measures......
EU 2013 budget talks in crisis
The EU Commission has to redraft the EU's 2013 budget after a row over extra funding torpedoes negotiations......
'Perfect' diamond sells for $21m
One of the world's most admired diamonds, the Archduke Joseph, is sold at auction in Geneva for more than $21m (13m)......
Londoners 'face longest commute'
Workers in London face the longest average daily commute in the UK - 75 minutes - a study finds......
Shake-up to shared parental leave
New mothers will be able to return to work two weeks after childbirth and share the rest of their maternity leave with their partner under new plans......
Action pledge in gas market probe
Energy Secretary Ed Davey promises tough action if allegations that firms manipulated the wholesale gas market turn out to be true......
Variations in UK housing market
Regional differences continue to dominate the UK housing market despite a relatively stable picture overall, two surveys have suggested......
Indian inflation slows in October
India's inflation rate slows in October, hinting that price pressures on food and fuel may be easing in Asia's third-largest economy......
Poor sales prompt Christmas fears
Retailers report one of the largest declines in total sales since January, prompting concerns over the crucial Christmas period......
US budget deficit rises sharply
The US government deficit rises 22% in October from a year ago, highlighting the challenge President Obama faces as the fiscal cliff looms......
Sharp shares up on Intel report
Shares of Japan's Sharp jump after media reports that chip maker Intel may invest as much as 40bn yen ($500m; 315m) in the struggling firm......
Cisco quarterly profit jumps 18%
Profits at Cisco, the world's largest maker of networking equipment, jump thanks to rising sales and the impact of measures to cut costs......
BHP Billiton sells diamond unit
BHP Billiton agrees a deal to sell its diamond business to jewellery firm Harry Winston, as it looks to focus on core businesses......
Olympic Stadium delay 'a farce'
The delay in reopening the Olympic Stadium is branded "a farce" by the chairman of UK Athletics......
UK bid for 2017 Paralympic Worlds
London bids to host the 2017 Paralympic Athletics World Championship as part of a 36-event Olympic legacy programme......
Hearts agree tax bill extension
Hearts win an extension for payment of an unpaid tax bill that threatened to put the club into liquidation......
AUDIO: Is an economic recovery in sight?
New jobless figures may suggest to that an economic recovery in the UK is in sight.....
VIDEO: Super lorry will cut firm's costs
A Lincoln based haulage firm hopes a new "super lorry" will cut costs and help save fuel......
VIDEO: Why chip shop owners are raising prices
The sodden conditions also mean farmers are still struggling to get their potato crops out of the ground......
VIDEO: China reforms likely to be slow
The transition to a new leadership in China is expected to bring a new approach to managing the economy, but reforms are likely to take place slowly......
VIDEO: Reding welcomes EU boardroom move
EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reading hails a "breakthrough initiative" that will force publicly listed European companies to place women in boardroom positions......
AUDIO: 'It's difficult to be gay' in UK businesses
In the offices of the law firm Clifford Chance yesterday, gay people from a number of professional industries gathered for the Out on the Street summit, an offshoot from the regular event in New York where prominent gay and lesbian people working on .....
VIDEO: SingTel has taken 'bold decisions'
South East Asia's biggest telecom operator, SingTel's decision to reorganise its business is being keenly watched, says an analyst......
VIDEO: UK unemployment falls to 2.51m
Nick Palmer from the Office for National Statistics says unemployment fell by 49,000 to 2.51 million between July and September......
Child benefit - so you have got a letter
How to deal with the taxman's letters.....
A computer you wear on your head
Strapping computers to heads - fantasy or reality?.....
DIY homes: Your stories
Your stories of trying to build your own home.....
'Zombie' companies eating economic growth
How barely-breathing businesses are hitting economic growth.....
How drones are helping the wine industry
How 'precision viticulture' is changing winemaking.....
Britain toasts Australian wines
Why Australia's wine is no longer 'Chateau Chunder'.....
Why stressed out CEOs are bad for business
Why stressed out CEOs are bad for business.....
Daily Digit: 2.8 mln Toyota recall
Nov. 14 - Toyota to recall 2.8 million cars in the second multmillion vehicle recall in less than two months. Conway G. Gittens reports......
Superstorm Sandy sends a flood of cars to the wreckers
Nov 14 - Superstorm Sandy left massive devastation in her wake, including an estimated 250,000 cars that are now headed to the junkyard......
U.S. Day Ahead: Retail earnings could calm market jitters
Jharonne Martis says it could be a bonanza for the big stores......
Trading at Noon: Facebook makes friends as lockup expires
Nov 14 - Facebook shares surge over 8 pct in heavy trading as its biggest block of shares is unlocked.....
Power Player: Fed's Janet Yellen
Nov. 14 - Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen indicates a willingness to keep interest rates near zero until 2016. Conway G. Gittens reports......
Wealth Strategies: Fiscal Cliff could cut 2% from U.S. GDP
Nov. 14 - Mark Oline, head of global corporate finance at Fitch says if the U.S. fails to resolve its fiscal cliff issue, GDP could be cut by 2%, and says companies will cut capital expenditures in 2013.....
South Africa strikes hit farms
Nov.14 - Workers at South Africa's platinum mines are expected to go back to work after Amplats offered a better deal but in the wine region, a man was reported dead as farmers clashed with police. Joanne Nicholson reports.....
Breakingviews: Car wars
Nov 14 - Jeffrey Goldfarb talks to Breakingviews editors about how Tesla and Peugeot are affecting the auto industry in different ways......
Europe's day of anti-austerity action
Nov.14 - From Madrid and Lisbon to Athens and Paris, millions of workers joined strikes across southern Europe to protest against spending cuts and tax hikes. Some scuffles broke out as demonstrators clashed with police. Unions say austerity has crea.....
Europe Day Ahead: New euro zone recession looms
Nov. 14 - Euro zone GDP numbers out tomorrow could see the bloc officially return to recession......
Police battle protesters in Rome anti-austerity protest
Nov. 14 - Italian riot police charge a line of demonstrators holding makeshift shields bearing anti-austerity slogans as protests sweep Europe. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)......
Bank of England cuts 2013 growth forecast
NOv.14 - Britain faces weak recovery and high inflation, the Bank of England's chief warned on Wednesday, adding that the Bank could still restart its bond buying programme to stimulate the economy. (Rough-cut - No report narration)......
3XSQ: Obama, business should play nice, says Blankfein
Nov 14 - The Obama administration should model itself after the Roosevelt administration, says Goldman Sach's Lloyd Blankfein......
Sainsbury outshines Tesco but CEO stays put
Nov. 14 - Profits at Sainsbury's are up 5.4 percent outshining market leader Tesco but the respected CEO of Britain's No. 3 retailer says he's not going anywhere. Joanne Nicholson reports.....
Iraq's Shahristani on oil market, production outlook
about crude production in the country and the global oil market outlook......
Daily digit: World record diamond
Nov. 14 - Archduke Joseph diamond fetches world record $21.5 million at auction. Hayley Platt reports......
U.S. Morning Call: Cisco results eyed, Facebook shares freed
Nov 14 - Cisco Systems is in the spotlight after reporting first-quarter results that beat estimates but the tech bellwether expects flat earnings, and Facebook gets set for its biggest lockup expiration yet......
UK jobless claimant count posts sharpest rise in over a year
Nov. 14 - The number of Britons claiming unemployment benefits jumped by the most in over a year in October. We speak to UK Minister for Employment, Mark Hoban......
Economy 2012: Emerging markets to the rescue for Enel
Nov. 14 - Enel is sticking to full-year guidance, but can emerging markets really make up for the company's heavy exposure to southern Europe? We ask CFO Luigi Ferraris......
Breakingviews: Maybe Hollande does get it
Breakingviews......
The high price of China's thirst for education
Nov. 14 - Chinese parents are going to ever greater lengths to get their children into top U.S. schools, as a recent multi-million dollar dispute between a Hong Kong couple and an education consultant shows......
China's Internet firms spin a web of opportunities
Nov. 14 - Chinese Internet firms are mixing online gaming, shopping and social media into their business models as competition ramps up, to cater to a massive -- and diverse -- user base. Tara Joseph reports......
Reuters Today: Top Stories and Analysis
Nov. 14 - A look at the early action in the European markets and the day's hot stocks, as well as a final wrap-up of Asia trading......
Economy 2012: Sainsbury's CFO Rogers on latest earnings
Nov. 14 - John Rogers, the CFO of Britain's third largest supermarket chain Sainsbury, comments on the latest earnings. Analysts expect own-brand products to help it lift market share......
Cost cuts lift Cisco earns
Nov. 13 - Summary of business headlines: Cisco earnings beat estimates; Dow drops again; Microsoft shares drop on exec departure; Home Depot raises forecast. Bobbi Rebell reports......
Debt crisis: anti-austerity strikes hit Europe - as it happened
Clashes break out in Spain and Italy as angry workers stage a Europe-wide string of rallies and strikes against austerity cuts and tax rises, shutting transport, grounding flights and closing schools.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.....
UK becoming a part-time nation, figures reveal
The UK economy may have just been through a double-dip recession, but the labour market has performed remarkably well, considering.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/25975527/mf.gif' border='0'/>&.....
Debt crisis: anti-austerity strikes hit Europe - live
Clashes break out in Spain and Italy as angry workers stage a Europe-wide string of rallies and strikes against austerity cuts and tax rises, shutting transport, grounding flights and closing schools.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.....
It's hard to see much to celebrate in Sainsbury's numbers
On planet retail they say turnover is vanity, profits are sanity. So what would the grocers' psychiatrist make of J Sainsbury?<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2596e546/mf.gif' border='0'/>.....
If the Coalition can't deliver lower debt, then give us a more competitive economy
There was a sharp reality check on Wednesday for anyone minded to think of last month's freak, third-quarter growth in GDP as evidence of the first green shoots of economic recovery pushing their way through the rain-sodden landscape.<img width='1.....
Britain waits for boldness, Mr Osborne
Telegraph View: the Chancellor must begin radical supply-side reforms to rescue the UK economy<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2596acee/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http.....
Europeans vent their anger as cuts bite
The violent protests and strikes that flared up across the European Union on Wednesday are a sign of things to come as frustration grows over austerity measures and Europe's recession peaks.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsport.....
Police fire rubber bullets as Spain protests against austerity
Violent clashes erupted between protesters and riot police during a day that saw Spain's main unions stage the second general strike of the year to protest against deep austerity measures.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.....
Hedge funds exert sway over Glencore-Xstrata merger
Hedge funds have started buying the voting rights on Xstrata shares in order to force through next week's vote on the miner's 44bn merger with Glencore.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/25966fea/mf......
Amazon's tax avoidance 'will drive UK companies out of business'
The Government must address the "Amazon tax issue" or risk driving UK-based retailers out of business, the managing director of John Lewis has warned.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/25966fef/mf.gi.....
Carphone Warehouse likely to buy Best Buy out of European joint venture
Carphone Warehouse Group could buy US retailer Best Buy out of their joint venture in Europe, putting it in line for a return of up to 550m.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/25966ff5/mf.gif' border=.....
Analysts eye potential takeover targets
Broker Nomura said funding conditions could spur more deals.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/25966ff6/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/1486594567.....
YouView could be forced to change its name
Lord Alan Sugar's online television service, YouView, has already taken years longer than expected to launch. And now, just as it was finally getting off the ground, it could be forced to change its name.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://teleg.....
Debt crisis: Greek economy shrinks for 17th quarter
Greece's economy shrank for the 17th consecutive quarter and is now 7.2pc smaller than it was at the same time last year, according to data that triggered fresh protests for the austerity programmes to be overhauled.<img width='1' height='1' src='.....
Barclays swamped with demand for 'CoCo'
Barclays is set become only the second bank to sell contingent capital that would be used to rescue the firm if it gets into trouble in future.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/25966ffa/mf.gif' bord.....
SSE 'fed up' with criticism as profits leap 38pc to 'modest' 400m
SSE's chief executive complained he was "fed up" with criticism over its "modest" profits yesterday, as the energy supplier came under fire for a 38pc leap in half-year earnings.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/327.....
Sainsbury's customers turning to convenience stores and online
A sharp growth in sales online and in convenience stores has driven profits upwards at J Sainsbury, Britain's third-largest supermarket.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/259668bc/mf.gif' border='0'/.....
Bank slashes growth forecast and warns over 'slow' recovery
The economy will not recover its pre-recession peak for another three years as Britain faces a "period of persistently low growth" and sticky inflation, the Bank of England warned in its most pessimistic outlook since the financial crisis.<img wid.....
Fitch threatens to quit Italy in protest
Fitch Ratings has threatened to stop its Italian coverage and quit its offices in Milan in retaliation to the accusations of market manipulation by the prosecutor in Trani.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/5.....
Debt crisis: European Union workers stage anti-austerity protests and strikes
European Union workers stage anti-austerity protests and strikes.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2595a6e3/mf.gif' border='0'/>.....
Half of us feel worse off than a year ago
Forty-nine per cent of the population feel poorer now than they did 12 months ago.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/25950ebc/mf.gif' border='0'/>.....
One in two feel worse off than they did a year ago
Forty-nine per cent of the population feel worse off now than they did 12 months ago, which is an increase of 7pc since July 2012.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/259506ef/mf.gif' border='0'/>.....
Manchester Utd offers Wall St reassurance on wage cap
Football club seeks to ease investor fears as tax credit lifts profits.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2594c4db/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r.....
Fitch threatens to quit Italy over market abuse claims
Fitch has warned it could pull out of Italy after a prosecutor in the southern city of Trani indicted two employees, claiming the credit rating agency's downgrade of the country was "market abuse".<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.fe.....
RBS 'could quit an independent Scotland'
Royal Bank of Scotland's chairman has suggested the lender could consider moving from its Edinburgh headquarters.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/25949259/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/&.....
