Severn Trent rejects third offer
Water supplier Severn Trent rejects a third takeover proposal of 22 per share from international investors LongRiver......
France's Hollande: Euro crisis over
French President Francois Hollande declares that the eurozone debt crisis, which has gripped the region for the past four years, is over......
Obama-Xi summit 'constructive'
US President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping end a two-day summit described by a US official as "unique, positive and constructive"......
Wrong digits cause banking confusion
People who enter incorrect bank details when transferring money online are being urged to act quickly after making a mistake - to raise the chances of a refund......
Google hits back at snooping claims
Google has issued a strong denial that it allows the US government to access its servers via a US spy programme......
Swedish princess marries financier
Sweden's fourth in line to the throne, Princess Madeleine, marries US-British businessman Chris O'Neill at a ceremony in Stockholm.....
White House upbeat after 'unique' summit
A 'unique' summit between China and the US, writes Mark Mardell.....
Turkish clashes affect business
June 9 - Businesses in Turkey are feeling the strain of anti-government demonstrations around the country. Julie Noce reports......
Renault seeks change of mood with all-electric concept car
June 9 - Renault hopes its eye-catching all-electric concept car, Twin'Z, can help persuade drivers who refuse to embrace alternative fuel technology to change their minds. Like other all electric vehicles, the Twin'Z is limited in its power and rang.....
Councils 'to blame' for death of high street
Councillors are as much to blame as powerful supermarkets for the demise of Britain's high streets, a top professor claims.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2d0e1e7c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div c.....
Lloyds starts search for TSB chairman
Llloyds Banking Group has taken the first major step towards listing its 632-branch TSB unit on the London Stock Exchange by hiring head hunters to find a chairman for the business.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/.....
Robocars will take us out of driver's seat
Germany is leading the global race to build self-driving cars, reports Jeevan Vasagar.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2d0e1a5e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='.....
Dichotomy between water profits and prices raises moral questions
Ofwat has been accused of turning a blind eye to excessive profits from water utilities, which, according to critics, translates into customers' bills being too high.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/.....
Investors try to salvage returns from Hibu
Shareholders in Hibu, the former Yellow Pages business, are attempting to drum up support to avoid being frozen out of a rescue deal that would leave them without any return on their worthless investment.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://teleg.....
City workers muddied at 'world's toughest event'
Somewhere in a field near Winchester, Freshfields lawyers spent the weekend jumping into icy water, crawling through mud and running through electric wires.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2d0e1a61.....
Punch Taverns looks to end row with lenders
Pubs giant Punch Taverns will offer to buy out some of its lenders as part of a revised plan to tackle its highly complex 2.4bn debt mountain.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2d0e1a62/mf.gif' borde.....
Water giants' profits and tax 'morally questionable', says Ofwat boss
Water companies' high profits and tax-reducing corporate structures are "morally questionable", Jonson Cox, the chairman of industry regulator Ofwat, has said.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2d0e1.....
The Original Factory Shop names former Asda boss as new chief executive
The former head of Asda's non-food business has been appointed as the new chief executive of The Original Factory Shop.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2d0d98fe/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class.....
Bmi Regional flies back after sell-off
The carrier cast adrift in International Airlines Group's British Midland deal has added 100 new jobs and a dozen new routes.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2d0d9901/mf.gif' border='0'/><div.....
'Try it first' perfume service boosts sales for The Fragrance Shop
The days of unwanted perfume or aftershave presents sitting on the bathroom shelf may be coming to an end after The Fragrance Shop launched a "try it first" service.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s.....
Ashtead boss is 'Mr Fahrenheit' of the City
The man in the driving seat at Ashtead is having a ball and says that fears the music will eventually stop are unfounded, writes Louise Armitstead.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2d0d9905/mf.gif' .....
Scandal-hit bankers could be barred from City
Bankers involved in scandals and corporate failures will be more easily barred from working in the City under proposals from a cross-party group of MPs and peers.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2d.....
When the bond bubble finally bursts, a lot of investors will get hurt
The extent of distortion in the bond markets is quite remarkable.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2d0dc4f1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><t.....
Builders to displace miners in FTSE 100
Builders' merchant Travis Perkins and homebuilder Persimmon are likely to be propelled into the FTSE 100 this week at the expense of the blue-chip index's Russian miners.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568.....
AA owner Acromas closing in on refinancing deal
The company behind the AA and Saga is closing in on a refinancing that could pave the way for a break-up of the group.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2d0c39b6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class=.....
Week ahead in business and economics: June 10-14
After Tesco reported a 1pc drop in like-for-like sales in the UK, J Sainsbury should again demonstrate this week that it has the momentum in the battle with its great rival.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/.....
Imagination targets ARM's smartphone chip monopoly
Rival British microchip designers are poised do battle for the booming global market for processors in smartphones, tablets and an array of new devices such as Google Glass headsets and the rumoured Apple "iWatch".<img width='1' height='1' src='ht.....
Yoghurt tycoon named world's best entrepreneur
The Turkish founder of a Greek yoghurt business has been named the world's best entrepreneur for building a $1bn (640m) turnover business in less than six years.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2d0.....
More signs of weakness in Chinese economy
Growth in China's inductrial production has slowed, as the country's exports weaken.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2d0b8258/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'.....
Top women earn more than men
Women who make it to the top job earn more then their male counterparts, a study has found.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2d0ac07f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table bor.....
Mortgage rates to fall to 1.5pc for the first time
Competition from new lenders could see typical mortgage repayments reduced by 600 a year.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2d087ee6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table borde.....
Dashwood: Bangers and cash for Nigel Farage's Brussels blow-out
Nigel Farage may be no fan of Brussels, but he is less Eurosceptic about the EU stronghold's food.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2d087ee7/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><ta.....
How to score the best digital deal
BT is to raise landline costs, possibly to fund sports channels expansion. So which will be the best packages for TV, home phone and broadband?<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2d087ee8/mf.gif' bord.....
Green power company aims for 6pc returns
<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/2d087ee9/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/sha.....
