Glazers' demands set to delay Manchester United takeover: reports
If the Glazers do decide to hang on to all or part of the club, it would be deeply unpopular with United's supporters
Regulator censures Credit Suisse for Greensill blunders
Swiss regulators have rebuked Credit Suisse for "serious" failings in its handling of a multi-billion business with now defunct financier Greensill, the third such public censure in two years.
Analysis: Incoming World Bank chief faces tests before he gets to climate
Ajay Banga, U.S. President Joe Biden's pick to run the World Bank, will face a tough slate of issues around the institution's finances and capital structure.
Stocks limp toward biggest weekly fall of the year
World shares limped toward their biggest weekly fall of the year on Friday, though investors took heart from a brief dip in government bond yields as the incoming Bank of Japan chief ruled out an early end to its super-easy monetary policy.
Australia plans to limit early access to retirement funds, cut tax breaks
Australia's centre-left government said on Thursday it would push ahead with plans to change superannuation rules, including restricting early access to funds until retirement and limiting tax breaks for high-earners.
Star Entertainment raising $545 mln after record loss, suspends dividends
Star Entertainment Group Ltd said it was raising A$800 million ($545 million) to repay debt and suspending dividend payments, as it turned in a record statutory loss for the first half of the year amid tough business conditions in Sydney.
UK's Hunt gets a pre-budget boost with surprise January surplus
Britain's government ran an unexpected budget surplus in January thanks to strong income tax receipts, giving finance minister Jeremy Hunt a little more leeway as he prepares to deliver a budget statement next month.
UK court to decide fate of Russian securities 'trapped' in London
Administrators of Sova Capital, a collapsed London broker formerly controlled by Russian banker Roman Avdeev, are seeking UK court approval to sell a pile of Russian securities to Avdeev in a complex and novel attempt to shift illiquid Russian assets.
Fans group says any new Man Utd owner must respect 'rights of all people'
United, one of the most successful clubs in English football history, have failed to win any silverware since 2017
At job fairs in China, employers are thrifty and applicants timid
China's job fairs are making a comeback after being forced online by COVID-19 for three years, but subdued wages and less abundant offerings in sectors exposed to weakening external demand point to an uneven and guarded economic recovery.
Earthquake sends tremors through Turkey's fragile economy
Earthquake sends tremors through Turkey's fragile economy
Manchester United Takeover: Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim confirms bid to buy club
Manchester United have not won the Premier League title since the 2012-13 season.
UK energy group Centrica's surging profit sparks fury
Britain's Conservative government of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is temporarily subsidising electricity and gas bills this winter.
Inflation will add £18 billion to UK non-food retail sales in 2023
Research from Metapack, ShipStation and Retail Economics reveals consumers tend to pay more for less, with inflation adding £18.2 billion to UK non-food sales, regardless of the decline in volumes by 4.9%.
World Bank chief David Malpass to step down early
In recent months, Malpass has come up against calls for his resignation or removal.
JPMorgan's top trader sees China as biggest overseas opportunity
JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s head of trading sees China as its largest potential overseas market as the bank aims to expand its international business.
UK inflation retreats further, remains above 10%
British annual inflation dropped further last month on easing transport costs, official data showed Wednesday, but remains above 10 percent, prolonging a cost-of-living crisis that has sparked massive strikes.
World Bank most concerned in MENA about Lebanon and Tunisia
The World Bank is particularly concerned in the Middle East and North Africa region about Lebanon and Tunisia and, to a lesser extent, Egypt and Jordan, the bank's vice president for MENA said on Tuesday.
Afghan journalists win case against UK Government over relocation
Eight Afghan journalists who worked for the BBC broadcaster won a legal challenge on Monday against Britain's refusal to relocate them from Afghanistan, which they said put them at high risk of being killed by the Taliban rulers.
Britain sets out legislation to regulate buy-now-pay-later credit
Britain on Tuesday will set out draft legislation to regulate "buy now pay later" credit, saying the sector posed potential harm to consumers without thorough affordability checks.
Europe's spend on energy crisis nears 800 billion euros
European countries' bill to shield households and companies from soaring energy costs has climbed to nearly 800 billion euros, researchers said on Monday, urging countries to be more targeted in their spending to tackle the energy crisis.
European shares rise as defence stocks rally
European shares rose on Monday as defence stocks jumped on news of India aiming to triple its defence exports, while a fall in real estate stocks on disappointing quarterly results from Sweden's Castellum countered gains.
European shares hit nine month high, dollar wobbles after Powell remarks
Global shares jumped and most currencies rose against the dollar on Wednesday as investors discerned a dovish tone in comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, though a policy tweak by the ECB meant European bonds sat out the rally.
Investors to focus on buybacks, billionaire tax in Biden speech
U.S. President Joe Biden will likely put taxes and corporate stock buybacks squarely in investors' focus during Tuesday night's State of the Union address as part of his push to restructure the world's largest economy to be less favorable to the very wealthy.
Report reveals businesses are still suffering under steep rents and Covid's continuing impact
According to recent research, Blackpool is among the five cities with highest rate of return for businesses in the UK.
What is happening with the Bounce Back Loan Scheme?
Reports estimate £4.3 billion was been written off as being lost to fraudsters since the start of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme.
Emerging market funds see big inflows in January on China reopening
Emerging market bond and equity funds received heavy inflows in January after a dry patch last year, aided by China's reopening and softening inflation pressures worldwide.
IBT Editorial: Liz Truss was only half wrong
Had Truss made a serious attempt to tackle spending and debt, she might still be in Downing Street.
Public storage makes $11 billion hostile bid for Life Storage
Public Storage, the largest U.S. operator of self-storage properties, on Sunday unveiled an $11 billion hostile bid for Life Storage Inc, ratcheting up attempts to buy its smaller rival after its earlier takeover attempts were rebuffed.
Shell 2022 profit more than doubles to record $40 billion
Shell delivered a record $40 billion profit in 2022, the energy giant said on Thursday, capping a tumultuous year in which a surge in energy prices after Russia's invasion of Ukraine allowed it to hand shareholders unprecedented returns.