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A third of European firms to cut back investment spending amid Brexit uncertainties, UBS survey says

The survey of 600 firms showed 24% would reduce investment 'somewhat', while 8% would do so 'significantly'.

UK financial sanctions enforcement to get American style muscle

New act increases criminal penalties for sanctions breaches and introduces deferred prosecution agreements.

European Commission fines British Airways and 10 other airlines €776m for price fixing

Commission re-imposes fine first handed down in 2010 after it was set aside by a court following a procedural error.

Three things Bob Diamond has to do to turnaround Panmure Gordon

Former Barclays boss will have to use his contacts to attract new cash and senior talent to revive the City stockbroker.

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44% of UK businesses unprepared for Brexit, study finds

Only 26% of firms had confidence in the UK government's post-Brexit plan.

Swift system malware used to target banks

All North Korean banks cut off from SWIFT, the digital backbone of international finance

Swift has previously resisted similar moves on other nations citing its political neutral policy.

Former Barclays boss Bob Diamond makes City return with Panmure Gordon takeover

The new owners plan to expand Panmure's boutique investment bank base.

YouTube glitch causes subscribers to decrease

Official bodies and major brands pull adverts from YouTube due to proximity to extremist material

Google chiefs called to Cabinet Office over racist, white supremacist and rape apologist content.

UK consumer spending projected to slow from 2017 to 2018: PwC report

Debt fueled household spending is set to outpace disposable income as Brexit looms on the horizon.

Chamber of Digital Commerce forms the Blockchain Intellectual Property Council

The Blockchain Intellectual Property Council will be chaired by Marc Kaufman, Partner at Rimon Law.

Culture secretary refers Fox £18.5bn takeover of Sky to competition regulators

Minister said reports from Ofcom and Competition and Markets Authority must be on her desk within 40 working days.

How Ethereum can help financially excluded farmers in Africa into the insurance market

IBTimes spoke to Dr Stephan Karpischek, founder, Etherisc at EDCON Ethereum developer event in Paris.

Bank of England keeps interest rates unchanged

Monetary Policy Committee votes 8-1 in favour of keeping interest rates on hold at 0.25%.

UK urged to scrap National Insurance and roll levy into income tax by IEA

Free market think-tank and Federation of Small Businesses spoke to IBTimes UK about the issue.

Asian markets mixed as automakers come under pressure after Donald Trump’s warning to Toyota

Carmakers focus government attention ahead of Brexit as Toyota invests £240m to upgrade UK plant

The Investment package also includes a £21.3m of support from the government.

Eurostar posts £25m loss as terror attacks dent demand

Rail operator remains upbeat over 2017, as sales are 12% higher year-on-year so far in 2017.

Southern rail peace offer rejected by RMT union: Old deal in a new envelope

Development comes after drivers' union Aslef and Southern operator GTR agreed to new terms.

UK households' energy bills '£800 higher than they should be'

First Utility claims Big Six energy providers keep customers in the dark over cheaper tariffs.

Construction firm Balfour Beatty returns to profit

London-based firm reports profit before tax of £60m in 2016.

Smart contracts firm Symbiont first to trade gold on distributed ledgers

Symbiont is working with Orebits, which digitises gold on smart certificates.

Oracle reports rise in profits and revenues for third quarter

CEO lauds Q3 as "a very strong quarter" as cloud technology-based revenue surges by 62%

Sainsbury's warns of rising inflation as sales fall

Britain's second-largest supermarket records 0.5% decline in like-for-like sales in the fourth quarter.

EU referendum: National Grid prepares for increase in electricity demand as UK tunes in for Brexit vote

UK policies on climate change not pushing up energy bills says CCC

Several energy firms in the UK such as SSE and E.ON are increasing electricity prices in 2017.

Tesla to raise about $1.15bn ahead of its Model 3 launch

It will offer $250m of common stock and $750m of convertible senior notes due in 2022.

Asian stock markets slip amid Janet Yellen'scommentsoninterestrates

US raises interest rates for the third time in almost a decade as recovery takes hold

Strong job growth and on-track inflation sees US Federal Reserve push up borrowing costs.

US Federal Reserve raises benchmark interest rate for only 3rd time in a decade

The rise has gone up from 0.75% to 1% after strong jobs growth.

Britain sets up new anti-money-laundering unit to crack down on £24bn criminal activity

The government said the body will draw together all the latest international standards.

Humiliated Hammond defends tax U-turn as Theresa May is compared to a 'feeding seal'

Chancellor faces uncertain future in Number 11 after dropping National Insurance hike.

Ruby Wax and Marks & Spencer to launch after hours mental health cafés

The high street retailer and the comedian will host meetings for people to "share their personal stories".

Chancellor Philip Hammond drops National Insurance hike in embarrassing Budget U-turn

Tories had promised not to raise VAT, income tax or NICs in their 2015 general election manifesto.

Unilever, shaken by Heinz bid, presses UK government for stronger measures

CEO calls for greater intervention by the UK government to protect strategic industries.

Brexit minister David Davis admits UK has not done an economic analysis of no EU deal

Labour says the UK government is talking up recklessly crashing out of the bloc.

UK jobless rates hits 42-year low in March but wage growth slows

Basic wages grew 2.2% in three months to January, falling short of forecast and slowing down from previous quarter.

Sports Direct blasts 'fake news' over former CEO salary

Mike Ashley's company dismisses reports former CEO pocketed 400 times more than the average employee.

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