BUSINESS

The move is part of a £320m public and private sector investment plan.

US budget agreement needs House and Senate approval.

Bank bail-ins could produce some interesting outcomes for Eurozone markets and countries according to academic

Ipsa has not buckled under political pressure to lower MPs' controversial pay hike.

Everything must go but prices aren't cheap as works range from £30,000 to £200,000

SFO hopes to learn "any lessons that can be applied to future cases".

Justice secretary gives tagging deal to Capita before new contract awarded.

Embattled retailer to close remaining 91 stores and exit from Britain's high-street.

Hilton was taken private in 2007 by Blackstone in leveraged deal worth about $26.7bn.

JPMorgan has stumped up billions of dollars in legal fees and settlements this year

ONS says the UK's gender pay gap has widened further.

Ulster Bank say customers struggling with money transfers and online banking.

Barra has become the first female to head General Motors

Labour's former city minister to sit as independent director on Co-op Group board.

Shanghai Securities News reports China will liberalise M&A regulations and promote usage of preferred shares and M&A funds.

Move follows coalition government's parental leave promise.

British Chambers of Commerce lifts growth forecasts, but cautions recovery driven by household consumption not trade.

IBTimes UK investigates paternity and maternity discrimination in the UK.

US lawyer, specialising in art recovery, discusses the plight for Jewish families being reunited with heirlooms

European regulators propose to speed up banking reforms to protect taxpayers from bank failures.

The EC has honed in on protecting member states' tax bases.

Market players await Eurozone factory output and US retail sales data.

Co-operative Group drafts in former Labour minister to oversee internal review.

Asian indices slide to 10-week lows on 12 December.

The British government will announce the launch of the scheme on 12 December.

Federal authorities nearing settlements over JPMorgan's involvement in Madoff case.

Bob and Harvey Weinstein are suing Time Warner for refusing to pay for the second and third films

Nasa inspector general says Google executives used discounted fuel for six years on their private planes.

Samsung on Thursday (December 12) lost its bid to ban sales of Apple's older iPhone and iPad in South Korea after a court dismissed a lawsuit claiming the U.S. firm had infringed on three of Samsung's mobile patents.