BUSINESS

The new total number of people helped into by the Work Programme is 384,000

Economists' report on austerity says chancellor's policies cut 3% off UK growth.

Purchase makes subsidiary Helios the largest private hospital operator in Europe.

It has been five years since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, but where did the final board of directors end up?

Bayer is latest addition to group of foreign firms facing probe in China, including British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline.

The hike in construction output is due to a rise in new work from the private sector

Rail authority slammed by Office of Rail Regulation for failing to meet targets.

Veremis details how mobile giants such as Samsung, Apple, and Nokia are cracking the emerging markets

India's economic growth forecast for fiscal year 2013/14 lowered to 5.3% from 6.4%.

US central bank expected to taper QE by several billion dollars.

US central bank could taper QE by about $10bn.

Rising home prices and increased mortgage lending are leading UK into another housing crisis, according many experts.

Twitter has confidentially submitted a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of a planned initial public offering, the company said Thursday (September 12) in a tweet.

OECD urges Dublin to 'think strategically' to get the young back into work.

IBTimes UK looks at other privatisations, including British Airways and British Telecom.

Markets await Fed monetary stimulus decision on tapering QE, due 18 September.

China Power Investments and Enemalta to jointly manufacture solar panels.

Treasury Select Committee does not fall completely for grinning governor Carney's noted charm.

KPMG finds growing evidence of even tougher capital requirement rules for banks.

Sale price for the Singapore-based division could exceed $600m.

Japan is planning to increase its sales tax rate from 5% to 8% next April in order to reduce its huge public debt.

Billy Hayes, general secretary of the CWU, has hit out over the planned Royal Mail flotation.

Technology and media sector legal expert talks about the regulatory hurdles in setting up business abroad

Chief immigration inspector accuses Home Office of unreasonable decisions in a third of cases.

Company that runs John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets reported 3.9% increase in underlying pre-tax profit.

Greece's unemployment rate hit a new record of 27.9 percent in June - up from 27.6 in May - data by the country's statistics service (ELSTAT) showed on Thursday (September 12).

The number of estate agents has increased as house prices rise amid mortgage market stimulus.

Ackermann said to be leaving Siemens shortly, but did not comment.

Western powers want the Syrian government to hand over its chemical weapons.