BUSINESS

€780m deal will help Europe's most indebted telecoms firm cut amount it owes.

World's oldest financial institution says governments should take more central role in economic planning - and tackle public debt problem.

Fires from slash and burn farming in Indonesia causing health and tourism fears in Singapore as smoke chokes country's economy.

IBTimes UK reveals that Fos considers adding more new hires to its original 1000 quota

Economic minister says government is considering all options as nationalised bank’s assets continue to deteriorate

Australian mining giant's plan hit by volatile commodity prices and swelling debt costs.

Recession-hit Italy is looking for ways to plug revenue hole.

Reports surface that Lloyds will ask the European competition authorities to extend branch sale deadline by two years

United flight from Houston to Denver returns to departure airport with brake malfunction.

Sunday Times report said building society Nationwide may issue as much as £1.5bn in bonds by the end of summer.

Markets under spell of possible Fed rollback of stimulus programme and China liquidity crunch.

Barclays rejects allegation and says it has complied with law.

Daniel Stewart & Co's chief economist Alastair Winter previews the week ahead for markets, politics and economics

Despite widely disagreeing with government cuts and borrowing over the years, it reveals it will implement similar measures.

Vodafone signs preliminary agreement to acquire German cable services provider.

Markets fall to nine-month lows with Shanghai declining the most.

Osborne completed talks with government departments to secure spending cuts in time for national elections

Starbucks pays £5m in British corporation tax and will pay another £15m by next year.

Bank's decision follows similar moves by American competitors Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.

Finance Ministers argue for 20 hours straight in Luxembourg, but fail to strike deal.

Former chief executive of energy company in biggest ever US fraud reaches deal with prosecutors.

UK tobacco prices 94% above European average and alcohol prices 43% higher.

Possible QE rollback by US and indications of Chinese slowdown batter markets.

The number of new tenants rose by 3.4% in May, according to LSL Property Services.

Woman dressed in Converse baseball boots, low cut jeans and heavy makeup to fool exam officials in Paris.

RBS shares bare brunt of confusion over when and how Chancellor George Osborne plans to return bank to private sector.

Pfizer's 15-year grip on the UK erectile dysfuction treatment market goes limp as patent expires - opening door to cheaper generic rivals.

Al Noor Hospitals sold 38.5m shares, or a 32.9% stake, at an offer price of £5.75 each

High Court settlement paves way for regulator to use settlement money to pay back investors which were scammed