BUSINESS

Public Accounts Committee report launches scathing attack on government's flagship welfare-to-work programme.

Chinese government plan to extend its pilot property-tax programme to more cities to curb rocketing home prices.

Singapore's fourth quarter GDP growth is boosted by a rebound in the manufacturing sector.

Some 30,000 angry workers took to the streets of Brussels on Thursday (February 21) to demonstrate against austerity measures planned by the Belgian government.

Vodafone is battling a £1.3bn tax dispute with the Indian authorities.

Ferrovial to strengthen presence in the UK by expanding into energy and water services

Bank of England pays Treasury £3.8bn in coupon payments under quantitive easing programme.

Flash Eurozone PMI suggests region may be in recession for longer than anticipated

Home improvement retail group said full-year profit expectations would be met despite tough market.

Markets open on weak sentiments as US Federal Reserve's meeting-minutes point to stimulus measure concerns.

Europe's largest defence contractor's share price leads the FTSE 100 in trading, despite posting a 6% slump in profits

BSkyB and Disney agree to extend a deal that will give the UK pay-TV provider first-run rights to newest Disney films.

Qantas receives A$125m compensation from Boeing for cancellation of 787 Dreamliners.

The Chinese government has asked regional authorities to enforce home-buying restrictions to cool the sector.

FSA claims it had been working with US authorities since 2008 over Libor scandal.

Taylor claimed workers at Amiens Goodyear plant 'talk for three hours a day' and unions are 'crazy' during anti-French rant.

Shane Croucher argues that we should be sympathetic to the people trapped on benefits who need understanding and a hand up.

French inflation eases in January due to decline in manufactured products and food items.

Air Asia plans to partner with India's Tata Sons and Telestra Tradeplace to launch a new airline in the country.

HSBC increased lending in 2012 despite being only major bank to reject credit easing scheme.

ONS data shows UK unemployment rate drops to 7.8 percent despite economy contracting.

US judge ruled that BP recovered 810,000 barrels of oil and should therefore be excluded from certain penalties

Research shows cost of running retail businesses has risen by £20bn since 2006.

France's third largest bank posts its worst loss since it went public in 2001

London elbows out Hong Kong for most expensive office space in the world for the first time since 2008.

China's foreign direct investment falls for the eighth month as inflows from US and Asian economies weakened.

Japan's trade deficit rises 10 percent to £11.3bn as imports become costly on weak yen.

Kloppers becomes the fourth major mining executive to leave within the past six months.

While the public see bankers' bonuses as excessive and unfair, capping the amount could lead to significant trouble in the future