BUSINESS

We need to spend billions on building a new wave of social housing, or risk a huge crisis, argues Shane Croucher.

Output rise stalls after strong growth in April, says ONS.

The joint venture will create a business with sales worth £10bn.

SPECIAL REPORT: MPs demand an overhaul of bankruptcy law, horrified at how an alleged £7m smuggling case ruined a business, after its directors were pursued by liquidators from accountancy giant Deloitte.

América Móvil is offering about €7.2bn for 70% stake it does not own in Dutch carrier KPN.

Companies with 5bn rupee market capital will have to earmark 2% of their annual profit for corporate social responsibility.

ONS reports trade deficit narrows as second-quarter goods exports hit new peak.

China's solar shipments to EU were capped earlier at 7 GW per year to prevent dumping.

Goldman plans offloading stakes to comply with the regulatory rules.

Just two tax fraudsters on HMRC's most wanted list caught in year since pictures released.

Market participants in the UK will be tracking British trade balance data

China logs stronger-than-expected industrial output growth for the month of July

Plan to sell Mergermarket is part of Pearson's overall reorganisation

Consumer price inflation was stable at 2.7% in July, leaving room for policy rate cuts.

Food and Agriculture Organisation's food price index logs third monthly decline.

GSK's $50m Action Potential Venture Capital Fund's first investment is US-based SetPoint Medical.

SFO says thousands of documents and a number of audio recordings were accidentally lost in 2012.

Britain's population grows by 0.7% on surge in new babies born and an immigration influx

Bank of England Govenor Mark Carney bemoaned the "striking" lack of women policymakers, but who would be his first?

27.6% of Greece's working population was unemployed in May 2013.

We look into the world of e-sports, and the emerging culture of professional Call of Duty and Starcraft players.

Both permanent and contract staff appointments rose significantly in July, according to REC/KPMG job report.

Greece's jobless rate hit a new record high of 27.6 percent in May, official national data showed on Thursday (August 8) as the country staggers under austerity linked to its international bailout.

Governor Carney said keeping the base rate at its record low will lift UK GDP by over 0.5%.

Salamanca Group MD and ex Head of Kidnap for Ransom at Kroll speaks exclusively to IBTimes UK on cyber attacks

Anonymous sources tell Reuters TPG Capital's price tag deterred some potential bidders for Aptalis Pharma.

Chinese government data shows exports rose 5.1% in July, compared to 3.1% drop in June.

Mainland Chinese and Japanese stocks retreat in the afternoon session

Judge Sally Shushan orders BP to pay Patrick Juneau despite claims of settlement programme fraud.