BUSINESS

Government keen on preventing overheating of market as prices soar.

HBF’s Housing Pipeline report says approvals up 36% to 33,881 homes.

Apple fails to establish infringed features boosted sales of Samsung products.

A US court has denied Apple's request for a sales ban on a number of Samsung smartphones in the United States.

George Osborne, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, has often of late made reference to the fact that the Coalition Government has already reduced the country's Budget Deficit by a quarter since coming to power. Concentrating on Deficit reduction has not been politically comfortable for the Government with the opposition Labour Party being usually ahead in the opinion polls since late November 2010 - it didn't take long - and a ComRes survey for The Independent at the end of October...

Hotel uses tax breaks for zero corporation tax liability.

Increased competition among mortgage lenders and shrinking supply to drive prices.

Group warns 300,000 extra households could be pushed into fuel property.

Key economic meeting provides first glimpse of new Communist Party leadership in action.

Secured investors will receive money, but unsecured creditors, including HMRC, will get nothing.

Following six consecutive years of recession, Greece to record positive growth rate in 2014.

Calls for an EU referendum are dangerous and ignore the huge benefits the EU brings to Britain, says political analyst Tim Rose

With raft of disappointing economic data hanging over the fourth quarter, IBTimes UK looks at possibilty of a triple-dip recession.

Concerns over effective immunity for banks as Britain's new bank regulators says bringing criminal charges 'raises troubling questions'.

Outcome of interest rate swap agreement disputes under pilot scheme put off next year.

Peterson charged with six counts of fraud, including forgery and false accounting.

Unlike Moody's and S&P, which downgraded France, Fitch reaffirms France's top credit rating.

German auto market hit by rising unemployment for eighth consecutive month.

ONS construction sector data adds to disappointing data for UK economy's fourth quarter.

Swiss investment bank faces fine that is more than double amount Barclays paid for manipulating Libor, say reports.

Markit's Purchasing Managers' Index hits nine-month high but still below expansion threshold.

Cost cutting and restructuring measures help airlines fly out of rough patch.

House prices to go up 2 percent, while rents to rise about 4 percent.

Bank of Japan's Tankan survey shows business confidence remains weakest in almost three years.

PetroChina to buy 49.9 percent stake in project for $2.2bn.

S&P follows Fitch in lowering AAA rating outlook while investors brace for imminent downgrades.

Chancellor tells Treasury select committee 'ultimate test' is gilt market with UK's top rating at risk after autumn statement.

Difficult macroeconomic environment and restructuring costs will have a significant negative impact on Germany's biggest lender fourth quarter results

European Finance Ministers will send €34.1bn to Athens next week in latest rescue for debt-stricken Greece