BUSINESS

EU approved the merger between Glencore and Xstrata but the deal is yet to be okayed by China and South Africa

Optimism among German business leaders rises even as growth slows and Eurozone crisis continues

Tata Steel which employs 19,000 people in its UK steel business has announced it is cutting 900 jobs around the UK, including almost 584 jobs at plants in south Wales, as a result of a four year downturn in demand for steel bar products and pipeline

Budget negotiations could end without final deal as officials fail to reach consensus on spending cut levels.

UBS at risk of huge FSA fine for failure to detect unauthorised trades of jailed Kweku Adoboli.

Deputy Bank of England governor says delay to Vickers-inspired banking reforms damaging in all sorts of ways.

Sixty-one-year-old Tony Hall - Lord Hall of Birkenhead has been appointed the new BBC Director General and will start his new role in early March on a salary of £450,000 a year.

Trade mark attorney Fiona McBride, looks at the pitfalls of choosing a name, and what you should do to avoid costly legal actions.

The focus on David Cameron's veto threat misses the bigger - and shameful - picture: If the Eurozone can't agree on a €30bn Greek rescue, how will it lead consensus on a €1tn EU budget?

The shares of SABMiller gains more than 5 percent in morning trade after the company posts profit growth boosted by its Latin American and African businesses.

Mass Effect 3 Omega DLC gets four new action-packed campaigns and a new female Turian character to boot.

ONS data shows difference between pay of men and women in full-time work slimmed in last financial year.

Ratings agency cuts grades of consumer electronics giants, citing business weakness.

Network Rail have posted better than expected profits for the first six months of the year, despite concerns over failed performance targets and delayed trains.

Company that runs Britain's railway infrastructure makes more money despite regulators' criticism it is not delivering.

Apple has been ordered to disclose the details of its lawsuit settlement with HTC, after rival Samsung demanded the terms of the settlement.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said today that he plans to push very hard for a reworking of the European Union budget proposal during an intensive two-day summit in Brussels.

BioWare seems cautious after the ME3 ending debacle and seeks fans perspective for upcoming ME game.

Prime Minister David Cameron joins EU counterparts in Brussels for difficult future finance meeting.

Samsung will be able to see how much HTC is paying Apple to licence its patents, following a ruling from a US court.

China is planning to simplify approval procedures for foreign investors in an attempt to spur growth in the economy

Chengdu's key export logistics company Damco reveals US companies are starting to export more.

British Chamber of Commerce in South West China chairman Zhao Yong says Britain falling behind European rivals.

Chancellor also warns commissioners that complete separation of retail and investment banking could be disastrous for small firms.

Leading candidate for Prime Minister seeks big changes for BoJ that have implications for central banks all over the world.

Bank of England votes 9-0 to hold key lending rate at record low and 8-1 to keep its £375 asset purchase programme unchanged

ONS figures show government borrowed £2.7bn more in October than same month in 2011.

Businesses and individuals who avoided tax between 2010 and 11 have cost Britain around £5 billion.

HMRC's effectiveness in tackling tax avoidance under question because of backlog of 41,000 cases.