BUSINESS

Achilles CEO Adrian Chamberlain says recent scandals and disasters are a wake-up call to consumers and businesses on supply chain risk

From brushing your teeth with toothpaste, using a frying pan to cook your breakfast or even in steel working, fluorspar is one of most heavily used and versatile minerals that we use in every day life.

Hollande, Enrico Giovannini and Wolfgang Schaeuble call for 'New Deal' to tackle jobless young and save EU.

Volkswagen grants its German factory workers a 3.4% pay rise in September

Orascom posts a net loss of 19.1m francs in the first quarter.

Shops are leaving the high street as online shopping advances but this could present an opportunity for local public services.

Small savers who were mis-sold preference shares at state-owned bank Bankia stood to lose 75% of their investment as shares dropped to an all-time low of .54 euro, by mid-day on Tuesday (May 28)

RBS-owned Lombard research says a third of UK companies are turning down orders rather than investing in new equipment

China's trade with Germany accounts for a third of Beijing's overall trade with the 27-member EU bloc.

HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group and RBS' jobs cull will drag employment down to a nine-year low

Japan's Fast Retailing joins Wal-Mart and other retailers, who wishes to carry out inspections independently.

Chancellor George Osborne says spending review cuts will hit government departments but not the welfare bill.

Berlin has earlier scrapped plans to purchase and modify Euro Hawk drones due to higher costs.

Booker takes over at Britain's Co-operative Group following government bailout concerns

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

Business volumes rise at their fastest pace since August 2007 in the consumer services sector, according to CBI.

60,000 more shops will be shut down in five years, says the Centre for Retail Research.

Nearly 3.7% of the country's work force remain out of work, showed a government data.

Among the 41 companies tracked, 30 posted profit growth, eight reported drop in income.

Average house prices rise 0.4% in England and Wales in May, the highest pace in six years, says Hometrack.

CEO's future in doubt as chairman calls non-executive directors to discuss succession.

Youths torch cars in Stockholm as first incidents reported in Orebro and Linkoping.

Mumbai's Zaveri Bazar puts gold purchases on a single day at 24 tons.

Rationing would have been inevitable if bad weather had gone on, officials warn.

Thinktank CentreForum says move would rake in extra £2.3bn for UK Treasury and help pay off budget deficit.

HSBC could face charges after judge questions $2.3bn immunity deal struck with prosecutors.

UK Business secretary tells IBTimes UK that Britain's biggest banks are lying and challenger banks will boost lending

Business secretary tells IBTimes UK parliament wants to stop businesses being driven into bankruptcy by crippling interest rate swap agreement payments.

Barclays Infrastructure Funds Management has invested about £1.7bn across six funds so far.