COMPANIES

Judge throws out Barclays action to stop Guardian Care Homes suing over mis-selling of derivatives in landmark test case.

Singapore airlines has announced plans to buy 10 percent stake in Virgin Australia

UBS stocks rise sharply on the first trading day after it announces another round of major job cuts and impending closure of its fixed-income operations

Over a third of UK businesses expect workforce to grow over next 12 months, led by science, high-tech and IT sectors.

A senior British executive working with oil giant Exxon Mobil, has been murdered in Belgian capital Brussels.

The joint New York and Connecticut probe into alleged Libor manipulation extends its investigation by adding nine banks to subpoena list.

The fifth of the big six energy companies to announce their price plans to customers, EDF Energy has confirmed that they will hike up the price of gas and electricity by 10.8 per cent from 7 December.

iPhone users in the US can continue to jailbreak their iPhones legally but those doing the same to their iPads will now be breaking the law.

Shares in mining company Kazakhmys were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading, after issuing a production report for the third quarter ended 30 September 2012.

Shares in Anglo American were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the mining group reported significant increases in production during the third quarter ended 30 September.

Shares in AstraZeneca were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading, despite the group reporting a drop in revenue and pre-tax profit in the third quarter, thanks to the loss of exclusivity on some of its brands and the disposals of Astra Tech and Aptium.

Shares in WPP were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the group reported a rise in revenue in the third quarter of 1.6 per cent to just under £2.5 billion.

'Mole' inside Dyson said to be Chinese but Germany-based Bosch denies claim.

BioWare reveals there will be no commander Shepard for Mass Effect 4, signals end of trilogy.

Microsoft latest version of its Windows operating system, simply called Windows 8, is finally going on sale around the world. Windows 8 represents a huge re-imagining of Microsoft's software, and for the first time focuses on touchscreen devices.

It is billed as the end of an era, as Ford has announced to trade union representatives that it will cease manufacturing cars in the UK after more than a hundred years. And close two of its factories in the UK.

Rising fuel costs and lower demand in premium segment seen as reasons for move to end non-stop services.

Credit Suisse misses analyst estimates and adds another 1bn Swiss francs of cost-cutting measures.

US carmaker expected to announce plans to close its Southampton van manufacturing plant, with 500 redundancies.

Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta has been handed a two year prison sentence after being found guilty of insider trading.

As UK's finance minister enshrines depositor preference into law, we take a look at how this is potentially damaging for the consumer, as well as the banks

Shares in Home Retail Group jumped on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the Argos and Homebase owner reported a better than expected set of half year results.

Shares in British American Tobacco were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the cigarette maker reported a decline in volumes from subsidiaries in the nine months ended September 2012.

National Australia Bank-owned Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank launch probe into Tailored Business Loan in voluntary agreement with FSA.

Shares in Whitbread Plc, the owner of the Costa coffee chain, saw its shares decline on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading despite the group reporting a rise in profits in the half year ended 30 August 2012.

The producers of caffeine energy drink, Monster, are going to be investigated in America. It comes as a mother in Maryland is suing the firm over her teenage daughter's death.

Amendments to Vicker's Report likely after parliament grills Finnish central bank governor Erkki Liikanen.

China's largest online retailer 360buy launches its English website targeting US and European consumers.

In Marissa Meyer's first quarter in charge, Yahoo's latest quarterly revenue increased to £680m, a rise of 2 percent year-on-year.