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Bailout plan could be used to rescue Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena before the end of next week.

RMT chief Mick Cash says industrial action on the cards in jobs row.

FTSE 100-listed firm confirms merger with Deutsche Boerse is edging closer to completion.

Italian government will ask parliament to authorise a €20bn rescue package but MPS hopes to avoid nationalisation.

Lloyds boosts its stake in the UK credit card business with this deal with the Bank of America.

Mick Whelan, the general secretary of train drivers' union Aslef, spoke to IBTimes UK.

Walkout over pay is just one of many actions for the Christmas period across the UK.

Deal comes days after BP hammers out oil agreement more than twice the size with United Arab Emirates.

World's oldest surviving lender needs to raise €5bn by end of the year to remain afloat.

Post Office workers join rail and airline workers in the spate of strikes lined up around the festive period.

Members of the Unite union plan to take industrial action on Christmas and Boxing Day.

Senior politicians want the deal to be referred to competition regulator Ofcom.

A group of pension funds and municipalities had accused 14 international banking groups of conspiring to rig the benchmark rate.

Airline branded the industrial action as 'unnecessary' and said its flying schedule would be unaffected.

Shadow culture secretary Tom Watson demands explanation from government over £2.5m 'winning ticket'.

Oil and gas giant Shell opts to buy electricity from a wind farm it holds a 50% stake in.

PSR responds to 'super complaint' from consumer group Which? over warning of rising fraudulent payments.

Another huge Yahoo data breach, another reason why Verizon is in prime position to benefit.

Former BHS boss promised in June that he would 'sort' out the pensions black hole that has affected 20,000 people.

Fox's offer values Sky at over £18bn but the deal is likely to be examined by the regulator over competition concerns.

Retailer refutes allegations contained in Channel 4 broadcast but says it will launch internal probe.

The project would involve building and running two nuclear power reactors at a site on the Welsh coast.

Move comes after two driverless Uber cars passed through red lights in first day of trials.

British Airways-owner IAG ended among biggest fallers after cabin crew voted in favour of possible strike.

Unite say long- and short-haul flights are likely to be hit by strike from 21 December.

Punch Taverns founder Alan McIntosh and Dutch brewing giant in takeover battle for UK's second-largest pub operator.

UK inflation was bumped up by rising fuel prices, British drivers should brace themselves for more.

St Athan, in the Vale of Glamorgan, will host the factory that will produce Aston Martin's DBX model from 2020.

The UK Treasury has sold a further 1% of Lloyds Banking Group shares.