ECONOMY

Investors pull back after grim European data points to deeper fourth quarter recession ahead of key US earnings data from Alcoa

Completed activity booms on bumper Greece transaction but deal volume drops year-on-year, says benchmark report.

Dismissing fears of hard landing a 'mistake' and effects on markets could be dire in 2013.

Sainsbury's only major UK supermarket to add market share as discount rivals gather new customers.

All things considered, Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron and his Liberal Democrat Deputy Nick Clegg, have established a close working relationship over the past two-and-a-half years of Coalition Government.

Renewed surge in Chinese economy expected to help German recovery.

Youth unemployment also surges to 3.73m across the Eurozone as more than 18.8m Europeans seek work.

Quarterly Economic Survey from British Chambers of Commerce shows "progress" in UK economy.

Ex-gold producer COO replaces Cynthia Carroll as CEO at the world's largest mining groups

Apart from new lines, plans afoot to strengthen rail infrastructure.

Best-ever December sales figures even as high street shoppers tighten their belts.

Factoring in inflation, weak sales add to economic contraction worries.

Smartphone sales, especially in Galaxy series, expected to boost profits.

Deficit widens to £1.7bn in November, the highest since March 2008.

CEO Michael Corbat reveals new banking chiefs under Citi's first structural shake-up since Vikram Pandit quit.

Investors in US and Europe cautious ahead of central bank meetings in London and Frankfurt.

Agreement will dent the bank's fourth quarter earnings by $2.5bn

As economy gets off to upbeat start, is David Cameron right to appear optimistic about the future? Alasdair Drennan says yes.

"High level risk takers" at Deutsche Bank are of 'particular interest' to the regulator.

Bank of America has reached a $10bn agreement with mortgage agency Fannie Mae to settle claims the bank sold the US government-sponsored enterprise toxic mortgage bonds in the eight years leading up to the global financial crisis.

Investment Bank's 2013 Outlook report sees slowing returns in stocks and bonds even as global economy begins recovery phase.

Car industry lobbyist SMMT reports volume of UK car sales lifting to highest number since pre-recession in 2007.

Hiring is expected to pick up in 2013 as eurozone crisis fears have reduced.

Halifax index reports -0.3 percent fall in UK house prices across 2012 despite double-dip recession.

Both Easyjet and Aer Lingus report rise in passenger demand in line with the European airline industry which is on the path of recovery.

Financial chiefs plan to shore up balance sheets in 2013, amid concerns over dampened growth in Europe and UK, says Deloitte survey.

Britain's number four supermarket chain kicks off busy week for major UK retailers

Under the revised scheme, families with one parent earning above £60,000 will lose their entire benefit.

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision broadens guidelines on "liquidity coverage ratio" for full Basel-III compliance.