ECONOMY

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.

Eurozone finance ministers delay agreement again on Greek bailout fund decision, citing technicalities.

Xstrata receives shareholders' approval to merge with Glencore, paving the way for the formation of a natural resources giant.

Shipments to Japan's biggest market hit by business slowdown and row over Senkaku Islands.

Chengdu officials reveal special treatment for Western companies looking for Chengdu headquarters.

Prime minister has been on the phone to EU leaders as he tries to secure budget freeze.

HP takes second $8bn writedown and says former Autonomy CEO misled it by inflating value of data-analysis software firm.

Hewlett Packard refers findings from internal investigation into Autonomy's accounting to Serious Fraud Office and US authorities.

Ex-UBS dealer found guilty of two counts of fraud and acquitted on four charges of false accounting charges in $2.3 billion "rogue trader" scandal in London

Premier Foods is restructuring its struggling bread division, which is expected to have 900 redundancies.

Markets ease as investors await crucial decision on Greek aid and digest loss of triple-A debt rating for the Eurozone's second-largest economy.

FDI in the world's second largest economy falls 0.24 percent year-on-year in October.

Bank of Japan (BoJ) has decided to keep the key rates unchanged despite pressures of a slowing economy.

Comet has so far announced more than 1000 job cuts at its head office, support functions and across its home delivery networks.

Moody's cuts France's debt grade to Aa1 and assigns a negative outlook citing a "gradual, sustained loss of competitiveness and the long-standing rigidities of its labour markets"

Study by Viacom shows many indifferent to global economic crisis yet job security tops fears list.

Rightmove's house price index suggests stability in UK property market despite recent recession.

Ocado Group shares gain more than 20% as it secures fresh capital to fund expansion.

Bank of England's Systemic Risk Survey shows fewer market professionals fear near-term shock to financial system, but broader concerns remain.

Vacancy rate in the UK's high streets and shopping centres put at 11.3% in October.

Bank confirms talks to sell 16 percent holding in China's number two insurance group as asset sales accelerate

The Confederation of British Industry Conference or CBI is known as 'the' premier event in the UK business calendar where leading politicians and expert speakers from the world of business, finance and education put forth their vision for the future.

Meraki acquisition to boost Cisco’s cloud management networks.

Sale of advertising spots in China Central Television for 2013 surge to record levels.