Martin Baccardax

Food retailer to spend £1bn on British market improvements to claw back market share.

Global lender says spillover risks in eurozone sovereign debt crisis remain high.

Murdoch group shares dive 4% after news channel admits hacking into private emails

Bond yields rise, shares slump as Europe's problems appear to deepen

Governor Mervyn King and the MPC face growth and inflation dilemma

Tough budgets in Iberia failed to lower borrowing costs, ECB holds key rate at 1 percent

Europe's sovereign debt markets were back in focus Wednesday after poorly-received bond sales from Spain and Portugal lifted borrowing costs and hit stock markets across the region.

Activity slumps below growth mark, but outlook hits 8-month high

Bond yields rise as debt auction indicates investor concern over economic fate

Europe's biggest utility says may drop bid for final 30% stake

Government says Debt levels rise as jobless rate doubles past EU average

Capital Markets Chairman steps down after 20 years with the bank

Trade body says recession unlikely, but growth to remain weak

British economy may be poised for sharp recovery

Single-currency zone gauge indicates contraction, European shares fall

Figures best in Europe, indicate potential rebound for moribund British Economy

Bank lobby group boss to leave this summer after five-year term

A joint CBI/PwC Poll shows banks, insurance companies looking to add to current payrolls

Stock exchange group says votes in place for $1bn takeover of Europe's biggest clearninghouse

David Cameron's toughest week since taking office sets the stage for a long, hot summer

Paris-based group says British economy to shrink in first quarter

Gross margin slumps 2% as costs jump, but March sales show promise

New Delhi gathering offers glimpse of economic, political potential of emerging markets - without the West.

Rescused holiday firm reports business hit by political unrest in North Africa

Leak of Middle East buying interest doesn't fit with market's view of state-owned bank

Government puts army on standby and prepares emergency powers for disruption of fuel supplies.

Headlines and opinion polls suggest Conservatives are losing PR battle to rebrand themselves.

PM David Cameron releases names of private dinner guests as 'cash for access' row intensifies.

European markets kicked off the final week of the first quarter on a positive note this morning after a surprise jump in business confidence from the region's largest economy. The closely-watch IFO index of German business sentiment rose to an 8-mont