Manchester City owner looking to buy a Chinese club
Holding company for Manchester City Football Club says it is scouring Chinese football looking for the right club to buy.
How the cash behind China's football transfer window is turning the tables on Europe's elite clubs
Chinese football is chasing the highest profile names in the world – sending a ball and chain through established pay packets.
Persimmon sees profit jump by almost a quarter as house-buyers remain 'confident'
The housebuilder reflected its own confidence in the market by boosting its dividend payout.
FTSE Moves: Mounting losses at Royal Bank of Scotland leads top flight shares lower
RBS posts annual losses for the ninth year in a row as the taxpayer owned bank remains mired in conduct charges.
Winners and losers: What did this week tell us about the state of Britain's high street banks?
A decade on from the financial crisis, which lenders have adjusted best to high-regulation landscape?
Royal Bank of Scotland sees losses treble to £7bn as it racks up its ninth year of losses
The bank's total losses since 2008 now amount to about £58bn, topping the government's £45.5bn bail-out.
FTSE Moves: Hawkish Fed comments bear down on London market despite strong trading at Barclays
US Federal Reserve hints at March rates rise, when many economists had not forecast a rise until June.
RSA sees profits jump by a quarter as it completes turnaround
The general insurer said it was buoyed by strong performances in the UK and Scandinavia.
Barclays trebles profits driven by lower litigation charges
The bank saw sales its powerhouse credit card business jump 21% to £4bn.
FTSE Moves: Top flight shares caught between bumper Lloyds profits and downbeat GDP data
Britain can no longer be considered best performing large economy last year say official sources.
BAE Systems confirms Charles Woodburn as new head at the defence giant
The new man will take the top job at a time time of great change in the defence industry.
Hotel Chocolat sees profits jump as it opens shops and upgrades plant
Group said its UK plant and cocoa plantation in Saint Lucia should keep cost down as inflation rises this year.
Lloyds sees profits more than double as PPI costs tumble but future is 'uncertain'
The bank said its PPI mis-selling costs fell by a quarter to £1bn last year.
FTSE Moves: Sharp falls in HSBC profit lead top flight stocks lower
Europe's largest bank said profit slumped by 62% over "significant and largely unexpected economic and political events".
InterContinental Hotels lifts profit and hands out $400m special dividend
InterContinental Hotels says despite terror attacks the fundamentals of tourist travel remains strong.
HSBC sees profits tumble by 62% after being hit by 'unexpected economic and political events'
The largest lender in Europe said it was caught up by 2016's world events.
Why are changes to Britain's business rates upsetting everyone?
Changes to UK business taxes are angering small retailers, larger retailers, those in the South and MPs.
FTSE Moves: Blue chip shares struggle for direction after Kraft withdraws its Unilever mega-bid
Traders come to terms with Kraft ending $143bn bid in what would have become an increasingly political deal.
Interserve stock tumbles after it more than doubles costs to exit Glasgow waste contract
Construction firm expects 'a lengthy period of litigation to ensue' as a result of leaving the contract.
Bovis Homes sees profit dip as it vows to improve standards
The housebuilder will build up to 15% fewer homes this year while it improves customer care and building standards.
Essex property developer David Ames gets collar felt over Caribbean fraud
Chairman of Harlequin Group David Emes charged by the Serious Fraud Office.
FTSE Moves: London market rises amid Kraft's $143bn bid for Unilever
Marmite producer Unilever rebuffs mega-bid by US rival Kraft.
UK high street sales fall unexpectedly in January
Rising petrol prices helped squeeze household budgets and peg back retail spending last month.
FTSE Moves: London market pauses for breadth while global stocks jump
Trader punished Cobham after the UK aerospace group warned on profits for the fifth time in less than two years.
Weak pound after Brexit forces 21 million Britons to scrimp on holiday plans
Flights to New York or trains to Paris cost more than a year ago as holidaymakers find ways to save cash.
Snapchat targets a $22bn New York flotation
Snapchat's impending initial public offering is being seen as test of the strength of tech floats among investors.
Heineken's £403m takeover of Punch Taverns faces competition probe
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority will look into whether the deal reduces choice for drinkers.
FTSE Moves: Top flight shares lift despite slowing wage growth data
FTSE 250 heads towards its sixth successive record close – highlighting strength of firms who do business in UK.
Bank of England will keep plastic £5 notes despite protests over animal fat
The Bank says destroying the notes would put the stock of secure notes in circulation "at risk".
Surging business rates lead four pubs a day to close
Number of pubs in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest with pain to increase with higher business rates in April.
