Thames Water Paid No Corporation Tax in 2012-13
£145m in profit and nothing paid in corporation tax but firm insists it is investing billions.
M&A Timeline: How LongRiver Partners Are Trying to Take Over Severn Trent
IBTimes UK looks at the attempts by LongRiver to offer UK water firm Severn Trent a takeover deal they couldn't refuse.
AstraZeneca Seals Potential $1.15bn Respiratory Disease Specialist Pearl Therapeutics Deal
AstraZeneca chief executive Pascal Soriot said there is "a growing need for the next generation of inhaled combination products"
Severn Trent Takeover Consortium Threatens to Walk Away After Third Rejected Bid
Deal at risk as LongRiver consortium says board has shown 'no interest' in further discussions.
Vodafone Paid No UK Corporation Tax in 2013 Despite £294m Profit
Telecoms giant Vodafone insists it complied with UK tax law and contributed to economy elsewhere.
Iceland, Primark and New Look: Value Retail's Online Evolution
Advent of online retailing lures in budget stores who seek to capitalise on changing consumer habits.
Iceland Embraces Online Shopping After Sales and Profit Rise
Value supermarket Iceland latest in a line of cheap retailers to embark on an international expansion.
China-Destined UK Exports Hit £1bn Monthly Average for First Time
ONS data shows shifting focus of UK trade from EU to non-EU countries as deficit narrows £600m in April.
G4S: Nick Buckles' Replacement Ashley Almanza to Slash Costs After London 2012 Olympics Security Blunder
G4S chief executive Ashley Almanza, Nick Buckles' replacement, will focus on emerging markets under new strategy.
Cashpoint Card Fraud Leaps 200% in One Year
Financial Fraud Action UK figures show triple rise in skimming, cloning and shoulder surfing at ATM machines.
Marc Bolland Pockets £829k Bonus from 'Underperforming' M&S
M&S chief executive takes home £2m pay packet despite four-year low in profit.
Charts in Focus: UK's Regional Trade Deficit as Imports Outpace Exports
HMRC charts show regional breakdown of UK trade and how importers growing faster than exporters.
UK House Prices in Highest Leap Since September 2010
Halifax index shows credit easing schemes - FLS and Help to Buy - massaging mortgage market.
Tesco Troubles: Horsemeat Burgers, Bird Flu and Profit Plunges
IBTimes UK looks at some of the issues plaguing troubled supermarket giant..
UK Service Sector Soars as 'All Cylinders Now Firing' in Economy
Markit/CIPS PMI data shows forecast-beating service sector bounce in May as figures suggest UK recovery in sight.
Horsemeat Scandal: Tesco Sales Slump as Customers Say Neigh to Ready Meals
Tesco reports 1% like-for-like sales drop in the UK and disappointing international performance in first quarter.
Charts in Focus: What's Driving Sudden Shop Price Deflation?
BRC/Nielsen Shop Price Index reports first headline deflation reading for three and a half years - why?
UK Shop Prices in Deflation for First Time Since September 2009
British Retail Consortium/Nielsen Shop Price Index shows easing food inflation.
IMF Urges France to Bolster Reforms and Cut Labour Costs
International Monetary Fund tells French President Francois Hollande that economic reforms programme needs "powering up".
UK Construction Sector 'Pulled out of Tailspin' as Housebuilding Kickstarts
Markit PMI data for May shows construction sector output rising at fastest pace for two years.
New Look Fashions Small Profit but Debt Hovers at £1.1bn
Fashion chain New Look, which signed October deal with ASOS, returned to profit in 2012/13.
UK Poor Pinched Hardest as George Osborne's Welfare Cuts Bite
Institute for Fiscal Studies study shows better-off hit most after recession, but welfare cuts mean it's the poorest's turn.
Charts in Focus: FTSE 350 Financials' Profits Tank in 2012
Share Centre's Profit Watch UK report shows slimming proportion of financial firms' profits in FTSE 350.
FTSE 350 Companies' Profits Plummet 30% in 2012
Share Centre's Profit Watch UK report also highlights real terms FTSE 350 revenue drop in disappointing year.
RBS Lends £1bn Despite FLS Net Lending Shortfall
State-owned RBS boasts of lending growth to consumers and SMEs following Bank of England's Funding for Lending Scheme.
UK FLS: Bank Lending Drops £300m Despite Billions Siphoned By Lenders
Bank of England's Funding for Lending Scheme data shows first quarter decline despite banks raking in available cash.
Bank Lending to Britain's Small Businesses Tumbles by £700m
Bank of England data shows fall in SME business lending despite support from credit easing schemes such as FLS.
What Recession? Boom in UK Millionaire Households as Ordinary Britons Suffer
Boston Consulting Group Global Wealth report shows sharp rise in number of UK millionaires despite economic turmoil.
Eurozone Youth Unemployment Rises as Debt Crisis Deepens
Eurostat publishes more troubling numbers after EU urges 'Youth Guarantee'.
UK Growth Withering Under Weight of Collapsing Construction Sector
Trades Union Congress analysis says UK economy would have grown three times faster without tumbling construction output and calls for fiscal stimulus.
