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Updated: 18 min 23 sec ago

Tax deal brings out 2,000 evaders

1 hour 59 min ago
Some 2,000 people from the UK with money invested in Liechtenstein have come forward after the tax haven was put under the spotlight.

Euro 'could survive Greece exit'

2 hours 4 min ago
Pressure is rising on Greece's national unity government to agree tough reforms as one European offical said that it was "no man overboard" if Greece left the euro.

'Europe is poor so should live within its means'

2 hours 10 min ago
Time to learn from Asia and cut the cloth accordingly?

Arab Spring hits India mango trade

2 hours 32 min ago
Indias mango industry hit by Arab Spring

US firm to print Olympics tickets

2 hours 48 min ago
A US firm has been handed the multi-million-pound contract to print the tickets for the London Olympics, sparking criticism from a British firm.

Glencore-Xstrata in $90bn merger

3 hours 12 min ago
Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata unveils a $90bn merger with commodity trader Glencore, a move opposed by some major shareholders.

Hearts face action over tax bill

3 hours 14 min ago
Heart of Midlothian Football Club is given eight days by tax officials to pay an outstanding bill or face liquidation.

RBS boss: 'Prove critics wrong'

3 hours 25 min ago
RBS boss Stephen Hester breaks his silence on the controversy surrounding his bonus, saying the attention had been "discomforting, to say the least".

Redknapp tax trial jury sent home

3 hours 33 min ago
The jury in the Harry Redknapp tax evasion trial is sent home for the day with deliberations to continue on Wednesday.

Dutch car plant in '1-euro' offer

3 hours 35 min ago
A Mitsubishi Motors boss offers to sell its Dutch factory for one euro, a day after the Japanese car-maker said it was halting production there.

Lloyds Group to shed 1,000 jobs

3 hours 53 min ago
Lloyds Banking Group announces it is to shed nearly 1,000 jobs and close three of its administration sites.

AUDIO: Europe must do 'real' business

4 hours 11 min ago
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad says Europe needs to produce 'real' goods and services, not rely on the financial sector

VIDEO: Merger will create mining giant

4 hours 13 min ago
News of a merger between mining firm Xstrata and commodities trader Glencore has been met with a mixed reception by investors.

Profits surge at GlaxoSmithKline

4 hours 26 min ago
UK drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline announces profits of £1.9bn for the three months to the end of December, up from a £193m loss a year previously.

Bellway: House market 'resilient'

4 hours 35 min ago
UK housebuilder Bellway says the housing market "remains resilient" as sales and viewings increase.

VIDEO: Empty shops rate hits 14%

4 hours 42 min ago
One in every seven shops on the UK's High Streets stood empty at the end of 2011.

Stores offer warranty concessions

5 hours 17 min ago
Dixons, Comet and Argos have pledged to improve the way extended warranties for electrical goods are sold, the Office for Fair Trading says.

BP ups dividend as profits rise

5 hours 29 min ago
BP announces sharply higher profits and increases its dividend to shareholders for the first time since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.

UBS profits down on weak business

5 hours 40 min ago
Profits at Swiss bank UBS slump by three-quarters and the outlook remains tough as the eurozone crisis saps business.

UK bookings boost for Tui Travel

6 hours 8 min ago
Europe's biggest travel group Tui Travel says its UK bookings have performed better than the overall market in recent months.