By Matt Scuffham and David Milliken. LONDON | Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:29pm BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is ready to start selling its shares in Lloyds Banking Group and will examine whether to break up Royal Bank of Scotland, Chancellor George ...

The first thing that BT retail boss Gavin Patterson did on Wednesday morning was check the new season football fixtures to consider which games to pick for the telecoms group's new sports channels being launched next month.

By David Milliken. LONDON | Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:02pm BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economic recovery is not yet secure and more needs to be done to ensure the country's banks no longer pose a threat to taxpayers, Bank of England Governor ...

Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve chairman, offered the firmest timeline yet for tapering US central bank asset purchases, saying that the central bank's $85bn monthly programme could be slowed this year and end altogether around the middle of next year.

BEIJING | Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:56am EDT. BEIJING (Reuters) - Wanda Group, China's largest commercial real estate developer, aims to invest about $1 billion to build a five-star hotel in New York as its third major investment outside its home market, ...

Government plans to privatise the Royal Mail could be hit after a boycott by thousands of postal workers moved a step closer today.

Rail passengers think trains are failing to provide good value for money with less than one in five on one major route happy with their fares, a survey reveals.

Pre-tax profit was �12.2m compared to �28.5m the previous year. The dip was expected following a warning last month. Imagination said the microchip makers who license its designs had put deals on hold while some shift their focus away from the fierce ...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a payday lender for sending text messages that encouraged people to borrow �1,000 for a night out.

JD s figures have been hit by its support for the troubled Millets and Blacks chains. Picture: PA. By KRISTY DORSEY Published on 19/06/2013 19:24.