The Nikkei index, which on Thursday tumbled 7.3pc, was down 3.37pc at 13,995.34 at one stage in afternoon trading, giving up a brief morning rally that saw the benchmark index surge more than 3pc.

Nervous investors interrupted the global market rally last night, with major indices in Japan, the UK and across Europe turning negative in the face of economic concerns.

Mothercare is crawling towards a recovery as chief executive Simon Calver insisted the UK company was on target to break even within two years.

Fri May 24, 2013 12:58am BST. (Reuters) - The chief executive of Royal Mail, Moya Greene, who is responsible for leading a turnaround of the business, is set to receive an annual bonus worth nearly 500,000 pounds, as the company readies itself for a stock ...

Business leaders and politicians have raised concerns over the future of Inverness's links with London Gatwick. A three-times-a-day service operated by Flybe is in doubt following the airline's decision to sell all of its take-off and landing slots at Gatwick.

He warned profits would fall for the next two years as he launched a stinging attack on the company's previous management. Boost: Victoria Pendleton and her Halfords bike.

Tesco workers paid the price for the biggest profit slump in its history after their bonus pot was halved. The supermarket giant's 280,000 UK staff will share a payout worth �56million, down from �110m a year earlier, and worth a maximum of �1,625 per ...

Occupational pension funds have won a reprieve from a European regulatory overhaul that they feared would have had disastrous consequences for scheme members in several countries as well as the companies that fund them.

A day after the International Monetary Fund urged the government to do more to spur growth, Britain's official statisticians have reminded economists of just how far the UK economy remains from full health.

New Pearson chief executive John Fallon looks to be on a mission to reshape the education giant in dramatic fashion, but the market did not seem convinced by his plans for a sweeping reorganisation.