Ocado chairman Sir Stuart Rose - the former chief executive of Marks & Spencer - has seen his wealth jump by �1.5million after the delivery group's deal with Morrisons.

He warned that there "was no place in the long run" for George Osborne's Help to Buy scheme, which will guarantee up to 15 per cent of mortgages on properties worth up to �600,000 from next January.

An EU crackdown on bankers' bonuses in the City of London will just lead to a surge in basic salaries and other initiatives to circumvent regulations, experts warned on Saturday.

Nuffield Health, the charity that runs gyms and private hospitals, is the second organisation within a fortnight to offer small investors a high-paying bond.

The founders of troubled Kazakh miner ENRC have been given more time to come up with a better bid, but the City isn't convinced a better offer will be made.

The economic benefits of the HS2 high-speed rail project are unclear, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned. In a report, the NAO said it had "reservations" about how the planned high-speed rail link would deliver growth and jobs.

Britain's green energy 'folly' will cost every family an extra �600 a year by 2020, a report warned last night. The cost to consumers of green energy subsidies will exceed �16billion a year within seven years, according to a leading industry analyst.

One of the most dramatic shareholder revolts in recent years was staged on Thursday when City veteran Sir John Bond was ousted from the board of Glencore Xstrata and replaced as chairman by Tony Hayward, the former BP boss whose reputation hit rock ...

Ofcom has launched a consultation on price increases part-way through a contract. The telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched a consultation on whether telecom, broadband and mobile firms should be allowed to raise prices part-way through a contract.

Amazon's UK subsidiary paid �2.4m in corporate taxes last year, the online retailer's accounts show, despite making sales of �4.3bn.