BT boss Ian Livingston is to replace Lord Green as trade minister after five years as chief executive of the British telecoms group.

The Chancellor, George Osborne, is expected to outline the government's plans for the future of Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland during his speech at the Mansion House later.

By Olesya Dmitracova and David Milliken. LONDON | Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:43pm BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England policymakers acknowledged earlier this month that further market volatility could be on the way because of uncertainty about the ...

Chinese tycoon Wang Jianlin liked his Sunseeker yacht so much that today he bought the company. The chairman's rapidly growing Dalian Wanda conglomerate bought the Poole-based luxury boatbuilder for �320 million, adding to his empire's ...

FRANKFURT/LONDON | Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:00pm BST. FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone is discussing a bid of about $10 billion (6 billion pounds) with Germany's No.

LONDON | Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:09pm BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Mail workers backed union opposition to plans to privatise the state-owned postal group on Wednesday, a stark reminder for potential investors that there will be no warm welcome if and ...

By Paul Sandle. LONDON | Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:40am EDT. LONDON (Reuters) - Imagination Technologies, the British chip designer whose graphics technology is in smartphones from Apple and Samsung, reported lower full-year profits as licensing slows.

The chairman of Lloyds Banking Group has told MPs that there was no political pressure for the bank to select the Co-operative Group as the preferred bidder for the hundreds of branches it must sell under state aid rules.

Sales of trainers and tracksuits at JD Sports are sprinting along, but the group's camping and other clothing stores haven't quite broken out into a jog so far this year.

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