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Chancellor George Osborne confirmed the news in his Mansion House speech on Wednesday night, as Sir Mervyn prepared for his final speech at the event.

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.

Bond prices slumped, sending the yield on the 10-year Treasury note to its highest level in 15 months, as the Federal Reserve upgraded its growth projections for the U.S.

China is to make its most spectacular mark yet on London's skyline by developing the tallest residential tower in Europe - topped off with a five-star hotel to rival the Dorchester.

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

Passenger satisfaction with Britain's crowded, late-running and over-priced railway network has plummeted to the lowest level in six years, a damning new survey by official watchdogs reveals today.

Chip designer Imagination Technologies will tap Chinese companies for new custom after posting a fall in profits last year. The UK company, whose technology is used in Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy smartphones, saw profits halve after taking a ...

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.