Thu May 23, 2013 9:10am EDT. By Marc Jones. LONDON May 23 (Reuters) - A senior U.S. central banker sought to give reassurance on Thursday that the Fed is in no hurry to start winding down its economic stimulus after comments by chairman Ben ...

The boss of Flybe has hit out at "punitive" charges and taxes that have pushed the troubled regional airline to end flights in and out of London from next March.

LONDON�Weak wage growth, rising prices and economic uncertainty are keeping U.K. consumers from spending their cash, according to data released Thursday, raising concerns about the prospects for retailers and the wider economy this year.

Thursday 14.30 BST. Global stocks are in sharp retreat, led by a savage plunge in Tokyo, as traders are spooked by the prospect of reduced central bank support and a slowing Chinese economy.

Cutting the number of its high street stores helped Mothercare narrow losses in its UK division as the retailer attempted to yank its struggling home market into profitability by 2015.

The new regulator said the unit was unable to show it was giving clients the right advice. "Although no detriment to customers has been identified to date, the failings exposed customers to the risk that they would be given incorrect advice and inappropriate ...

BEIJING | Wed May 22, 2013 9:46pm EDT. BEIJING May 23 (Reuters) - China's factory activity shrank for the first time in seven months in May as new orders fell, a preliminary survey of purchasing managers showed, adding to concerns that a recovery in the ...

LONDON--The U.K. government risks an over reliance on natural gas as a future power source and should invest instead in low-carbon technologies, said the influential Committee on Climate Change Thursday.

By Neil Maidment. LONDON | Thu May 23, 2013 7:19am EDT. LONDON (Reuters) - Cycles-to-car-parts retailer Halfords (HFD.L) has cut its dividend by a third to help fund a multi-million pound investment program, warning this would keep earnings below last ...

By Philip Blenkinsop. BRUSSELS | Thu May 23, 2013 11:22am BST. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - SABMiller (SAB.L), the world's second-biggest brewer, forecast margin expansion in the year ahead after profit grew in line with expectations thanks to a surge in ...