WASHINGTON�Apple Inc.'s tax strategies came under harsh scrutiny Tuesday in the Senate, where lawmakers are finding it far easier to call for a simpler tax code than to produce one.

Speculation about a government sell-off of Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group was escalating on Tuesday night amid reports that the International Monetary Fund is urging the Treasury to accelerate its disposal of the �65bn stakes in the two ...

Falling clothes sales at Marks & Spencer have dragged down the retail giant's annual profits to an eight-year low, as it said the executive behind the �Your M&S� branding is to step down.

The annual rate of inflation eased to 2.4 per cent last month, thanks to falls in petrol prices and air fares, the Office for National Statistics reported yesterday.

Fiat Industrial aims to move its tax residency to the UK from Italy after a merger with US business CNH to take advantage of a lighter fiscal regime, according to a regulatory filing.

Royal Mail is expected to unveil a huge jump in annual profits this week as it clears the way for a �3billion stock market flotation later this year.

Paragon Group continued to prosper by snapping up unwanted loan portfolios from big banks and the boom in buy-to-let loans as the specialist lender reported a rise in half-year pre-tax profits.

By Andrew Osborn. LONDON | Wed May 22, 2013 12:30am BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc's tax affairs will come under renewed scrutiny in Britain on Wednesday when the leader of the opposition Labour party accuses the Internet company of wrongly ...

Shares in Capita pushed through the �10-mark for the first time in the FTSE 100 outsourcing group's history after it won a decade-long contract worth �1.2bn to provide call centre and online customer services for O2.

The car dealership group - which was established in 2006 with the aim of consolidating the fragmented automotive retail sector - has agreed to pay Co-operative Group Motors �31m cash for Albert Farnell Ltd, a 65-year-old Yorkshire-based business mainly ...