... Off. � Apple chief exec to be grilled by US politicians on tax � McCain: Apple tax gives new meaning to 'think different' � UK inflation falls further than expected to 2.4pc � G4S chief executive Nick Buckles steps down � Marks & Spencer profits fall after clothing ...

Sterling tumbled almost a cent against the dollar, down 0.7pc to $1.5145, as traders said falling inflation raised the prospect of more stimulus when Mark Carney takes over as Bank of England Governor in July.

More than 40 per cent of shareholders voted against the re-election of Ellen Futter, James Crown and David Cote as directors, potentially heralding a boardroom shake-up at the largest US bank by assets.

LONDON�Burberry Group PLC showed further signs of recovery following a midyear profit warning, as it reported a rise in full-year revenue on Tuesday.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - 1630: Close The FTSE charged ahead to finish at its highest level in 13 years today as a sharp drop in consumer-price inflation lifted the outlook for the UK economy, growing by 2.4 per cent in the year to April 2013, down from 2.8 ...

The Bank of Ireland (BoI) has reversed controversial increases of mortgage rates for some of the 13,500 affected borrowers following pressure from consumers and lawyers.

Lack of competition in the UK cement industry has cost consumers millions of pounds, according to the Competition Commission. It said the big firms had focused on maintaining market share rather than competing with each other.

May.21 - Vodafone's posted the largest ever fall in its main revenue measure, forcing it to keep a dividend from Verizon, its healthy U.S.

The �1.2bn contract, first revealed by The Daily Telegraph and still subject to final negotiations, will see Capita take over the management of existing O2 call centres with 3,700 customer service jobs transferred.

Could RBS stay in an independent Scotland? HBOS headquarters in Edinburgh If Scotland became independent, would and could Royal Bank of Scotland and Bank of Scotland, owned by Lloyds, keep their homes there?