Senator Carl Levin took to task a panel of Apple executives, including chief executive Tim Cook, over the companies tax arrangements.

Falling petrol prices pushed down UK inflation more than expected last month, giving the Bank of England's incoming governor Mark Carney more room to step in and shore up the economy should the recovery falter.

Jamie Dimon has won a clear victory over shareholder activists looking to strip him of his chairmanship of JPMorgan Chase but investors used the bank's annual meeting to deliver a big protest vote against three of its directors.

Nick Buckles, the chief executive of G4S, bowed out on Tuesday after a turbulent reign that encompassed a humiliating Olympics shambles, an embarrassing aborted takeover attempt and a profit warning that left investors concerned over the future of the ...

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.

Scotland can "more than afford' to be a successful independent country, its first minister has said. Alex Salmond was speaking as he launched a paper outlining the nation's key economic strengths.

The proportion of UK beaches classed as "excellent" for the quality of their bathing water has fallen to its lowest level since 2000, new figures show.

Major shareholders had urged Vodafone to distribute most of the special dividend from its 45pc stake in the growing American operator.

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.

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.