Sir Mervyn King, Bank of England governor, on Sunday damped Treasury enthusiasm over �increasing momentum� in the economy, warning George Osborne that his policy to stimulate the housing market could cause future problems.

Mr Schmidt said he aimed to move the controversy over corporate tax avoidance �away from accusation and toward action� after Google's tax affairs were branded �rather devious�, �calculated� and �unethical� at the Public Accounts Committee.

Marks & Spencer's store staff could see their meagre �100 bonus trimmed or ditched after the retail bellwether posts a further fall in annual profits this week.

It began as a sideline on a Herefordshire farm little over a decade ago but is now being touted around the world to potential buyers for �100m.

LONDON�An independent Scotland would have an exceptionally large banking sector, compared with the size of the rest of its economy, making it vulnerable to financial shocks and putting Scottish taxpayers at significant risk in the event of the country being ...

FirstGroup is expected to announce that chairman Martin Gilbert is set to step down in a bid to placate investors as it unveils plans for a �600m rights issue and cuts the dividend.

Ofcom has launched a consultation on price increases part-way through a contract. The telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched a consultation on whether telecom, broadband and mobile firms should be allowed to raise prices part-way through a contract.

LONDON | Sun May 19, 2013 4:47pm BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's government and the trio of founders behind miner ENRC (ENRC.

The report said the cost of hitting European Union targets on green energy is likely to be more than �16 billion by 2020. This includes the cost of subsidies for wind farms and nuclear power, improvements to the national grid and VAT on green costs.

Nuffield Health, the charity that runs gyms and private hospitals, is the second organisation within a fortnight to offer small investors a high-paying bond.