Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:48pm EDT. By Matt Scuffham and David Milliken. LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Britain is ready to start selling its shares in Lloyds Banking Group and will examine whether to break up Royal Bank of Scotland, Finance Minister George ...

Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King is retiring to a life of luxury - with a gold-plated, taxpayer-funded pension worth more than �6.3million.

More than �400million was wiped off BT's market value on Wednesday after the company was rocked by the surprise departure of transformational chief executive Ian Livingston.

The end is in sight for US Federal Reserve easing that has dominated financial markets for half a decade after it set out an optimistic economic outlook that would lead to the end of asset purchases in mid-2014.

BEIJING | Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:56am EDT. BEIJING (Reuters) - Wanda Group, China's largest commercial real estate developer, aims to invest about $1 billion to build a five-star hotel in New York as its third major investment outside its home market, ...

Government plans to privatise the Royal Mail could be hit after a boycott by thousands of postal workers moved a step closer today.

Passenger satisfaction with Britain's crowded, late-running and over-priced railway network has plummeted to the lowest level in six years, a damning new survey by official watchdogs reveals today.

Chip designer Imagination Technologies will tap Chinese companies for new custom after posting a fall in profits last year. The UK company, whose technology is used in Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy smartphones, saw profits halve after taking a ...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a payday lender for sending text messages that encouraged people to borrow �1,000 for a night out.

JD s figures have been hit by its support for the troubled Millets and Blacks chains. Picture: PA. By KRISTY DORSEY Published on 19/06/2013 19:24.