U.K. inflation slowed more than economists forecast in April to a seven-month low and producer prices rose the least since 2009 as fuel costs fell.

By Conor Humphries. DUBLIN | Tue May 21, 2013 11:40am BST. DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland said on Tuesday it was not to blame for Apple Inc's low global tax payments after the U.S.

... Off. � UK inflation falls further than expected to 2.4pc � G4S chief executive Nick Buckles steps down � Marks & Spencer profits fall after clothing struggles � Burberry pre-tax profits up 14pc to �427.8m � Vodafone pre-tax profit fell 65.9pc � Political attacks on ...

By David Brett. LONDON | Tue May 21, 2013 11:56am BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Rallying miners and a contract win for outsourcing company Capita helped steady the FTSE 100 by midday on Tuesday despite weakness in travel firms after disappointing ...

Marks & Spencer today mounted a vigorous defence of its strategy after its profits tumbled for the second consecutive year. The retail bellwether's bottom line has been hit by tumbling clothing sales, although it cheered investors by vowing to slash its capital ...

Vodafone is to plough a �2.1bn dividend from US telecoms group Verizon back into its business rather than offer shareholders a windfall, after the UK-based mobile operator reported its biggest annual fall in service revenues in five years.

Burberry today struck an upbeat note on its prospects in China, as an emerging army of luxury shoppers in the Asian country helped to drive a sharp uplift in annual profits.

Shares in cruise ship giant Carnival were listing badly today as a desperate move to slash prices following a succession of PR catastrophes triggered a grim profit warning.

The bank announced in February that 13,500 mortgage customers on tracker mortgages would see their rates increase from May 1, around half of whom have a buy-to-let mortgage.

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.