LONDON�BT Group PLC Wednesday said Chief Executive Ian Livingston will step down in September to take up a position in government and named Gavin Patterson as his successor, a change of leadership at a pivotal time for the U.K.

NEW YORK--U.S. stocks were slightly lower midday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's policy announcement. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped seven points, less than 0.1%, to 15311 in midday trading.

Sir Mervyn was outvoted for a fifth consecutive month on extending the Bank's �375bn quantitative easing (QE) programme, as members voted 6-3 against expanding asset purchases.

BEIJING�A year after targeting U.S. movie theaters, a Chinese property magnate is sketching out global plans for a new focus: Chinese tourists.

Imagination Tech exec invests as company unveils annual results LONDON (SHARECAST) - Andrew Heath, a Non-Executive Director of chip designer Imagination Technologies invested nearly 60,000 pounds in the firm on Wednesday, the same day that the ...