Mr Schmidt said he aimed to move the controversy over corporate tax avoidance �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.

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.

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 ...

Lloyds Banking Group 62.84p. Questor says Hold. Lloyds shares have enjoyed a phenomenal run over the past 12 months. It seems difficult to believe that just last May the stock was trading below 25p - last week it traded above 60p for the first time since ...