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Updated: 1 hour 32 min ago

Landmark ruling on divorce money

1 hour 40 min ago
A "ground-breaking" Court of Appeal judgement removes the protection previously given to thousands of people in divorce proceedings.

Beer giant loses fight for Budweiser name

1 hour 52 min ago
Global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev suffers a defeat in a long-running battle over the rights to the Budweiser beer brand.

Fugitive tycoon Nadir seeks bail

2 hours 8 min ago
Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial.

Oil firms' profits almost double

2 hours 36 min ago
Oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil see profits almost double in the week rival BP suffered record losses.

FSA tightens bankers' pay rules

2 hours 57 min ago
The Financial Services Authority announces plans to update its guidelines on bankers' pay, affecting 2,500 firms.

Sony back in profit as TV sales soar

3 hours 21 min ago
Japanese electronics giant Sony is back in profit, after large losses in 2009/10.

Gambling firms reveal merger plan

3 hours 22 min ago
The UK's Partygaming and Austrian firm Bwin unveil plans to merge and create the world's largest online gaming business.

Graphic novel finds audience in India

3 hours 25 min ago
Graphic novels are finding new markets in India.

Nissan profits soar as demand grows

3 hours 29 min ago
Japanese carmaker Nissan has announced a first quarter profits of 106.6bn yen ($1.22bn, £778m).

China allows IMF report release

3 hours 37 min ago
China allows the publication of an International Monetary Fund staff report on its economy for the first time since 2006.

BSkyB profits on high definition

4 hours 14 min ago
Satellite TV group BSkyB reports a sharp jump in profits, driven by new subscriptions, particularly for high definition services.

BT profit up despite revenue fall

4 hours 29 min ago
BT reports what it describes as "acceptable" quarterly results, with profits sharply higher despite a fall in revenue.

New face

5 hours 6 min ago
Can the new Metro Bank really shake up High Street banking?

House price inflation eases again

5 hours 19 min ago
UK house prices fell 0.5% in July, the Nationwide says, cutting the annual rate of house price inflation to 6.6% from 8.7%.

China agrees Guinea mining deal

5 hours 30 min ago
Mining giant Rio Tinto completes a deal with Chinese firm Chalco to enter a joint venture in West Africa.

Scottish review warns of job cuts

5 hours 42 min ago
Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers.

Results boost AstraZeneca shares

6 hours 10 min ago
Shares in AstraZeneca rise more than 4% after the drug company reports a rise in profits after strong sales of key drugs.

Metro Bank's first customers speak

6 hours 25 min ago
The first High Street bank to launch in the UK for more than 100 years has opened its first branch in Holborn in London.

'Older workers can pass on skills'

6 hours 30 min ago
The government is planning to scrap the default retirement age in the UK from October 2011.

Fixed retirement age to be axed

7 hours 32 min ago
People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.