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HSBC hit by Indian fraud scam [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Police in India have arrested an HSBC employee in connection with a scam believed to have taken more than £200,000 from UK accounts
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EMI rejects Warner counterbid [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Music giant EMI and US rival Warner Music were locked in a takeover tug-of-war today as both companies battled to take control of each other
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Market report: Wednesday 12.30 [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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After the Mittal-Arcelor deal, City speculators are tipping our own Corus as the next target for a takeover in the booming steel industry
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Britain leading the Fairtrade boom [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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World sales of Fairtrade-certified goods are booming, thanks to the marketing muscle of big retailers, and the UK is leading the way
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South West Trains profits soar to £137m [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Profits at South West Trains, Britain's biggest train franchise, have soared by a staggering 38% over the past year
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Oil on rise as industry slams 'naive' US [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Oil edged above $72 a barrel today as top industry executives mocked talk of an energy independent America as naive
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Stagecoach overcomes fuel impact [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Bus and rail operator Stagecoach recorded its fourth successive year of growth today as it battled against rising fuel and insurance costs
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'Hips will harm economy' claim [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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The introduction of Home Information Packs will lead to a fall in the number of properties sold and harm the economy, a new report claims
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Home repossessions treble [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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The number of Londoners who face having their homes repossessed has trebled in five years according to figures released today
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Pension savings crisis deepens [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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A dramatic deterioration in the number of people saving enough for retirement was revealed today
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RBOS fraudster gets 10 years in jail [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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A bank manager who embezzled £21m from the Royal Bank of Scotland was today jailed for ten years
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'NatWest 3' lose final extradition appeal [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Three City financiers will fly to America within the next fortnight to face fraud charges relating to the collapse of energy trading giant Enron
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Debt advice firm says custom doubling [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Debt management company Debt Free Direct has seen its profits soar as more than 1m Britons struggle to cope
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'Sitting duck' WH Smith does splits [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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WH Smith is to create two separate businesses by the end of the summer when it demerges its newsagents' chain from its distribution arm
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Pearson explored tie-up with WSJ [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Publisher Pearson secretly explored combining parts of the Financial Times with the Wall Street Journal to create a global business news giant
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Carpetright's profits floored [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Carpetright posted an 11% fall in annual profits today after it was hit by a slowdown in the UK housing market last year.
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Wild east comes to London [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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The flotation of the Russian oil giant Rosneft on the London Stock Exchange may not be the finest hour for the City
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New currents with a catch [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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More than half of us still bank with the Big Four, but the competition is making inroads into the current account market
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Maude's firm on marketing mission [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Tips & tactics: Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week includes The Mission Marketing Group
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Standard's sale looks a safe bet [06/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mail's top stock-picker says that investors should be safe buying into Standard Life's share offer
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