The Scottish government's exports agency has said it generated more than £500m to Scotland's economy last year. Scottish Development International (SDI) said it had also managed to secure 5,500 jobs ...
Disruption is expected on the Tube network until Tuesday evening because of the walkouts Tube passengers have been advised to find an alternative way of getting home in London later ...
South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has said that its members at Northam Platinum have started a strike over pay. Northam management is offering an 8% pay rise, but ...
Shares in Australia's biggest investment bank, Macquarie, fell sharply after the company cut its profits forecast. Macquarie said weak global markets were hitting earnings at its key units, including currencies ...
Germany's coalition government has decided to extend the life span of the country's nuclear power plants by an average of 12 years, officials say. Under the agreement, some plants will ...
Google has proposed paying $8.5m (£5.5m) to settle a lawsuit brought over its Buzz social network. Launched in February, Buzz enrolled all Gmail users into a social network based around ...
Rising overseas demand has created buoyant conditions for manufacturers in the UK, a report suggests. The Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) predicted manufacturing output would increase by 3.7% this year and ...
New car sales fell sharply in August for the second consecutive month, figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders have shown. August saw 55,305 new cars registered - ...
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Chief executive Chris Wiscarson: "Payments are still another 6-9 months away" Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are to make ...
British Airways and Iberia have drawn up a shortlist of up to 12 airlines which they hope to buy or merge with once their own tie-up has been completed. BA ...
Many people are in favour of taking steps to reduce the government deficit but they are less clear on where spending should be cut, a poll commissioned by the BBC ...
Spending by Premier League clubs in the summer transfer window has tumbled 22% from last year, a report says. The 20 clubs in England's top flight spent a total of ...
The British company behind the Hawk-Eye ball-tracking technology is to be put up for sale. Its owners, who include Mark Getty, a member of the wealthy US business dynasty, want ...
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Sanjoy Majumder gets a first hand look at one of the venues It was meant to be Delhi's moment of glory. ...
Burger King is being sold to private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26bn (£2.1bn), it has been announced. The fast food chain, with 12,100 outlets worldwide, ...
