British Airways cabin crew to stage holiday season strike
Unite say long- and short-haul flights are likely to be hit by strike from 21 December.
Heineken and Punch Taverns founder make move for pub giant
Punch Taverns founder Alan McIntosh and Dutch brewing giant in takeover battle for UK's second-largest pub operator.
FX Focus: Pound dips below €1.19 as investors await Federal Reserve rate hike
Dollar lower across the board ahead of Fed meeting, which is expected to confirm a first rate hike in 12 months.
UK employment falls for the first time in over 12 months as labour market cools down
Unemployment rate in the three months to October remains unchanged at 11-year low as wage growth accelerates.
Aston Martin boosts Welsh economy by acquiring site for DBX factory
St Athan, in the Vale of Glamorgan, will host the factory that will produce Aston Martin's DBX model from 2020.
Tesco's recovery continues as market share grows for third consecutive month
Kantar data shows sales at Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons continue to decline, while discount retailers thrive.
FX Focus: Pound gains ground but inflation hits two-year high
Pound climbs above $1.27 despite rising inflation, as investors await Federal Reserve meeting.
Five things to look out for as Federal Reserve prepares to hike rates
Fed set to raise rates as US markets and dollar have hit record-highs following Donald Trump's victory.
Italy's UniCredit to slash 14,000 jobs amid €12.2bn restructuring plan
Italy's largest bank launches an overhaul aimed at shedding bad loans and simplifying IT process.
FX Focus: Pound extends gains against the dollar and climbs above $1.26
Russian ruble hits highest level against dollar in a year after Opec and non-Opec members agree deal.
BT unveils plans to create 500 jobs in the UK and Ireland
Telecom giant aims to answer 90% of its customers' calls in the UK and Ireland.
Relief for City as amount of FCA fines falls to lowest level since financial crisis
Financial firms fined a combined £22.2m this year, compared with £905m a year ago.
IMF chief Christine Lagarde to stand trial over £340m payout to French tycoon
Lagarde was the French finance minister when the state awarded a £340m payout to Bernard Tapie in 2008.
Hampshire Trust boss says his small bank relates to needs of small businesses better than big boys
Since re-launching in 2014, the challenger bank has focused on lending to SMEs in the housebuilding sector.
FX Focus: Pound extends gains against the euro and climbs over €1.19
Euro fails to reverse losses against the dollar and declines over 0.5% against the US currency.
Australian Open drops William Hill court-side ads after match-fixing scandal
Ads from the betting giant will not feature on court during the first Grand Slam tournament of 2017.
UK trade balance narrows more than expected in October
UK deficit in goods falls from £13.8bn to £9.71 in October, as export volumes decline from previous quarter.
UK construction sector suffers unexpected slowdown in October
Output in construction sector falls 0.6% month-on-month in October, down from the 0.3% gain recorded in September.
Banks want EU laws for five years after Brexit deal
International lenders based in the UK want the government to extend the post-Brexit transitional phase to five years.
FX Focus: Euro plunges as ECB extends QE programme until December 2017
Pound gains almost 1% against euro and closes in on €1.19 threshold, but dips 0.25% against the dollar.
No need to panic: Banks will not flee the UK after Brexit
Paris, Dublin and Frankfurt would struggle to replace London's infrastructure for the world's major lenders.
McDonald's to set up new base in UK - where it will pay corporation tax
Fast food giant will move most of its international operations from Luxembourg to Britain.
Sports Direct first-half profits plunge following pound collapse after Brexit vote
Sterling's post-Brexit depreciation sees first-half profits fall 57% as retailer caps off turbulent year.
FX Focus: Pound slide continues after disappointing manufacturing data
Australian dollar tumbles as economy shrinks at the fastest rate since the 2008 recession in the third quarter.
HSBC and JP Morgan among banks hit with €485m fine for role in Euribor rigging scandal
HSBC, Credit Agricole and JP Morgan fined following five-year investigation into Euribor rigging scandal.
UK industrial production plunges over 1% in October amid sharp slowdown across sectors
ONS figures show both industrial and manufacturing output suffered a sharp slowdown in October.
Italy could ask EU for €15bn bailout to save its struggling banks
Shares in Italian banks soar on reports of bailout but Italian Treasury denies any plans are being made.
FX Focus: Pound hits two-month high against dollar amid increasing hopes of 'soft Brexit'
Euro pulls back from two-week high it touched in the previous session amid fallout from Italian referendum.
FCA to crack down on spread-betting market as probe finds 82% of users lose money
Shares in spread-betting firms plunge by about 30% after regulator unveils proposal to regulate CFDs market.
Eurozone GDP grows in line with forecast in third quarter
Economy in the 19-country bloc expands 0.3% in the third quarter and grows 1.7% on an annual basis.
