Just Eat gets provisional green light to devour Hungryhouse
UK competition regulator gives preliminary clearance for Just Eat's multimillion pound takeover of rival food delivery service.
Global shipments of PCs slump for 12th successive quarter, research suggests
Gartner study finds fewer takers for desktops as traditional promotions tank, particularly in the key US market.
Pound spikes against dollar as positive economic data counters Brexit impasse
Industrial production figures and improved retail sales help the sterling reverse recent losses.
Opec Secretary General seeks US shale producers' help to cap excess global oil supply
Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo urges American oil producers to reduce production in a bid to prop up crude oil prices.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May's political woes hammer the pound
Sterling loses ground as fallout from Conservative party upheaval hits market sentiment.
Catalan bank Sabadell moves legal base amid provincial independence turmoil
Spain's fifth-largest bank has triggered process to move to Alicante to ensure it stays within the ECB's framework.
German industry group asks members to prepare for 'very hard Brexit'
Federation of German Industries says it is reluctantly coming to the conclusion that a hard Brexit was appearing inevitable.
Escalation of political conflict threatens Catalonia's prosperous economy, analysts warn
Ratings agency S&P places region on negative credit watch as Catalan banks contemplate incorporating elsewhere in Spain.
Theresa May's 'Miliband-light' energy price cap plan won't work, says Centrica CEO
Iain Conn, boss of the British Gas' owner, says move could have opposite effect and result in higher prices across the board.
Theresa May's election mea culpa and economic data send pound higher
Sterling jumps against the euro and dollar on stronger intraday sentiment yet Brexit doubts lurk.
EU slaps down 'illegal' tax deal that Luxembourg struck with Amazon when Juncker was PM
European Commission says online retailer must pay back €250m in back taxes as it got "illegal state aid" from Luxembourg in 2003 when Jean-Claude Juncker was the country's Prime Minister.
Coca-Cola bottling company's chief executive dies
While no cause of death was revealed, Coca-Cola HBC said it would make further announcements in due course regarding the successor to Dimitris Lois.
Jobs at risk as Britvic plans to close Norwich factory
The soft drinks giant's Robinson's squash brand is made at the site facing closure, as company opts to move production elsewhere.
Eurozone's economic recovery 'alive and kicking', ratings agency claims
S&P Global Ratings opines the current recovery in Europe won't be a false dawn and can be sustained.
R.I.P. Monarch Airlines: Why lack of innovation meant gradual oblivion
When rivals carried more passengers in a month than Monarch managed in a year, the end was all but inevitable.
Monarch Airlines future in doubt again as regulators ponder licence extension
Aviation authorities weighing whether or not to grant struggling airline's travel business a temporary licence extension.
Tycoon Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos' continues aggressive North Sea expansion as it seals Dong Energy deal
Petrochemicals company completes purchase of Danish firm's oil and gas business expanding its operations in the region.
Major economies 'ill-prepared' for next wave of automation, report finds
World Economic Forum's latest report opines that renewed focus is needed to raise global competitiveness.
Prime Minister says Boeing undermining its relationship with UK in Bombardier dispute
Theresa May quips US aircraft maker's behaviour is not what she expected from a "long-term partner"
Theresa May takes pot-shots at Jeremy Corbyn, defends free markets
Prime Minister says Britain needs to continue dealing with its debts and that flexible markets encourage prosperity.
Cloud computing 'a given' for modern plants, says Honeywell executive Vimal Kapur
Kapur, boss of Honeywell's process solutions division, tells IBTimes UK as the manufacturing world moves towards 'Industry 4.0', proliferation of the cloud will be exponential.
World Bank says UK is world's fifth-largest economy but Iain Duncan Smith reckons its fourth
Former secretary of state for work and pensions says UK should call the 'EU's bluff' on leaving without a Brexit deal given its economic clout.
Oil lurks near $60 mark as Turkey threatens to blockade Iraqi Kurds
Brent futures spike on anticipation of higher demand and geopolitical tension.
Falling rental income will weigh on UK buy-to-let mortgage market
New research suggests deterioration over the next two years as tenants opt for more affordable housing.
Russia's Gazprom topples US behemoth ExxonMobil as the world's leading energy company
ExxonMobil's 12-year reign at the top comes to an end as lower oil price sends it tumbling down the pecking order.
China describes S&P's sovereign rating downgrade as 'wrong'
Ratings agency raises alarm over rapid build-up of debt but Beijing says economic fundamentals remain strong.
Petition to 'save Uber' in London surpasses 750,000 signatures
Transport for London will not be renewing Uber's license to operate in the British capital from 1 October.
'Big oil' players are not 'big data' laggards, says tech start-up co-founder
Babur Ozden, co-founder of Maana, who works with the biggest names in the oil and sector believes it's wrong to presume the industry trails digitally.
Pound spikes to 2017 high versus dollar on inflation data
The British currency rallies after inflation expectations fuels interest rate hike speculation
China's already huge renewable energy sector set to burgeon further
New research suggests Beijing will lead the green energy revolution thanks to ongoing policy support.
