London house price growth lags behind UK for the first time since 2008
Buyers in the capital struggle to afford ever higher house prices in London compared to the rest of Britain.
City rogues: Business leaders who kept us appalled and amazed in 2016
Captains of industry who kept their crisis management and public relations teams busy this year.
FTSE Moves: Stocks climb to an all-time high after Christmas break
London stocks quickly shake off their Christmas torpor to hit a record high.
Toshiba shares slump by 20% after warning of a multi-billion writedown on its nuclear business
Toshiba shares lose around $5bn over two days as it reveals the extent of the writedown of its US nuclear deal.
Housebuilder Bovis warns on profits after December slowdown
The FTSE 250 firm says that building delays in the run-up to Christmas will hit annual profit.
American Apparel axes 150 jobs and closes 12 stores
The fashion retailer closes most of its UK stores as the US firm restructures under its new Canadian owners.
FTSE outlook 2017: Investors are betting big on the magic of Donald Trump
The rollercoaster of 2016 looks set to crash into next year - with rapid growth or a trade war at the end of the ride.
RBS, Barclays and other banks fined almost $100m by Swiss regulators over Libor cartels
European and US banks caught in latest round of Libor rate-rigging fines uncovered by the financial crisis.
FTSE Moves: Lloyds Christmas credit card binge fails to stir London market
Lloyds Banking Group £1.9bn purchase of MBNA was the most notable move in a lacklustre market.
UK's powerhouse legal industry at risk after Brexit without mutual guarantees
The country's £25.7bn a year legal sector needs to have its law recognised in other EU countries to continue to thrive.
East Midlands Airport avoids £12.5m regulator fine for price fixing
Airport bosses confess to rigging car parking charges but are spared a heavy fine by the Civil Aviation Authority.
Lloyds Banking Group to buy MBNA credit card business from Bank of America for £1.9bn
Lloyds boosts its stake in the UK credit card business with this deal with the Bank of America.
FTSE Moves: London market struggles for direction despite BP's $1bn deal
London shares edge higher at the start of what is expected to be a week of light trading volumes ahead of the Christmas break.
BP strikes $1bn deal to drill for gas in Mauritania and Senegal
Deal comes days after BP hammers out oil agreement more than twice the size with United Arab Emirates.
Thousands of Post Office workers join Christmas strike wave
Post Office workers join rail and airline workers in the spate of strikes lined up around the festive period.
FTSE Moves: European markets shrug off Italy's No vote
The pollsters called Italian referendum correctly allowing traders to price in the country's vote against reform.
Just what do you get for a £6,000 Christmas hamper these days?
From Graham's Vintage 1970 Port to Maldonado ham, Fortnum & Mason's hamper has everything for someone with £6,000 to spare.
Fortnum & Mason Christmas hampers drives the luxury retailer to record profit
The luxury retail business sidestepped the effect of tough competition brought on by the supermarket price war.
Euro falls to 20-month low as traders react to Italy's referendum No vote
Markets brace for a tough period after Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi loses campaign for constitutional reforms.
Why the music industry can't escape the choke-hold web streaming services have it in
Services such as YouTube and Spotify have slashed royalties to musicians and changed our relationship with music.
FTSE Moves: London market falls ahead of crunch Italian referendum
Traders look ahead to Italy's reform referendum on Sunday and hope it will not spark market panic next week.
UK could pay for access to EU single market says Brexit Secretary David Davis
His admission in the Commons sent pound sharply higher.
Nestle says it has found a way to cut sugar in chocolate by 40%
Swiss food giant said it will launch its fast-dissolving sugar process in its confectionery from 2018.
Trump's Treasury nominee Steven Mnuchin says tax reform is the country's 'number-one priority'
Steven Mnuchin's stellar career has taken him from Wall Street to the White House via Hollywood.
FTSE moves: Blue chip shares jump led by oil stocks after Opec agrees output cut
Oil cartel Opec agrees to first cut in production in eight years as it bids to boost prices.
Could Italy's referendum spark a second eurozone crisis?
Italy labours under €360bn of bad bank debt and 40% youth unemployment. It might be in the mood to vote No.
Government unveils plans for greater scrutiny of private firms
Business Secretary Greg Clark proposes pay ratios show earnings gap between a chief executive and an average worker.
US ordered to stop illegal tax break to Boeing
Boeing tax break ruled unlawful in latest round of tit-for-tat complaints with its European rival Airbus.
FTSE Moves: Top flight shares fall ahead of Bank stress tests
Nervous traders look ahead to key bank health tests revealed by the Bank of England later this week.
Ed Miliband says government is stealing his polices on executive pay
Prime Minister Theresa May is set to crack down on boardroom excesses.
