The Bank of England has left interest rates on hold again at 4.75%, in a widely-predicted move. Rates went up…
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Iranian MPs threaten mobile deal
Turkey’s biggest private mobile firm could bail out of a $3bn ($1.6bn) deal to build a network in Iran after…
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Executive trio leave Aer Lingus
Three senior executives of Ireland’s state-owned airline, Aer Lingus, are set to leave early on 28 January after accusations of…
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Venezuela identifies ‘idle’ farms
Venezuelan authorities have identified more than 500 farms, including 56 large estates, as idle as it continues with its controversial…
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FBI agent colludes with analyst
A former FBI agent and an internet stock picker have been found guilty of using confidential US government information to…
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GSK aims to stop Aids profiteers
One of the world’s largest manufacturers of HIV/Aids drugs has launched an initiative to combat the smuggling of cheaper pills…
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Christmas sales worst since 1981
UK retail sales fell in December, failing to meet expectations and making it by some counts the worst Christmas since…
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Card fraudsters ‘targeting web’
New safeguards on credit and debit card payments in shops has led fraudsters to focus on internet and phone payments,…
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Trial begins of Spain’s top banker
The trial of Emilio Botin, the chairman of Spain’s most powerful bank, Santander Central Hispano, has started in Madrid. Mr…
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German economy rebounds
Germany’s economy, the biggest among the 12 countries sharing the euro, grew at its fastest rate in four years during…
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