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US regulators charged Samuel and Charles Wyly, two billionaire brothers whose interests range from software to restaurants, with reaping more than $550m in undisclosed gains by trading shares in companies on whose boards they sat
4 hours 27 min ago
Google said that its search and advertising services were being blocked in China for first time since its groundbreaking compromise with the Chinese government earlier this month
5 hours 7 min ago
The US public’s hope of getting repaid for the bail-outs of Bear Stearns and AIG in the financial crisis increased on Thursday after the Federal Reserve reported a paper profit for the first time on all the holdings of securities bought from the companies
5 hours 23 min ago
EDF Networks has low-voltage electricity distribution networks in the east and south of England, long-term contracts with businesses such as London Underground, Heathrow and Gatwick, and the Channel Tunnel
5 hours 46 min ago
Afghanistan’s president says named individuals could be targeted by insurgents for working with US forces
5 hours 52 min ago
Industrial companies have led the recovery after a crushing fall in earnings last year
6 hours 54 min ago
Andrew Wylie, the literary agent whose exclusive deal with Amazon.com last week stunned the publishing world, has threatened a broad expansion of his digital publishing business to include up to 2,000 titles if traditional publishers refuse to improve digital royalties.
6 hours 54 min ago
The FSA is broadening the scope of its pay code to more than 2.500 financial services companies to comply with EU legislation that introduced some of the world’s toughest restrictions on bankers’ bonuses
6 hours 55 min ago
US banks are taking advantage of improving earnings and growing investor demand to raise billions of dollars in debt at low interest rates, a move that could boost the sector’s profits
7 hours 28 min ago
Citigroup agreed to pay $75m to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it failed to disclose to investors more than $40bn in exposure to subprime mortgages
7 hours 54 min ago
Global Markets Overview: Investors are turning very selective about risk, as shares decline while some currency markets embrace chancier assets
9 hours 26 min ago
US government agencies charged with reviewing sensitive acquisitions are engaged in a debate over how to handle Huawei, the Chinese software and telecoms equipment-maker viewed with deep scepticism by government security experts
9 hours 32 min ago
People associated with Mr Cameron’s visit said it was suspected that she had been taken ill and was travelling
9 hours 35 min ago
Push to boost transparency of regions’ securities markets includes call for a ‘consolidated tape’ for pricing data to tackle lack of transparency as part of biggest regulatory overhaul in years
9 hours 37 min ago
David Cameron has led the largest official delegation to India since its independence from Britain 63 years ago. By doing so, he has tested Britain’s place in the world, and how far it has travelled since 1947
9 hours 42 min ago
Tensions between the government and business have risen after it emerged many leading companies have been blocked from bringing in non-European staff
9 hours 45 min ago
Barry Callebaut chief warned prices could stay at current high levels for the foreseeable future because of continued demand pressure and scarce supply
10 hours 33 min ago
Peter Voser, chief executive, says deep-water drilling has important role to play in global energy supply, as the Anglo-Dutch oil group announces a near-doubling in second-quarter profit to $4.53bn
11 hours 4 min ago
David Cameron, the UK prime minister, has appealed for New Delhi’s support to defeat forces of economic nationalism that threatened to close down the world trading system at a time of economic weakness
14 hours 29 min ago
New claims for unemployment insurance fell in last week, offering a glimmer of hope that firings could be abating in the stricken labour market