BP chief Hayward ‘will resign within days’ as ships return to oil spill site

25-Jul-10

The ships and workers involved in BP’s huge clean-up exercise in the Gulf of Mexico returned to the oil spill site...

BBC allowed to launch smartphone apps

24-Jul-10

The BBC was given the green light yesterday to launch applications to deliver news, sports and the iPlayer to...

Microsoft gets 48% boost as sales recover

23-Jul-10

Microsoft beat Wall Street’s expectations yesterday to report a 48 per cent rise in quarterly net income, in a...

Skin cancer drug hopes boost Glaxo

22-Jul-10

The chief executive of GlaxoSmith-Kline declared yesterday that Europe’s largest drugmaker was finally moving away...

Goldman reports 82% plunge in profits

20-Jul-10

Goldman Sachs revealed an 82 per cent plunge in profits for the second quarter as the slowdown in global markets...

Profits slow for Citigroup and BoA

16-Jul-10

Profits at Citigroup and Bank of America have slowed for the second quarter but they have confirmed the rate of...

JPMorgan surprises with 76% profit jump

15-Jul-10

JPMorgan Chase, the first of the major US banks to report second-quarter results this month, revealed a 76 per...

BBC secrecy over ‘hidden’ executives costing £10m a year

15-Jul-10

The BBC is spending nearly £10 million a year employing highly paid executives on “hidden” contracts that are not...

Lovells’ profits soared 13% before merger

14-Jul-10

Lovells increased profits by 13 per cent in the final year before its blockbuster transatlantic merger, it...

Former MI6 officer tried to sell MI5 secrets

14-Jul-10

A former MI6 officer who tried to sell top secret material to Dutch intelligence pleaded guilty today to two...