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Santander mulls over partial sale of UK banking business

Flotation would help to fund bid for Williams & Glyn's and inject capital into bank

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'Tidal wave' of business failure feared

Monday, 8 February 2010

The Government faces "ticking bomb" of company closures and job losses when a tax scheme is wound up.

UK company dividends cut by £10bn as downturn bites

Monday, 8 February 2010

Amost half of the stock market's return comes from five companies, study shows

Toyota prepares to make announcement on Prius

Monday, 8 February 2010

Toyota was preparing today to announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it had decided to issue a recall for the vehicle in Japan.

Weak 2010 forecast for construction industry

Monday, 8 February 2010

Britain’s construction industry continued to decline during the final quarter of 2009 despite the wider economy returning to growth, according to the latest Construction Trade Survey.

Employers set to keep squeezing pay

Monday, 8 February 2010

Employers who did not offer their staff pay increases during 2009 are likely to continue to freeze salaries for the rest of this year, analysis published today reveals.

Business leaders say they plan expansion

Monday, 8 February 2010

Business confidence is growing with two fifths saying they will expand and nearly a third planning to hire new staff, according RSM Tenon’s “business barometer”.

France's GDF to sweeten UK generator offer

Sunday, 7 February 2010

GDF Suez, the French power giant, is considering a revamped bid for International Power (IP), a £5bn independent power generator.

Spanish PM's crisis talks to bolster economy

Sunday, 7 February 2010

Investors are on stand-by for another rocky day when world stock markets open tomorrow after last week's sharp falls in bonds and shares. There are fears that the eurozone could be split by the growing financial crisis in Spain and Greece, pushing Europe back into recession.

Citi hits back as Hands tries to block trial move

Sunday, 7 February 2010

Terra Firma founder argues that his case against bank should be held in New York not London

HSBC denies US Senate accusations of corruption

Sunday, 7 February 2010

HSBC has strongly defended itself against a US Senate report into foreign corruption and US interests which is critical of the bank's lax anti-money laundering measures.

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