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French and Chinese prospects lift Vodafone
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Disposal hopes helped lift Vodafone on Wednesday as the FTSE 100 rebounded from an eight-month low
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Burberry steps up footprint in new markets
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The group is to step up investment in new luxury markets, such as Latin America, as it seeks to build on the strength of its brand and a 23% increase in underlying profit
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S&P boost for Lloyds and RBS
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Signs of a recovery at the UK's two government-backed banks have prompted Standard & Poor's to upgrade a key measure of the credit worthiness of Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland
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Kraft given food for thought
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Kraft is publicly censured by the Takeover Panel after the US foodmaker failed to follow up on a warning that the Somerdale factory closure was too far advanced to be reversed
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BT faces strike as union votes for ballot
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The telecommunications group is facing the prospect of a national strike for the first time in more than 20 years after the Communication Workers Union voted to ballot its 55,000 members
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Hogg Robinson's profits rise after staff cuts
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Hogg Robinson Group makes up for the slowdown in business travel by tightening costs to deliver a double-digit rise in annual pre-tax profit
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Affordable housing boosts Telford
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A push to build more housing for government-aided buyers as well as interest from overseas investors bolstered profits at Telford Homes, prompting it to reinstate a final dividend
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Mission in talks with D1 over all-share bid
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The renewable energy provider has said that acquiring D1 would deliver commercial advantages, enabling the combined group to offer one of the world's largest supplies of jatropha oil
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Victrex profits rebound amid strong demand
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The Lancashire-based polymer maker has raised the prospect of a return of funds to shareholders after a strong bounce-back in interim profits and an increase in its cash pile
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Crises trigger global flight from risk
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Korean tensions add to concerns about European sovereign debt and strength of the global recovery that have convulsed financial markets
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Footsie dives below 5,000 on sovereign debt fears
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Lloyds and RBS among sharpest fallers as Europe's crisis pushes London index to lowest point since last October
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Clyde valuation concerns McColl
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Jim McColl, the chairman of Clyde Process Solutions, is to deal with the 'continuing under-valuation' of the business in spite of its continuing strong performance
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HSBC to refocus on succession issue
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The bank's board is prioritising the succession of Stephen Green – an issue that threatens to pit the banks' directors, its biggest shareholders and regulators against each other
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Sir Stuart takes final bow with a defiant performance
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Sir Stuart Rose delivers his final set of results for Marks and Spencer, which observers agree is in better shape with customer numbers up, market share growing again and staff galvanised
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BP offers $500m for damage study
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BP seek to deflect criticism over its handling of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico by offering up to $500m for research into the incident's environmental effects
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