PM Ditches Banker Trade Envoys In Shake-Up

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Two of the figures most closely-associated with the reputational crisis at Britain's banks are being quietly dropped as international flag-bearers for British business. Sir Victor Blank, architect of the disastrous...

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Google's New Nexus Devices Are A Sell-Out

Google has launched its new Nexus 4 - but some customers in the UK were left disappointed when they were not able to get their hands on the smartphone. The Nexus 4 went on sale in Europe and Australia alongside the new Nexus 10 and upgraded Nexus 7...

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'Zombie Firms': Mass Unemployment Warning

More than 100,000 so-called zombie firms - debt-laden companies surviving only because of ultra-low interest rates - are at risk of failure, a think tank has warned. According to the Institute for Turnaround (IFT), a 'zombie collapse' is threatening...

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Workers To Be Able To Ask For Flexible Hours

By Gerard Tubb, Sky Correspondent New mothers will be able to share leave with their partners and all workers will have the right to flexible hours under radical reforms. Changes announced by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will mean mothers could...

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Windows 8 Boss Steven Sinofsky Exits Microsoft

The head of Microsoft's Windows division is leaving just weeks after the new generation of the computer operating software was launched. Microsoft did not explain why Windows president Steven Sinofsky was departing, but Windows 8 has had a mixed reception...

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Greece Forced To Borrow More From Markets

Debt-laden Greece has been forced to tap the financial markets further to avoid bankruptcy after Eurozone finance ministers delayed a crucial aid payment. The country, which faced a bond repayment on Friday it could not afford, was banking on Eurozone...

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Inflation Increases Blamed On Tuition Fees

The headline rate of inflation has hit a five-month high, driven up by the trebling of university tuition fees in England and rising food bills. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) confirmed the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure rose from an...

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Gas Prices: Watchdogs Probe Fixing Claims

Downing Street has urged the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and Ofgem to speedily investigate a whistleblower's claim that Britain's wholesale gas market has been frequently manipulated by energy companies. The allegations, revealed by The Guardian,...

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US And Iraq 'Winners From Energy Revolution'

By Pete Norman, Sky News Online The United States is to become virtually self-sufficient in energy in the coming decades while Iraq is set to be the leading oil supplier to China, the world's leading energy authority has said. The predictions have...

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Vodafone Hit By £6bn Eurocrisis Phone Bill

Vodafone has suffered a £492m half-year loss after being hit with a multibillion write-down in the value of its business in crisis-hit southern Europe. The telecoms giant announced a £5.9bn write-down in Spain and Italy, which prompted a 2.46% fall...

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