Qualcomm Slapped With $975m Record China Fine

US chip-maker Qualcomm has said it will not contest a $975m (£640m) fine imposed by China - the largest such penalty in the country's history. The deal followed a 14-month investigation into anti-competitive practices amid allegations Qualcomm...

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Cat Card Game Breaks Crowdfunding Records

By Sean Williams We look at the most talked about crowdfunding campaigns on social media. This week, it's Exploding Kittens with 1,610 tweets in seven days. What's the pitch? With nine days still remaining on the project, card game Exploding Kittens...

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Strauss-Kahn 'Horrified By Use Of Prostitutes'

Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been confronted by topless protesters shortly before telling a court he had no idea women at sex parties he attended were prostitutes. The former head of the International Monetary Fund faces 10 years in jail and a £1.1m...

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HSBC Helped Clients Dodge Tax - Report

HSBC's Swiss banking arm helped wealthy customers avoid tax and hide millions of dollars, according to a report by a network of investigative journalists. The British banking giant provided accounts to international criminals, corrupt businessmen,...

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Prices Spiral As Russia Economy Hits Thin Ice

Marina Gennadievna tends her hot dog stall all day in the bitter cold. She's bundled up in thick winter clothes, peering at customers from under her hat, huddled near the stove for warmth. It's -20C, but apparently this is nothing - the temperature...

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Russia Looks With Envy At China's Economy

By Katie Stallard, Moscow Correspondent, in Blagoveshchensk Blagoveshchensk translates as the "city of good news", but there has been precious little of that for the Russian economy lately. The value of the rouble has plummeted and the country is...

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Tesco Back In Sales Growth After Tough 2014

Tesco has returned to sales growth for the first time in a year following a horrific 2014 for the chain, according to industry figures. Statistics for the 12 weeks ending 1 February by Kantar Worldpanel showed a 0.3% increase in sales compared...

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Ed Balls: Quitting EU 'Biggest Risk' To Firms

Ed Balls has insisted Labour is pro-business as he warned the threat of leaving the EU posed the "biggest risk" to British firms this decade. The shadow chancellor said the UK "must bang the table for change" in Europe, but he was critical of the...

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PM Hails Business As 'Country's Job Engine'

David Cameron has hailed business as "the country's job engine" as he unveiled plans to help expanding firms through the financial "valley of death". The Prime Minister said a Tory Government would launch a financing scheme to help the country's 500...

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Sky Wins Lion's Share Of Premier League Matches

Sky has secured five of the seven rights packages to screen Premier League matches for the three seasons between 2016 and 2019. BT took the other two packages as the two broadcasters paid a total of £5.136bn for the rights to show 168 games over the...

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