More than 50,000 jobs were lost in the US last month - around half the amount feared as private companies hired new staff

Confidence among British business leaders has slipped since the start of the year, with only 34% of senior executives "more confident" than they were in January

Wheat prices surged for a second consecutive day, raising fears of inflation for everything from the price of bread to meat

European agencies are on the verge of winning the ability to regulate the City in a major power grab by Brussels

Ocado is set for promotion to the FTSE 250 index this month despite the online grocer's bungled flotation

Department store chain John Lewis, a bellwether for Middle England, is seeing its outlets in the south of the country perform much better than in the north

Shares in Soco International plunged by 9% as the oil explorer prepares to plug and abandon a well in the Democratic Republic of Congo after hitting water

Property group Capital & Regional sells St Andrews Quay Retail Park in Hull for £81.9 million — slightly more than the £80.3 million it was valued at two months ago

Fears that the economic recovery has stalled were raised today by a "worrying" fall in activity in the key services sector

British companies are beating the world in the bond market as investors bet the coalition Government’s efforts to tame the budget deficit will preserve the UK’s top credit rating

Britain has seen its biggest fall in alcohol consumption in 60 years, according to new figures

Fyffes, Europe’s second largest banana importer, admits it is pushing up prices after pre-tax slumped 28.8% in the first half of the year

Workers at a Coca-Cola factory are to launch a wave of 24-hour strikes from next week in a row over pay

BP admits the cost of its Gulf of Mexico spill has risen by almost $2 billion in a month to $8billion (£5.2 billion)

Asil Nadir appears in an Old Bailey dock after 17 years as a fugitive and is told he must wait 13 months for trial

Italian restaurant chain Carluccio's has agreed to a £90.3 million takeover by Middle Eastern retail giant Landmark Group

Royal Bank of Scotland plans to axe nearly 400 jobs in London as it lays off another 3,500 staff nationwide

The bidding war for Spice, the support services firm that installs most of the UK's water meters, hotted up when it revealed that its private equity suitor Cinven was in talks about upping its bid to as much as £246 million

Fear of the economic future isn't putting Britons off their beef chilli nachos or loaded-skin combos, the boss of The Restaurant Group said

Chief executive of City headhunter Hays says his firm has 'turned the corner'