Chart in Focus: Britons Get Poorer as UK Tumbles Down World Disposable Income Rankings

ONS data shows impact of high inflation and paltry wage growth on household disposable income.

Published: 8 hours, 58 minutes ago

RBS Chairman Sir Philip Hampton: More Job Cuts on Horizon

Bank to axe jobs to cut costs and shore up capital position in time for 2014 planned privatisation.

Published: 9 hours, 34 minutes ago

Stephen Hester Profile: RBS CEO Tasked With Turning Around the Bank

As RBS holds its 2013 AGM, IBTimes UK takes a closer look at its chief executive

Published: 11 hours, 15 minutes ago

EU Unity at Stake as Support Fast Declining- Pew Survey

The long-standing economic crisis has created centrifugal forces that are pulling apart public opinion, says the Pew survey

Published: 11 hours, 37 minutes ago

Eurozone Industrial Production in March Exceeds Estimates

Eurozone industrial production rises 1% in March as against analysts' estimates of 0.5% growth.

Published: 11 hours, 52 minutes ago

Australia's Wayne Swan Rallies G20 Over Corporate Tax Evasion

Australian Treasurer Swan sets tone for country's 2014 chairing of G20 group with stance on global tax cheats.

Published: 12 hours, 5 minutes ago

Babcock Profit Jumps on Strong Defence Sales

The group's bid pipeline rises to £15.5bn at the beginning of April from £9.5bn in 2012.

Published: 12 hours, 35 minutes ago

François Hollande: Rejected Before a Year in Office

On 25 April 2013 the French Ministry of Labour posted the latest unemployment figures for March - an increase of 36,900 and the 23rd consecutive monthly increase - which showed that 3.224 million were signed up and looking for work. The Ministry admitted that this figure broke the previous record set in 1997 of 3.

Published: 12 hours, 56 minutes ago

UK-EU Trade Grows As David Cameron Publishes In-Out Referendum Bill

Both UK imports and exports with the EU lift in March as membership debate rages on.

Published: 13 hours, 50 minutes ago

Mass Effect 4: BioWare Examines Potential Mass Effect Spin-Offs

BioWare executive producer and lead developers examine potential characters to star in upcoming Mass Effect spin-offs.

Published: 14 hours, 6 minutes ago

Inflation at 4.89%, Back in RBI's Comfort Zone

India's headline inflation fell below 5 percent in April, putting it back in the Reserve Bank's comfort zone for the first time in more than three years and fuelling market hopes for more monetary easing to revive the economy's pedestrian growth rate.

Published: 14 hours, 18 minutes ago

Airbus Parent EADS Profit Surges

Net income for the first quarter rises by 91% to €241m boosted by higher Airbus revenues.

Published: 14 hours, 22 minutes ago

RBS' Myriad of Problems: Mis-Selling, Lawsuits and Compensation

From mis-selling, lawsuits, fines and tech failures, the bank has a long way to go says Lianna Brinded

Published: 15 hours, 38 minutes ago

European Markets Gain Ahead of Economic Data [VIDEO]

Markets climb as investors await string of macro economic data from eurozone.

Published: 16 hours ago

AELP's Graham Hoyle: Work Programme Failing and Flawed

Hoyle, who represents 70% of Work Programme providers, said scheme's concept good but execution bad.

Published: 16 hours, 25 minutes ago

Shadow Equalities Minister Kate Green Attacks UK Work Programme

Welfare-to-work schemes will never work until the labour market has decent jobs, warned Green.

Published: 16 hours, 30 minutes ago

Ranbaxy Pleads Guilty, to Pay $500 Million in Settlement

Generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd(RANB.NS) pleaded guilty on Monday to felony charges related to drug safety and will pay $500 million in civil and criminal fines under the settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Published: 17 hours, 10 minutes ago

Libor Fixing Scandal: Barclays Win US Lawsuit Dismissal

The bank, Bob Diamond and others win dismissal of shareholder lawsuit which claim investors lost money on rate rigging.

Published: 17 hours, 17 minutes ago

Verizon Wireless to Dole Out $7B Dividend Payout to Co-Owners

The surprise dividend comes amid mounting speculation that Verizon Communications is seeking 45% stakes in Vodafone.

Published: 17 hours, 29 minutes ago

UK Housing Demand Rises on Help to Buy Scheme, But Supply Falls Short

Supply not keeping pace with demand inflating house prices, according to RICS.

Published: 17 hours, 51 minutes ago