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EBay’s profits for the third quarter of the year fell slightly in the wake of its split from lucrative and faster growing payments business PayPal.

More shops are now closing than opening, with booksellers and women’s clothing shops among hardest hit

In move likely to be seen as strengthening David Cameron’s hand, Mark Carney says union membership has opened up economy but also exposed it to shocks

President Xi insisted yesterday that there would be “no hard landing” for the Chinese economy as British businesses signed deals with the country worth £40 billion.

Leaving the European Union would have “serious downsides” for Britain, business lobby group the CBI says.

The Dyson boss has filed legal proceedings against its German rival

British steelmakers and other big manufacturers are being forced to pay twice as much for their electricity as competitors in Germany, increasing the burden on the industry as it struggles to compete against overseas rivals.

Luxury sports carmaker lists on New Yorks Stock Exchange with company valued at around $10bn

Ed Balls is to take up an academic post, in a clear sign that he has no intention of returning to frontline politics.

The former talkshow host, head of a media empire, could net as much as $50m profit from initial share price spike on news she had bought 10% of company

The South Korean government has handed Samsung a multi-million dollar investment to develop factory robots that can carry out complex tasks normally reserved for nimble human fingers.

Chinese investment group SinoFortone plans to invest more than £5bn in the UK.

Error occurred after employee used a gross figure, rather than a net figure, according to reports

Nearly 124,000 patents in the US and Europe were allowed to expire last year, up nearly a third compared to the same figure in 2004, according to research from IAM and Ocean Tomo.