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Providers of the government’s welfare-to-work scheme who fail to help enough people find jobs will see their business given to rivals, the employment minister says.

Business Secretary Vince Cable has written to the Scottish legal authorities urging a rapid decision on whether to prosecute former directors of Royal Bank of Scotland.

Chancellor tells Sir Mervyn King that financial policy committee must consider impact of its actions over bank capital

Apple has been flooded with orders from investors for a bond sale that is poised to be one of the biggest in corporate history.

Barclays has won the right to try to dismiss the first attempt to bring it to court over its alleged rigging of Libor interest rates.

Instant messaging on chat apps, such as WhatsApp, has overtaken the traditional SMS text message for the first time, according to research firm Informa.

Facebook’s dominance in the social media world has come under threat from newer services such as Instagram and Path

Chaotic decision making and lack of vision at the heart of the Government’s infrastructure plans are harming the economy and holding back growth, politicians and economists have warned.

Angela Merkel tried to contain her irritation when asked at a podium discussion in Berlin whether southern European countries could take much more German-ordered austerity.

Apple investors’ nerves were rattled on Wednesday as concerns about falling earnings were compounded by poor results from a supplier and more criticism in the Chinese media.

Unemployment reaches 2.56 million as another 20,000 under-25s add their names to the register

Selfridges has been criticised for placing its suppliers between “a rock and a hard place” by forcing them to pay a fee simply to have their invoices settled.

Some of Britain’s enterprise zones have yet to create a single job in a sign that a flagship government economic policy could fail to meet expectations.

£914,000 cash – attributed to ‘change of control’ at bank – paid out to directors following bailout

Loose central bank policies may threaten global financial stability when interest rates rise because lenders could become “addicted” to central bank financing and put off vital reforms, the International Monetary Fund has warned.