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The former boss of Tesco has admitted paying his children to tell him if his wife shopped at rival supermarket, Waitrose.

At least £1bn to be paid out and 1,000 jobs created if planning application for mine is successful

Barclays is said to be being investigated over allegations that it lent Qatar money to invest in itself during the financial crisis, so avoiding a government bail-out.

Tax chiefs at the big accountancy firms have defended themselves against claims they are behind avoidance schemes that damage the UK’s interests.

Alison Carnwath believed that Barclays’ former chief executive should have received ‘zero’ bonus – but her successor, Sir John Sunderland, disagreed

The FSA has accused Britain’s largest banks of selling small businesses “absurdly complex products” and said that lenders will have to compensate thousands of customers.

Dragons’ Den judge Theo Paphitis has confirmed that he has entered the race to be the new owner of HMV, Jessops and Blockbuster stores.

MPs have called on the Treasury to re-establish the importance of a single annual Budget.

Eric Schmidt says company which has been using Bermuda as a tax haven to will pay whatever they owe for business in the UK

Canadian drops strong hints of new approach at Davos as pressure increases on government over flatlining economy

The closure of private sector pension schemes accelerated in 2012, says the National Association of Pension Funds.

Details of the next phase of the £32bn HS2 high-speed rail network have been unveiled by the government.

Businesses that think they can pay no tax in Britain need to “wake up and smell the coffee”, David Cameron said, as he pledged to lead a global effort against “aggressive avoidance”.

Fears that Apple’s dramatic growth could finally be easing intensified on Wednesday night after the US technology giant’s sales failed to meet expectations, threatening to knock more than $40bn (£25bn) off its market value.

A record number of people are in work after another fall in unemployment and a further dip in the numbers claiming jobseeker’s allowance, new figures showed.