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Apple is expected to launch a scaled-down version of its iPad device on Tuesday, as it attempts to fend off rivals and persuade devotees to part with even more of their money.

David Cameron has insisted that Britain will “stick to our guns” in a growing row over his promise to freeze the European Union’s budget.

Analysts expect a 0.6 per cent rise in GDP, lifting the economy out of the longest double-dip recession since the second world war

Banks could face tens of thousands of new claims over the mis-sale of complex interest rate derivatives to small businesses, after a decision by Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks to widen the products on which they will consider paying out compensation.

Britain’s cash-rich companies returned a record amount of dividends in the last quarter of this year, new figures show.

More than £1bn of public money has been granted to 130 manufacturers, small businesses and Local Enterprise Partnerships across England through the Regional Growth Fund.

Paul Moore, the whistleblower who warned of reckless lending at HBOS, has teamed up with a former Royal Bank of Scotland banker to launch a peer-to-peer lending service for small companies.

Sainsbury’s has been criticised for an “unacceptable” extension to the time it takes to pay its suppliers.

Favourite to succeed Sir Mervyn King as Bank of England governor calls for end to City’s get-rich-quick culture

Royal Bank of Scotland has announced a major milestone in its turnaround with its exit from the Asset Protection Scheme.

An investment banker fed confidential information to two girlfriends to make more than £1m through insider share dealing, a court head.

Palio, a fund that finances fast-growing businesses is aiming to raise £150m with a London flotation earmarked for next month.

The UK’s economy will rebound in the second half of the year, the Ernst and Young Item Club’s latest report says.

Duedil’s founder Damian Kimmelman believes that more transparency among private companies is better for both businesses and lenders.

The asset-based finance industry “must be regulated” to ensure businesses are treated fairly, according to a former chief of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.