Exclusive: Dodgers Owner Plots £300m Sale

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The company behind some of Britain's best-known brands of biscuits, including Dodgers and Wagon Wheels, is to be put up for sale for about £300m. I have learnt that Apollo Management and CIBC, which have owned Burton's...

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Dreamliner 'Safe' Despite Battery Mystery

Aircraft maker Boeing has insisted its grounded Dreamliner is "absolutely" safe, despite the exact cause behind a series of battery faults apparently still a mystery. The company said it expected the hi-tech 787 plane to be back in the air within weeks,...

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Red Bull Blackmail Attempt Threatens Cans

Red Bull has revealed it has been the victim of a blackmail attempt, amid threats to contaminate cans of its energy drink on supermarket shelves. The Vienna-based company said the threats started several weeks ago. But Marcus Neher of the Salzburg...

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Santander Ups Banker Bonus Pool Amid PPI Woes

High street bank Santander paid 19 staff more than £1m in 2012 and increased its bonus pool by 14%, despite another year of hefty provisions for mis-selling scandals. The Spanish-owned group said UK boss Ana Botin was the highest-paid executive, receiving...

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Curtain Poised To Rise On £700m Vue Sale

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Britain's third-biggest cinema operator is gearing up for a blockbuster sale that could value it at more than £700m. I understand that Vue Entertainment, which is controlled by the buyout firm Doughty Hanson, is expected...

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HS2 High-Speed Rail Scheme's 'Unlawful' Ruling

The Government insists its HS2 high-speed rail project has not hit the buffers after a High Court judge ruled the consultation process for compensating those affected was "unlawful". It was the only successful case among five in which Mr Justice Ouseley...

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JP Morgan Slammed In 'London Whale' Report

The ex-JP Morgan Chase executive in charge of the British-based unit that harboured the disastrous "London Whale" trades said she was deceived by other staff of her bank. Ina Drew told a US Senate hearing that she does not bear personal responsibility...

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Ed Balls Joins Calls For Emergency Tax Cuts

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has joined calls for emergency tax cuts in next week's Budget. Chancellor George Osborne is under pressure to make bold tax moves on Wednesday to kick-start the UK's flagging economy. The looming prospect of a triple-dip...

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'Mumpreneurs' Could Be Lifeline To Recovery

By Poppy Trowbridge, Business and Economics Correspondent Companies run by mothers contribute around £7bn a year to the economy but there are calls for the Chancellor to introduce measures to make it easier to start a business from home. It has...

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Cyprus Bailout: Savers Lose Money In EU Deal

Cyprus Savings Raid Crosses Rubicon Updated: 4:04pm UK, Saturday 16 March 2013 By Ed Conway, Economics Editor Back in 1941, with the memory of the Great Depression still weighing heavy, an American wrote into the Federal Reserve with an idea....

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