Surge In First-Time Buyers 'To Fall Away'

A report suggests the number of first-time buyers rose 45% in the year to July but the surge in transactions will slow as property prices rise. The latest First Time Buyer Monitor from LSL Property Services shows that plunging mortgage rates - partly...

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Ford Boss Shows Off 'Communicating' Car

Ford's global boss has shown off a concept car that can 'communicate' with other vehicles while telling Sky News he is "very encouraged" by evidence of recovery in the European market. In an interview in Berlin with Sky's Martin Stanford, Alan Mulally...

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M&S Clothing Suppliers Face 75-Day Pay Delay

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Marks & Spencer (M&S) is to force hundreds of its suppliers to wait almost 11 weeks for payment as the company's chief executive attempts to accelerate a turnaround of its clothing business. M&S on Thursday...

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Tax Avoidance Crackdown Agreed By G20 Leaders

Steps to tackle international tax avoidance have been agreed by world leaders meeting in Russia. While the G20 in St Petersburg was dominated by tensions over the Syria crisis, a deal was reached on new rules to make it harder to hide money in tax havens...

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The Sky News Business Round-Up And Look Ahead

Sky's Naomi Kerbel offers a round-up of what's coming up in the week's business news. :: Monday September 9 Lloyds Banking Group begins rebranding the 630 branches that it must dispose of on Monday. Under European Commission rules it has been forced...

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US Job Stats Drive Market Stimulus 'Frenzy'

Stock markets endured a rollercoaster after the release of US employment figures - a crucial indicator on when the Federal Reserve will ease its economic stimulus. US employers added 169,000 jobs in August and much fewer in July than previously thought,...

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Denis O'Brien: Telecoms Tycoon Avoids Tax Bill

One of Ireland's richest men, billionaire telecoms and media tycoon Denis O'Brien, has avoided a 57m euros (£47m) tax bill over a lucrative share trade. A long-runnning legal battle has ended with a judge ruling that the businessman was living in Portugal...

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Royal Mail To Pledge City Dividend Bonanza

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Royal Mail will pledge to pay hundreds of millions of pounds in dividends to City shareholders in an attempt to win private sector support for its £3bn privatisation, Sky News has learnt. The company will make the...

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Snowden: NSA And GCHQ Crack Encryption Codes

US and British intelligence agencies have unlocked much of the online encryption that protects the privacy of internet users' personal data, online transactions and emails. Many internet users assume that their online information, including medical...

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Osborne Ready To Press Button On Lloyds Sale

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor George Osborne, the Chancellor, is considering selling part of the Government's stake in Lloyds Banking Group as soon as next week amid rising expectations in the City of a multi-billion pound share placing. People...

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