CLASSIC bike brand Raleigh, which has been designing and making cycles for 125 years, is in talks to be taken over by a Dutch rival, it emerged today.Read
Plumbing and heating merchant Wolseley revealed higher profits today as a strong performance in its heavyweight US arm overshadowed a struggling UK division.Read
INVESTORS continued to be encouraged today by hints from the head of America’s central bank that the world’s biggest economy could be boosted by further stimulus measures.Read
Mortgage lending is higher year-on-year for the seventh month in a row, as first-time buyers race to take advantage of a stamp duty concession before it ends.Read
The number of women directors on top company boards has increased to a record 15% but is still well down on a target of 25% set by a government-commissioned review, new research has revealed.Read
Financial stocks were the driving force behind a rally for the FTSE 100 Index today after gains for the likes of HSBC, Standard Life and Prudential.Read
Complaints about financial services firms have gone down by a third over the past six months, figures revealed today, with disputes about payment protection insurance (PPI) accounting for nearly half of new cases.Read
The rapid expansion of budget hotel chain Premier Inn and Costa coffee is to create 10,000 jobs over the next three years, owner Whitbread said today.Read
A deal between Greece and the rest of the eurozone over a second massive bailout failed to ease fears today that the debt-laden country will be unable to deliver its side of the bargain.Read
