Business & Economy

Lord Mandelson says Labour should act like "insurgents, not incumbents" in its reform of public

TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber rejects the government's claims that Britain is on its way out

General Electric and Hyundai Heavy Industries sign a $2.7bn power plant deal with Kuwait.

Serbia may cut one-fifth of its 70,000 public sector employees to satisfy the terms of an

A Wall Street trader thought to have to have received the biggest bonus of all time has defended

The eurozone is emerging from recession, the European Commission says, amid "unprecedented" state

China has requested talks with the US over its recent trade dispute involving imports of Chinese

Spending cuts - it's not about whether, but what and when

US President Barack Obama will call for an overhaul of financial regulation, one year after the

China launches an "anti-dumping and anti-subsidy" probe into imports of some US car products and

Russia agrees to lend Venezuela over $2bn to buy weapons including tanks and anti-aircraft systems,

Most people are in favour of returning the railways to public ownership, a survey of 1,000 people

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to tell the TUC that Britain is recovering from recession but the

Former Scottish Secretary Des Browne calls for urgent action to be taken to stop Kilmarnock

Gordon Brown says protecting jobs will be at the top of his agenda after "constructive" talks with

Brazil follows countries such as Sweden and Japan by coming out of recession after its economy grew

How Libya's oil wealth flows into the UK

The European Union will examine bonuses at banks that received government bail-outs, says the EU's

China's exports continued to decline in August, down 23% to $103.7bn from the same month last year.

UK could face blackouts as green energy is not coming on stream fast enough, says government's new

Low production and high prices create sugar crisis in India

The financial meltdown in the last year has cost $10,000 for every one who lives in the world's

US President Barack Obama's massive stimulus package has created up to 1.1m jobs, according to the

Problems in the student loans system are being monitored closely, as administrators struggle to

France's President Sarkozy announces plans for a new carbon tax aimed at combating global warming.

The Bank of England holds interest rates at the record low of 0.5% for the sixth consecutive month.

The UK is well-placed to become a world-leading centre for ultra-low carbon vehicles, says science

Should the Bank of England follow Sweden's example?

House prices rose by 0.8% in August compared with July - the second monthly rise in a row, says the

Chevron Australia signs $60bn worth of deals to supply liquefied natural gas to Japan and South

The US Marshals Service is putting assets belonging to convicted fraudster Bernard Madoff up for

Workers are coming and going as economies change

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