Shares in UK investment bank Close Brothers gain almost 21% after smaller rival Cenkos Securities makes a £1.4bn bid approach. read more »
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Rising interest rates and the need for higher deposits mean only the wealthy can now afford to become landlords, says a group of surveyors. read more »
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Ford says it expects to sell Jaguar and Land Rover in early 2008, and both to the same bidder. read more »
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Polish competition authorities give the go-ahead for the Gdansk shipyard to be sold to a Ukrainian company. read more »
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Asda withdraws three children's toys found to contain a substance linked to the date-rape drug GHB. read more »
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The UK pound pushes even higher against the US dollar, hitting levels last seen at the start of the 1980s. read more »
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Ryanair lodges a legal case against the European Commission, saying it has not stopped alleged French aid for Air France. read more »
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The Bank of England keeps UK interest rates unchanged at 5.75% for the fourth month, in a widely expected move. read more »
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