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Mitsubishi bosses apologise for using US PoWs as forced labour

Bosses from a major Japanese corporation have issued an unprecedented apology to a 94-year-old US prisoner of war for using American PoWs for forced...

UK supermarket price war ‘hitting suppliers and farmers

Food suppliers and farmers are increasingly being squeezed by the supermarket price war in the UK, according to a new report. The study from Begbies...

One low bid at auction for Spanish ‘ghost airport’

One of Spain’s “ghost airports” – expensive projects that were virtually unused – received just one bid in a bankruptcy auction after costing some...

Mark Carney: Interest rates could rise at end of year

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has suggested that interest rates could begin to rise at the turn of this year. Mr Carney said he...

M&S clothing division boss quits

The head of Marks & Spencer’s beleaguered clothing division has quit after nearly three decades at the retailer. Shares fell today after John Dixon said...

Mixed day for Asian stocks

Update HONG KONG: the Hang Seng index closed down 65.2 at 25055.8. SINGAPORE: the Straits Times index closed up 22.4 at 3338.9.

‘Fake’ Twitter buyout story sends stock soaring

Twitter's stock briefly shot up on the US markets after an apparently fake story about a potential multibillion-dollar buy-out was posted online. The story said...

Five-fold increase in number of bankruptcies last year

The number of bankruptcies increased by almost 570% last year - with 448 people being declared bankrupt. An increase in bankruptcies was widely expected following...

FTSE rises on hopes of Greece deal

The London market ended the week in positive territory after growing hopes that last-ditch reform proposals by Greece will lead to a bailout deal...

Greece proposals lift FTSE

Last-ditch proposals by Greece on major reforms to appease its creditors helped lift London’s top-flight today as hopes were raised that the debt-laden country...

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