12:15am

Face ‘hard truths’, CBI head tells bosses

Sir Roger Carr warns on business failings

5:47pm

Loans for youngsters to start a business

Enterprise aide backs alternative to university

2:39pm

Collins joins queue to criticise May

Actress caught up in delays at Heathrow airport

From UK ECONOMY 10:32am

Surprise fall in UK unemployment

Data suggest wage restraint is helping to protect jobs

From UK POLITICS & POLICY 12:03am

Weak controls cost A4e work contract

Audit office accuses department of missing ‘vital evidence’

From WORLD 9:31pm

EU to push for binding investor pay votes

Barnier also eyes bank bonuses cap

From UK POLITICS & POLICY 8:33pm

Brooks brands charges a witch-hunt

Former News International chief launches emotional attack

From COMPANIES 8:29pm

EDF confident Hollande will not hurt UK deal

Plans pivotal if UK is to move away from fossil fuels

From COMPANIES 4:52pm

ECJ official backs flight delay damages

Passengers have right to compensation, says advocate-general

Brian Groom from COMMENT May 15, 2012

The large and the small of it

Vicious circle of poor business confidence needs to be broken

May 15, 2012

Female Network Rail staff in equality fight

Managers’ tribunal claim for £25,000 each in back-pay

Philip Stephens from COMMENT May 14, 2012

How to shame those overpaid executives

Shareholders and politicians must shine a brighter light on offending companies

May 14, 2012

Cameron pressed to boost enterprise

No 10 seeks to cool tensions with business

From UK POLITICS & POLICY May 14, 2012

Hinton hits out at MPs over hacking report

Former News International chief denies misleading inquiry

From COMPANIES May 14, 2012

Squeeze boosts trade at charity shops

Call for more donations to meet demand

May 14, 2012

Management consultants enjoy rebound

Fee income back to pre-crisis levels – up 5% to almost £9bn

May 14, 2012

Employers remain cautious on hiring

Private sector drives much of jobs upturn

From COMPANIES May 13, 2012

Doctors to vote on pensions action

Threat of 24-hour emergency-only care

May 13, 2012

GM to spare Vauxhall at Ellesmere plant

Plan to produce more cars at site and cut costs

From UK POLITICS & POLICY May 13, 2012

MP to challenge over riot compensation

Tottenham businesses yet to receive damages payment

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