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The Independent could be free under a new owner

Administrators at Portsmouth FC start to make employees redundant, with 85 people losing their

Bank accounts which charge fees for extra benefits may be being mis-sold, the Financial Services

A Shanghai company denies it used sweatshop labour to produce World Cup mascots, as Fifa suspends

Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts,

Man Utd: The takeover maths in detail

The Financial Services Authority is delaying its plans to combat the mis-selling of payment

The number of homes sold in England and Wales at the start of 2010 was at a low level, a survey

How Malawi hopes social enterprise will help

Chancellor Alistair Darling warns people not to expect a "giveaway" when he unveils his Budget

US President Barack Obama has urged China to change its currency strategy to help re-balance the

Manchester United signs a five-year sponsorship deal with communications group Telekom Malaysia.

The union representing BA cabin crew says there will be no immediate announcement about strike

About 24,000 clients of HSBC's private banking operation in Switzerland had personal details

A free national financial advice service is being launched by the government.

Pink Floyd tracks may be removed from digital music services like iTunes after a High Court ruling.

The validity of Portsmouth's administration will not be challenged by HM Revenue & Customs, the BBC

German carmakers Volkswagen and BMW report falling profits after the global downturn hit demand for

Greek public and transport services grind to a halt and clashes break out during a third strike

The US trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly in January as fewer foreign cars and less crude oil were

Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are announced by Transport

A firm of solicitors which worked for a leading claims management company has been shut down by the

The Red Knights group eyeing a possible bid for Manchester United says investment bank Nomura will

How to build confidence for later success

Mexican Carlos Slim Huan overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes

Network Rail maintenance workers vote in favour of strikes, bringing about the possibility of

The energy company Scottish Power says its gas prices will fall by around £66 a year and vulnerable

Department store group John Lewis reports a 9.7% rise in annual profits to £306.6m as staff share a

The global airline industry will recover strongly this year, as passenger and freight numbers

Japan's economy grew by less than first estimated in the final quarter of 2009, revised government

Banking group Investec is to join the FTSE 100 following the latest reshuffle of the UK stock

Chinese inflation hit a 16-month high in February, leading to calls for the government to take

Oil giant BP announces a $7bn (£4.7bn) deal that will allow it to begin exploring for oil off the

Johnston Press, the owners of the Scotsman and Yorkshire Post, sees full year pre-tax profits fall

Carmaker Daihatsu, a subsidiary of Toyota, is recalling 274,551 vehicles in Japan because of a

The UK's fourth biggest supermarket group, Morrisons, reports a 30% rise in annual profits after it

Brazil exploits potential as web use spreads

A Welsh MP echoes concerns of a former UK sports minister on the benefits of the London Olympics to

Insurers paid out £650m from 335,000 claims made as a result of damage caused by the wintry weather

UK car sales in February were up by 26.4% compared with the same month last year, industry figures

Toyota rejects claims that faulty electronics could be behind its worldwide recall of more than

The amount of money paid as public sector pensions could more than triple in the next 50 years,

New York and London have been ranked as the joint-top global financial centres according to new