Sarah Modlock

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chairman, Sir Philip Hampton, has waived the £1.4 million share reward he was due to receive later this year, according to reports from the BBC.

Warren Buffett has increased his stake in Tesco, providing the supermarket giant with an impressive vote of confidence following the group's profit warning last week.

London is to become the first international hub for trade in China's yuan.

Investors bought Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) shares on Thursday 12 January as the group revealed its cost-cutting plans.

The future of Blacks Leisure was looking increasingly grim on Friday as Sports Direct withdrew its offer for the retail chain.

The misguided gamble of buying ABN Amro and inadequate regulation were among the reasons for the near-collapse of Royal Bank of Scotland in 2008, a report by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) said on Monday.

David Cameron has vetoed changes to the treaty designed to tackle the eurozone crisis, saying they were not in the interests of the UK.

George Osborne delivered his Autumn Statement on Tuesday, updating the latest growth forecasts and government borrowing figures and declaring that the programme of cuts will continue.

Shares in Thomas Cook jumped more than 53 per cent in initial trading on Monday after the endebted travel group reached agreement with its bankers to provide it with new access to funding.