Jamie Dimon attacked the ‘demonisation’ of large banks by politicians, arguing that multinational groups need large financial institutions to thrive in global markets Read More →

Borders Group said profit doubled in the latest quarter, thanks to smaller write-downs. The book retailer also arranged new financing. Read More →

Starting a new business is easier than it was a year ago, but wealthy investors, venture-capital firms and banks are still trickling out money very selectively.  Read More →

Amazon reached deals with Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins that allow the two publishers to set their own prices for e-books, just days before the arrival of new competition from Apple's iPad tablet device. Read More →

The US Department of Defence gave EADS, the European conglomerate, a chance to overcome Boeing in a contest for a $50bn air tanker contract by announcing a probable two-month extension to the tender Read More →

The Tory leader insists he is up to the ‘daunting job’ of being the next prime minister, sets out his vision for leading a country ‘gagging for change’ Read More →

Jeremy Philips, one of Rupert Murdoch’s most senior internet executives, is leaving News Corp, highlighting the media empire’s reduced appetite for the digital deal-making he had been hired to oversee Read More →

Greece hopes to raise between $5 billion and $10 billion with a global bond in April or the beginning of May. Read More →

The imminent launch of Apple’s iPad continued to reverberate across Silicon Valley as Kleiner Perkins, one of the Valley’s most prominent start-up investors, earmarked $100m for new software applications for the iPad and similar devices Read More →

Research In Motion posted a 37% increase in earnings, but results were shy of investor expectations, triggering worries about new competition from Apple and Google smart phones. Read More →