RBS Faces 'Withering' Criticism In SME Review

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will face heavy criticism this week over its treatment of struggling small businesses in a report that will urge the taxpayer-backed lender to provide new ways for entrepreneurs to finance...

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Energy Crisis: MPs Turn Spotlight On Big Six

Energy companies have insisted controversial rises in bills were partly down to green taxes but were accused of charging customers "the maximum price they feel they can get away with". Senior executives from the "Big Six" -  E.ON, British Gas,...

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Pensions: 'Rip-Off' Charges Targeted By Govt

Plans to stop "rip-off" pension charges could see people getting an extra £100,000 in their retirement savings pot. The Government is to unveil plans that could include a ban on all charges above 0.75% a year as it rolls out landmark reforms to automatically...

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Supermarkets Announce New Petrol Price Cuts

By David Crabtree, Midlands Correspondent The cost of fuel is being slashed at pumps across the UK in the latest phase of a supermarket petrol price war. It was sparked by Asda, which is cutting prices to its lowest this year. Sainsbury's,Tesco...

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Barclays In Currency Probe As Profits Dive

Barclays has confirmed a 26% fall in quarterly pre-tax profits and admitted it is facing international regulatory scrutiny over the possible manipulation of currency trading. The third quarter brought in £1.39bn, amid higher spending to achieve its...

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Supermarkets Warned On Junk Food At The Tills

Supermarkets are being warned by the Government not to sell sweets and chocolate at checkouts. The Department of Health has told retailers it wants to see "real action" taken on the issue after evidence that foods sold at "impulse purchase points",...

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Spain Exits Recession But Recovery Years Away

Spain's economy has finally emerged from recession but with shaky GDP growth of just 0.1% measured in the third quarter. The figure, announced by the country's National Statistics Institute, ended more than two years of contraction following nine straight...

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Back-To-Work Schemes 'Legally Flawed'

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent The Government's back-to-work schemes, under which people on benefits work for free, are legally flawed, the Supreme Court has ruled. Judges upheld an earlier Court of Appeal ruling which found that 2011...

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Markets Eye Federal Reserve For QE Clue

Expectations the US Federal Reserve will maintain its economic stimulus plan at its current level until March are helping drive stock markets higher - to new record highs in some cases. Investors are watching the outcome of a two-day policy meeting...

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AA Owner Seeks Strong Replacement For CEO

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The AA, Britain's biggest roadside assistance group, has launched a secret hunt for a new chief executive, casting doubt over the future role of Andrew Strong, is long-serving boss. Sky News understands that Acromas...

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