Home Ownership '£1,440 Cheaper' Than Renting

The cost of buying a home has become £1,440 a year cheaper than renting, according to new research. Halifax found the average monthly costs associated with buying a three-bedroomed house stood at £621 in December, which is £120 cheaper than the typical...

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Horsemeat: Farmers In 'Buy British' Campaign

By Clare Fallon, Sky News Reporter Farmers are hitting back after the horsemeat scandal with a new campaign urging consumers to 'Buy British'. The National Farmers Union (NFU) has taken out adverts in 10 national newspapers, saying it is championing...

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Osborne Plays Down Talk Of RBS Share Giveaway

By Katie Stallard, Moscow correspondent George Osborne has played down claims the Treasury is planning to give Britons up to £400 in Royal Bank of Scotland shares before the next election. The Chancellor, speaking to Sky News at a G20 meeting in...

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Meat Scandal: Call For EU Tests On Beef

One in five people have changed the way they shop as a result of the widening meat scandal, according to a poll carried out by YouGov for Sky News. Of those who are buying differently, 58% said they had completely abandoned processed meats. A third...

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American Airlines To Merge With US Airways

American Airlines and US Airways are preparing to confirm a merger to create the world's biggest airline. It is understood the deal would help secure loss-making American's future, 15 months after it entered bankruptcy protection. The new carrier would...

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Rolls-Royce's Profit Boosted By Strong Orders

Strong growth at Rolls-Royce's civil aerospace unit has helped it report a rise in profit for 2012. The engine-maker also confirmed BP director Ian Davis as its new chairman - as revealed by Sky News' City Editor on Wednesday. Mr Davis, a former partner...

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Horsemeat Scandal: UK Slaughterhouse Raided

The Food Standards Agency has raided a slaughterhouse allegedly involved in supplying horsemeat labelled as beef. The FSA has shut down Peter Boddy Licensed Slaughterhouse in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, while it investigates allegations that it supplied...

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UK To Avoid Triple-Dip Recession, Says CBI

Despite cutting its growth forecast for this year, the Confederation of British Industry has said it believes the UK is in the clear when it comes to a triple-dip recession. However, the leading business body expects the UK economy will grow 1% in 2013,...

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Peugeot Citroen Hit By Record £4.29bn Loss

Embattled French car firm Peugeot Citroen has made a loss of 5bn euros (£4.29bn) for 2012, the worst result in its history. But France's number one automaker said it had built the foundations for recovery after cleaning up its balance sheet and implementing...

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Business Optimism At All-Time Low - Survey

An index which predicts British business optimism has fallen to its lowest level since the report began 21 years ago, prompting fears of a 'triple-dip' recession occurring. BDO's Optimism Index, which predicts business performance two quarters ahead,...

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Tech Giants Ordered To Explain 'High Prices'

Three American tech giants have been told to appear before an Australian parliamentary inquiry to explain their "high prices". The demand for Apple, Microsoft and Adobe comes as MPs seek to understand why local consumers pay so much for their products,...

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Horsemeat Legal Action Starts In Europe

Britain is to hold crisis talks with other countries over the horsemeat scandal today as the first court cases related to the scare begin. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson told Sky News he would be talking to ministers in Europe about how to tackle...

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Exclusive: Barclays To Shut Tax Advice Unit

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Barclays is to close its controversial tax avoidance unit as part of a drive to distance the bank from the perceptions of a "casino" banking culture which flourished under Bob Diamond, its former chief executive. Sky...

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'Scotland Is Better Off In Britain' Says Cameron

David Cameron has launched a defence of the UK as his Government prepares to put the "facts" about Scottish independence to the public. While people in Scotland will make the decision in autumn next year, the implications will have impacts across England,...

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RBS Boss Hester Paid Bonus Despite Fine

The boss of the taxpayer-funded Royal Bank of Scotland will be paid a bonus of £780,000 just weeks after his bank was fined £391m for rate-rigging. Chief executive Stephen Hester will be given the bonus in shares next month as part of a reward scheme...

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