RBS Sued In £150m Pre-Crash Advice Battle

Royal Bank of Scotland and a leading rating agency are being sued for £150m over so-called toxic products in the global financial crash. Sixteen European institutional investors have launched legal action against Standard and Poor's (S&P), and the...

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US Jobless Rate At Lowest For Five Years

The unemployment rate in the United States dropped to 7% in November, the lowest figure for five years. The sharp drop in the rate, from 7.3% in October, was unexpected and raised the odds that the Federal Reserve could soon begin moving away from its...

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NatWest Website Hit By A 'Surge Attack'

The NatWest personal banking website has been hit by a cyber attack in the wake of its IT woes earlier this week, Sky News has confirmed. Some customers trying to log on to the website found it impossible to enter the site. NatWest, which is owned...

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Autumn Statement: The Key Points At A Glance

The main measures and forecasts as outlined by the Chancellor George Osborne in his Autumn Statement: ECONOMY :: Aim is "To fix the roof while the sun is shining" rather than spend beyond our means. :: "We will not let up in dealing with our country's...

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Autumn Statement: 'The Plan Is Working'

Chancellor George Osborne has told the country "Britain's economic plan is working but the job is not done". Making his Autumn Statement, Mr Osborne delivered good news for the economy with a freeze in fuel duty as well as help for young people seeking...

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Qantas Sinks To 'Junk' Status In Airline War

The credit standing of embattled Australian airline Qantas has been downgraded by a leading rating agency to "junk" status. Standard & Poor's reassessment of the world's second oldest airline comes after the carrier issued a shock profit warning...

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The Autumn Statement: What's Expected?

Longer Wait For Pensions Revealed Updated: 7:02am UK, Thursday 05 December 2013 By Sophy Ridge, Political Correspondent People will have to work until they are 68 years old before receiving a state pension from the mid 2030s, in a move that will...

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Blockbuster To Shut With 1,200 Job Losses

The movie and games rental chain Blockbuster is to be closed down by the year's end with the loss of 1,200 jobs, Sky sources say. The development will be a bitter, but hardly surprising, blow to the remaining staff after store numbers were slowly cut...

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Autumn Statement: Longer Wait For Pensions

By Sophy Ridge, Political Correspondent People will have to work until they are 68 years old before receiving a state pension from the mid 2030s, in a move that will raise around £400bn for the Treasury. Chancellor George Osborne will also announce...

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BoE Boss Warns Homeowners Over Rate Rise

Homeowners must find a way to pay their mortgages if interest rates rise because they will not be guaranteed a helping hand, the governor of the Bank of England has warned. Mark Carney's message came after BoE figures showed mortgage approvals hit their...

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Ministers To Fund £300m Energy Bill Rebates

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Ministers are to fund a £300m plan for a £12 rebate on every domestic electricity bill in the country as part of a Government effort to combat a round of inflation-busting energy price hikes. Sky News has learnt that...

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Energy Bills 'To Fall By £50' Under Govt Plan

Plans to reduce the cost of soaring energy bills by an average £50 a year as a result of cuts in green levies have been confirmed by the Government. Prime Minister David Cameron and his Liberal Democrat deputy Nick Clegg confirmed that funding of insulation...

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