Greens propose ‘key’ budget changes

The Green Party has proposed to fix the public finances with no tax increases and no social welfare cuts for the next three years.

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Forex focus: sterling turns the corner

Surprisingly, sterling has been the best-performing major currency so far this year, writes Liz Phillips

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Biz Briefing: Retail Thaw And Bye-Bye Bentos

Retail sales bounced back in January following the snow-affected pre-Christmas period though business tailed off after the VAT rise.

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Russia and Japan wage war of words over islands

Russia and Japan were engaged in a heated war of words on Monday over a disputed island chain that the Kremlin vowed to keep forever despite the pressure from Tokyo.

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Fisher offers sage advice to Hilton Lohan and young Hollywood

Carrie Fisher has penned an open letter to Lindsay Lohan Paris Hilton and Hollywood's young stars urging them to "stop for a minute to appreciate where you could be".

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New UK economic forecasts from OBR: the reaction

Economists and analysts give their verdict on the updated forecasts for growth from the Office for Budget Responsibility, the independent fiscal watchdog.

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Q+A-How will tension with North hit South Korea’s economy?

Investors at first shrugged off North Korea's heaviest shelling of the South since the end of the civil war in 1953 but later sold the won and bonds as the tension failed to subside.

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Euro and stocks edge down amid Irish gloom

The euro fell on Tuesday after suffering a sharp reversal in the previous session as initial relief at a bailout plan for Ireland was undermined by political turmoil in the former "Celtic Tiger" and fears of a wider euro zone crisis.

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Irish government faces collapse over bailout

The Irish government was on the brink of collapse Monday after accepting an international bailout package worth up to 90 billion euros to shore up its debt-ridden economy.

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Greece faces worse budget gap blames Germany

Greece promised on Monday to stick to its deficit cutting plan while its prime minister said Germany's tough stance may push debt-laden European nations such as Portugal and Ireland to bankruptcy.

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