Business Blog

The boss of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, apologises for remarks he made advising women not to ask for a pay rise but to have "faith in the system".

First Great Western is to be offered a new franchise which could last up to four-and-a-half years, the Department for Transport announces.

Asian shares fall back, following big losses on Wall Street, as concerns about the health of the global economy worry investors.

Severn Trent Water, based in Coventry, announces 500 job cuts in a restructuring programme.

A former Chinese mining firm executive on the run from insider trading charges in Australia has been extradited from Hong Kong.

Danish toymaker Lego will not renew a promotional contract with Royal Dutch Shell following pressure from environmental group Greenpeace.