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Executive pay has grown from 60 times that of the average worker to almost 180 times since the 1990s, according to a report.

A gang of investment fraudsters who conned 73 people out of £700,000 have been jailed for up to six years at Southwark Crown Court.

As Greggs becomes the latest UK firm to issue a profit warning, we explain what this means and how it could affect your investments.

BP has raised its dividend by 12.5% to 9c a share, but reported a fall in profits in the third quarter.

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The chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland has predicted the business may restart dividend payments to shareholders after 2013, by which time its restructuring phase should be complete.

Apple, the world's largest company, saw its shares break through $700 for the first time ever overnight after it revealed it had received a huge number of pre-orders for the new iPhone.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said he will not sell any of his shares in the company for at least a year in a move to boost investor confidence, after shares in the social networking giant sank to a new low.

Footballing giant Manchester United has said it plans to raise as much as $330m (£210m) in a share sale in New York, to help pay down its debts.

Former chief executive Bob Diamond is facing a battle to keep his £25m pay-off from Barclays after it emerged the bank's board is looking into its legal position on his entitlements.