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Chinese banks seek capital after lending binge

Country’s biggest financial houses have begun to map out plans in preparation for tighter standards

Deripaska moves to stabilise Rusal

Hong Kong stock exchange will meet to decide whether to grant listing to world’s largest producer of aluminium

Developer discounts spark buy-to-let spree

Many buyers are weary of the low interest rates from deposit accounts and attracted by the returns on lettings

US house prices continue to rise

But the gains follow mixed signals on the housing market with some economists saying that the worst is yet to come

Heinz sells UK frozen desserts business

The American producer of baked beans takes a loss on sale of private-label supplier as it focuses on branded foods

Cuts are prescription for fixing sick firms

Larry Nusbaum mends troubled companies and admits it is not pretty, but it is a great time to be in the distressed business

Saab could be near end of road as sale plan fails

Without the sale of the Swedish carmaker analysts question GM’s ability to restructure Opel and Vauxhall operations

Gulf Air could cost Rolls-Royce $1.5bn

The Bahrain-based airline is to renegotiate contracts with suppliers in attempt to save $2.65 billion over five years

Cuts are prescription for fixing sick firms

Larry Nusbaum mends troubled companies and admits it is not pretty, but it is a great time to be in the distressed business

Surgeons cut up rough over US tax on Botox

Senators hope that a tax on plastic surgery will help to cover the $850 billion cost of overhauling the medical system

Saab buyer backs out leaving 3,000 jobs hanging

Koenigsegg, Saab's tiny Swedish buyer, says it 'regrets' being unable to follow through on its planned acquisition of GM's Saab

GM repays €1.5 billion German bridging loan

The German Chancellor says the taxpayer has been left unscathed - and demands a thank-you letter from the car giant

Turn-up as finance chief leaves William Hill

Simon Lane led a debt refinancing at the bookmaker in February featuring a deeply discounted £350 million equity issue

Travelodge challenges Premier Inn’s adverts

Hotel chain has lodged a formal complaint with the ASA over Premier Inn's £29-a-room Christmas promotional campaign

Misjudged acquisition provokes frosty directive

The BBC Trust has told Worldwide: no more acquisitions and mergers, especially outside of its core business

BBC Trust slaps shackles on Worldwide

The commercial unit will be allowed to retain Lonely Planet, the travel guide publisher that it bought two years ago

Deripaska moves to stabilise Rusal

Hong Kong stock exchange will meet to decide whether to grant listing to world’s largest producer of aluminium

Severn Trent says flood shows need for investment

The company is waiting to hear how much it will be allowed to raise supply prices over the next five years

Your business can be better by design

Tim Brown, an industrial designer by training, says innovation and creative thinking are vital in an economic downturn

The future office — not an office at all

Companies will make use of city-centre facilities that are publicly available — coffee shops, restaurants, pubs, parks

Business big shot: Keith Hellawell, Sports Direct

The former government “drugs czar” is the latest to meet the challenge of acting as Mike Ashley’s envoy

Wm Morrison seeks successor to Marc Bolland

Speculation grows about candidates for supermarket job, with Waitrose boss Mark Price said to be among the contenders

Facebook dampens listing speculation

Social networking site says it is creating dual-class stock structure to give existing shareholders more control

Sales of Sony Ericsson’s Satio suspended

Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U suspend sales of the Satio after a high number of customers returned the handset

Telent shuts its final-salary pension scheme

The rump of the former Marconi telecoms has about 56,000 members in its scheme, of whom about 35,000 draw a pension

EU adopts controversial Telecoms Package

Controversial Telecoms Package means internet users can be disconnected for illegal file-sharing if guilt is proved

Japan Airlines lands loan to keep collapse at bay

The lifeline from the Development Bank of Japan is to finance debt payment and the purchase of new aircraft

Emergency loan averts Japan Airlines failure

A state-backed bank has thrown a lifeline to Asia's biggest carrier, even though many Japanese see it as a lost cause

Cuts loom over UK’s nuclear clean-up budget

Government is sharpening the axe for Britain’s £4bn budget and planning spending cuts at contaminated sites

Severn Trent warns demand is still falling

Ahead of Ofwat's price ruling, the water company says raising average bills by 5.3% allowed it to see off the recession