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Chloride rejects £657m Emerson Electric bid

The power supply protection company's shares shoot up 26 per cent after it deflects a takeover approach from a US rival

Millions face second British Gas price rise

The energy group warns of a further increase this year after owner Centrica said operating profits would fall sharply

Middle England cools on cast iron Aga

Bright start to the year fades fast as housing slowdown triggers a preference for the cheaper Rangemaster cookers

Tomkins faces US headwinds

Cost-cutting and expansion plans failed to reassure investors as US-focused Tomkins reported an 11% drop in profits

Scotch whisky exports near £3bn after year of record sales

More than one billion bottles shipped abroad, despite Japanese victory in whisky awards

Opec chief warns of $200-a-barrel oil price

As crude hits almost $120, the president of Opec says that the falling value of the US dollar will push prices higher

British glass chief who burst through Japan’s bamboo ceiling

Pilkington chief Stuart Chambers will lead Nippon Sheet Glass’s push to be a global giant

Crunch takes its toll on manufacturers

There was gloom in the CBI's monthly industrial survey as manufacturers reported sharp falls in orders and higher costs

Pilkington man takes top job at NSG of Japan

Stuart Chambers is to become president of Nippon Sheet Glass, the company that ended Pilkington's 180 years of independence

SFO challenges court ruling on BAE inquiry

The Serious Fraud Office is to appeal against a High Court judgment that it acted unlawfully in dropping a bribery inquiry

SFO to appeal against High Court BAE verdict

The Serious Fraud Office may stop an investigation into a BAE arms deal Saudi Arabia from being reopened

Primark sweetens Associated British Foods

Primark's first-half profits rise by 25 per cent to £899 million, boosting group profits by 5 per cent to £282 million

Business big shot: Jim Ratcliffe

Often described as publicity-shy and low-profile, the Ineos boss has still masterminded some audacious business moves

Chaos fears over strike at refinery

The strike will cause major disruption to fuel supplies to garages and airports across Scotland, Northern Ireland and England

Mine may reopen amid rising coal prices

Coal prices, which have almost doubled over the past year, are breathing life back into Britain's diminished coal industry