Facing a government in disarray, the opposition is beset by infighting and controversy over anti-Semitism 

After the crisis the largest groups launched huge lending arms. But will they falter when interest rates rise?

The industry is on the brink of the biggest revolution since the 1930s

EU leaders believe an agreement with the prime minister is possible but worry it will not be ratified in the UK

Italian club will pay up to €340m for the star striker over the next four seasons

The chairman is stepping from the ecommerce group, but he is still likely to pull the strings

The winner of October’s election will have to address a budget dominated by special interests

Jamie Dimon has led the biggest winner of the post-crisis decade, but is there a convincing succession plan at the US bank?

Beijing welcomed American disputes with Tokyo and Brussels but now faces isolation as G7 allies begin to co-ordinate policy

Accused of exaggerating the benefits of OxyContin, the company’s owners had a bigger share than realised

Once a trailblazer for emerging market investment, the group is now being picked over by liquidators

With its reform programme under fire, the country risks tipping back into economic populism

After four years, and 10,000 deaths, the conflict with Russia in the east of the country has slipped off the west’s political agenda

Blackstone has bought thousands of properties that were caught up in the mortgage meltdown

Populist government wants to renationalise motorways but faces a test in turning rhetoric into policy

With potential uses in healthcare and finance, the technology promises to revolutionise computing

A project designed to pull Hong Kong closer to mainland China faces political obstacles

Conservative priests are using outrage over sexual abuse to try to force Pope Francis to resign

The export of products made inside jails is illegal, yet some items are still turning up in goods sold overseas

Auditing needs to recover the idea of providing a ‘true and fair’ picture of companies

Prevention trial aims to prove to cash strapped service that products are value for money