7:33pm

Weir Group drops on Caterpillar move

FTSE 100 edges to a seven-week high

10:25pm

Home Retail rises to nine-month high

Broker’s note lifts Argos owner as China pledge boosts miners

The Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 is the lead engine for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner ©Newscast From COMPANIES 7:29pm

Rolls-Royce reveals SFO corruption probe

Chinese and Indonesian allegations could lead to prosecutions

Global Market Overview 7:15pm

Growth and budget fears contain bulls

Dax at five-year high as investors prepare for US jobs data

From COMPANIES 5:07pm

Premier Farnell misses City forecasts

Shares gain 5% despite 7.3% fall in sales

From COMPANIES 8:47pm

Brewin Dolphin profits up by a third

Shares in wealth manager reach five-year high

From COMPANIES Dec 5, 2012

HSBC sells Ping An stake to Thai group

Charoen Pokphand to pay $9.4bn for 15.6% holding

From WORLD Dec 5, 2012

Debate over Isa eligibility for Aim shares

Campaigners say move would promote investment in enterprise

From COMPANIES Dec 5, 2012

Sage banks on cloud to attain target

Poor performance in France and Spain weighs on software group

Lombard from COMPANIES Dec 5, 2012

Sage story should be about sales

Case for software group shouldn’t be shareholder payouts

Dec 4, 2012

BP weighs on flat London market

Oil group loses 1.4% as recovery plan fails to inspire investors

From COMPANIES Dec 3, 2012

Sirius cuts price to build UK potash mine

Developer says it could sell the mineral raw, not processed

Dec 3, 2012

Schroders trades at high as risk appetite returns

Signs of a year-end revival for fund managers

Nov 30, 2012

Taylor Wimpey lifted by lending hopes

Fall in mortgage funding costs boosts UK housebuilders

From COMPANIES Nov 30, 2012

Shaftesbury basks in London’s limelight

Full-year pre-tax profit of £31.2m, up from £29.2m a year

From COMPANIES Nov 29, 2012

All eyes on what’s left of Invensys

Rail unit sale opens door for potential buyers

Nov 29, 2012

Gold miners among biggest gainers

Yellow metal’s share valuations ‘compelling’

Nov 28, 2012

Capita outperforms on contract win

Invensys gains after sale of rail unit to Siemens

Nov 28, 2012

Megafon shares fall after $1.7bn IPO

Float marks end of challenging period for mobile operator

From COMPANIES Nov 28, 2012

Thomas Cook ‘not broken’, says new chief

Harriet Green outlines turnround plan for travel group