From WORLD 7:03pm

Nuclear defence policy hit by fresh blow

24-hour Trident readiness outdated, says Labour ex-minister

AEROSPACE & DEFENCE 6:09pm

Dreamliner battery probe continues

Grounding is likely to last weeks rather than months

INDUSTRIAL GOODS 5:26pm

Boardroom coup claims Severfield-Rowen chief

Shares plunge as engineering group issues fresh profit warning

AEROSPACE & DEFENCE 4:46pm

Defence cuts trigger General Dynamic loss

Results hit as government budgets shrink in US and abroad

From LEX 4:36pm

Siemens’ struggle to rise above ordinary

German industrial group tries to pick up pace of change but delivery is key

From WORLD 12:08pm

Iran’s car industry output falls sharply

Decline of about 50% in volume ‘unprecedented’

INDUSTRIAL GOODS 10:38am

Bosch adds to European industry cost cuts

German barometer of the sector pledges to rein in spending

The logo of Siemens on hard hats at the company's historic construction plant in Berlin ©AFP INDUSTRIAL GOODS 9:00am

Industrial caution knocks Siemens profits

One-off charges prompt decline in engineering group’s earnings

CONSTRUCTION 3:47am

Caterpillar’s China push unearths trouble

Accounting scandal and writedown blight US group’s ambitions

Ikea chief executive Mikael Ohlsson is welcomed to Jamalpur Village ©Graham Crouch From RETAIL & CONSUMER 11:11pm

European red tape delays Ikea openings

Furniture group boss irked by hefty planning laws that hold up jobs

From WORLD Jan 22, 2013

Rolls-Royce announces defence job cuts

Engineer in consultation with unions over 380 workers

CHEMICALS Jan 22, 2013

DuPont looks forward to better performance

Disappointing 2012 after group hit by weak demand in two products

INDUSTRIAL GOODS Jan 22, 2013

Company warns full-year sales target ‘not be easy’ to hit

From MANAGEMENT Jan 22, 2013

Technology drives upmarket rental boom

The web is shaping a new economy in which owning things is passé

From LEX Jan 22, 2013

Alstom: transports of delight

Orders look encouraging but margins are the worry

Jan 22, 2013

M&A opens door to markets for Assa Abloy

Acquisitions propel impressive growth at Swedish lock maker

INDUSTRIAL GOODS Jan 22, 2013

Meggitt arm linked to Dreamliner probe

Securaplane produces battery chargers for Boeing 787

AUTOMOBILES Jan 22, 2013

HR Owen profit to exceed annual forecasts

Dealer reports strong sales of new and used luxury cars

From WORLD Jan 21, 2013

France and US bicker over fuel

Mali mission needs air tankers

SUPPORT SERVICES Jan 21, 2013

Boardroom coup at haulier Stobart Group

Sell-offs to follow non-executive chairman’s resignation

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