7:39pm

Sternlicht buys Principal Hayley hotels

Starwood Capital purchase may trigger flurry of deals

From FINANCIALS 4:58pm

Direct Line sends mixed signals for Esure

Insurer makes a profit but premiums are down

From INDUSTRIALS 4:50pm

Severfield-Rowen launches rights issue

Rights issue to raise £45m and combine with cash to pay down debt

From LEX 3:59pm

IAG: falling mainly on the plane

British Airways-Iberia airline group must get a grip on Spanish operations

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Emerging Europe airlines head for hangar

Poland’s Lot is the latest victim of woes gripping the sector

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Tech companies line up to cut queueing

Devices and software are being designed to end tedious waits at theme parks or banks

From RETAIL & CONSUMER 3:35pm

Mason poised for return to UK retail

Former head of Tesco’s US arm set for senior role at Sun European

From TRANSPORT 2:18pm

Iberia charge pushes IAG to €997m loss

Walsh says Spanish airline must ‘adapt to survive’

From LEX 12:54pm

Royal Bank of Scotland: for sale signs

Government should sell its stake in UK bank sooner rather than later

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RBS seeks more time for branch disposals

Shares fall after state-controlled bank reveals £5.17bn loss

From WORLD 11:06am

EU agrees to cap bankers’ bonuses

Payouts to be limited to twice their salary

From ENERGY 10:52am

Rio Tinto appoints new finance director

Mining group taps former BHP Billiton executive Chris Lynch

From FINANCIALS 9:43am

Man Group fails to halt outflows

Drop in funds under management accelerates

From ENERGY 9:31am

Repsol limits damage from YPF seizure

Spanish oil group’s net profit declines only 6.1% despite traumatic 2012

From TRANSPORT 9:16am

Pensioner subsidy cut hits National Express

Earnings suffer after loss of East Anglia rail franchise

Lombard from ENERGY 5:42am

EcCentrica

Rumours of a rift between Bentley and Laidlaw harder to ignore

Lombard from FINANCIALS 3:29am

Lord U-Turner leaps ahead to the past

Transfer of risk to the elective investor is a step in the right direction

From INDUSTRIALS 12:25am

Demand from aircraft makers buoys Bodycote

Commercial aircraft boom boosts thermal processing specialist

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Intu adds £250m property to its portfolio

Rebranded property company springs into action

From TECHNOLOGY 11:31pm

Promethean follows software strategy

School technology maker changes tack

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