9:42am

Upbeat WPP boosts outlook for advertising

All regions apart from North America report stronger revenues

5:13pm

Sports Direct buys Republic

UK’s largest sports retailer buys the collapsed northern chain’s 114 stores

From MEDIA 4:51pm

UBM’s cautious forecasts spooks investors

Shares in events organiser fall almost 5%

From FINANCIALS 4:26pm

Taylor Wimpey profits more than double

UK housebuilder sales aided by government schemes

From LEX 4:01pm

WPP: it all ads up

Ad world proves surprisingly resilient, but companies have to keep winning ugly

From LEX 3:10pm

Letter from Lex: impractical joke

Italy threatens to reignite the eurozone crisis as bankers suffer more fallout from the financial crisis

From ENERGY 3:03pm

Long fight ahead in BP oil spill trial

Worst is probably over for oil group after first week of hearing

Inside London from MARKETS 1:51pm

Co-op risks indigestion in Project Verde

Bank is learning it may not have a Lloyds sale bargain

logos of Glencore and Xstrata From ENERGY 12:46pm

Glencore-Xstrata tie-up delayed in China

March deadline extended as discussions continue with authorities

From TELECOMS 10:11am

BSkyB buys Telefónica’s UK broadband arm

Deal follows Virgin Media sale to Liberty Global

From ENERGY 8:42am

Rio Tinto and Mongolia mine talks falter

Oyu Tolgoi implements temporary budget as talks continue

From FINANCIALS 8:01am

Lloyds mis-selling bill climbs to £7bn

Extra £2bn costs push banking group into a £570m annual loss

From ENERGY 4:35am

Kazakhmys cuts dividend as costs rise

Kazakhstan-focused miner also hurt by falling copper prices

From WORLD 12:01am

Specialists to review report into HBOS failure

Former Treasury official and two financial services executives to conduct check

From WORLD 10:47pm

Banks fear damage from EU bonus cap

Warning of coup for US and Asia rivals

Lombard from FINANCIALS 10:31pm

EU left strikes a blow for top bankers

Bonus ratio will just increase the fixed pay of staff

From MARKETS 8:26pm

US watchdog set to weaken derivatives rules

Critical CFTC member wants to abandon five-quote plan

From FINANCIALS 8:25pm

Arrested GLG analyst is mining and metals head

Carl Esprey and two others bailed pending insider dealing probe

From FINANCIALS 8:23pm

St James’s Place dividend to boost Lloyds

Bank to receive a £50m annual cash payout

From FINANCIALS 8:15pm

Lloyds to take ‘final’ £1.4bn PPI provision

Bank seeks to draw a line under the costs of the scandal

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