Number Cruncher from INDUSTRIALS 5:02pm

Australasia sales boost Inchcape

Pre-tax profit at auto dealer rises 23%

From WORLD 3:58pm

Trends point to time for non-European pope

Africa is expanding rapidly where half of immigrants are Catholics

From TECHNOLOGY 3:09pm

SFO launches probe into Autonomy

Hewlett-Packard provides information to UK watchdog

From ENERGY 1:36pm

Record copper output boosts Antofagasta

Chile-based miner proposes 123.9% increase to full-year dividend

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Brands raise a toast to Africa expansion

Consumer goods companies are poised for growth

From TECHNOLOGY 12:50pm

SFO’s Autonomy probe thrown into doubt

Potential conflict of interest over watchdog’s use of software

Lombard from COMMENT 12:40pm

Block party

From MARKETS 9:24am

Antofagasta numbers boost FTSE miners

Banks also help benchmark index hold above 6,500

From FINANCIALS 9:20am

Alliance Trust expects rally to slow

Investment trust predicts equities will ‘pause for breath’

From TECHNOLOGY 9:17am

Computacenter pledges £75m capital return

IT group reports 10% drop in annual profits

From FINANCIALS 7:39am

Lloyds to reduce stake in St James’s Place

Bank to cash in on wealth manager’s record share price

Inside Business 9:10pm

Europe’s bank soup kitchens to stay open

The UK’s FLS and Europe’s longer-term refinancing operation have helped calm funding markets

From WORLD 9:10pm

Funding for Lending failure dismays BoE

Lenders have tapped only a fifth of the £68bn available

From FINANCIALS 8:21pm

Commerzbank eyes £5bn UK property sale

US groups line up for German lender’s Eurohypo arm

From MARKETS 7:06pm

Iron ore prices fall to 2½-month low

Benchmark down as China steelmakers resist restocking

From INDUSTRIALS 6:46pm

Bam Construct to build Google’s London HQ

Dutch group wins contract for tech group’s King’s Cross offices

From RETAIL & CONSUMER 5:53pm

Ladbrokes agrees online deal with Playtech

UK bookmaker aims to counter weakness of digital platform

From MARKETS 5:51pm

London to bolster Islamic finance credentials

Government sets up task force to attract fast-growing market

From RETAIL & CONSUMER 5:51pm

888 to launch online gambling brand in US

Deal with Avenue Capital to form All American Poker Network

From TRANSPORT 5:24pm

Iberia and unions near deal to end strike

Mediator proposes compromise on job cuts and redundancy payments

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