Balanchine discovered in Tchaikovsky, his fellow Petersburger, romance and imperial elegance entwined - or at least following fast on one another. But in this odd, late ballet, the choreographer kept them ...

The yen strengthened against other big currencies ahead of a meeting of the Bank of Japan on Friday, as market participants grew cautious over how much extra monetary easing the central bank would announce....

Multinationals are so large and diverse that they are almost certain to suffer from daily accidents, frauds and other problems – especially if they are trying to innovate.

It's hard to destroy a bank by giving rich people financial advice. Which may be why everyone tends to forget about wealth management during results and focuses on investment banking. But as Morgan Stanley ...

At a time of rising unemployment, when men still vastly outnumber women in senior jobs, it might seem odd to be positive about the future for women at work. But there are many reasons for qualified optimism....

The question remains: Why was Kodak unable, or unwilling, to jump on to the digital train – or at least dodge out of its path.

MONTEVIDEO, March 19 - Health officials in Uruguay opened an investigation into the country's intensive care units on Monday after two male nurses were charged with killing 16 elderly patients.

In its desire to spruce up Britain's road network, the government has reached back into the 18th century for solutions. Back then, vexed by the poor condition of the nation's roads and the failure of local ...

A loud roar of approval breaks out across the cavernous, crisp packet-littered trading floor in London's Canary Wharf, as robust US employment figures flash past the screens, causing a palpable ripple ...

From Mr Arthur J. Bauernfeind.

Are entrepreneurs really just gamblers at heart? Some undertake ventures at long odds, but why do we do it?

The growth of smartphone applications such as WhatsApp and Viber, and messenger services on handsets from BlackBerry and Apple, have eroded the use of text messaging in many countries.

In a world full of iPhones and iPads, carrying a separate gadget just for games can seem anachronistic. Yet Sony is not ready to give up on portable gaming gear.

Strewn across modern day Spain are tens of thousands of half-built properties, the looming ruins of a debt-fuelled construction bubble that now seems to belong to a different world.

Is there a need for a code of etiquette when using newer forms of communication such as email, social networking and instant messaging?

Entrepreneurs are need for job creation, but do those who run their own businesses command respect? Are they admired, envied or resented?

In the next 10 years there will be 1.2bn young people looking for work and only 300m jobs to go around.

Time spent working alongside the person you’re going to replace should be a chance to transfer knowledge and ensure the smoothest of handovers. But not everyone wants to help their successor.

For many 30- or 40-something male executives, work alone does not define life in the way it once did.

Ministers have proposed increasing the threshold by which epetitions have a chance of generating a Commons debate amid a flurry of high-profile campaigns.

A Syrian-born man has been arrested on charges of spying on Syrian protesters in the US on behalf of the government in Damascus, the justice department announced.

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Israelis and Palestinians celebrated a prisoner exchange deal on Wednesday, while their leaders hoped the agreement would boost their popular support.

TPG Capital is backing M&G, an Italian engineering and chemicals company, in a joint venture to produce what it says is a world breakthrough in second-generation bioethanol, in which agricultural waste ...

A quarter of US millionaires pay lower taxes than some middle-class households, congressional researchers said, in a report that is bound to fuel the political battle over the taxation of the wealthiest ...

Plans to cut the number of Scottish Westminster MPs from 59 to 52 at the next general election could prove a dilemma for the coalition government.

Walmart, the world's largest retailer by revenues, said on Wednesday that the company produced its first quarter of rising US sales in more than two years, offering hope to investors that efforts to revive ...

A "sham" transaction at the heart of a $6.5bn (£4.1bn) legal claim by Boris Berezovsky, a Russian oligarch exiled in London, against Roman Abramovich was given the go-ahead by a compliance officer ...

Paul Burstow, the social care minister, was repeatedly warned last year about the problems at Southern Cross before it went bankrupt but refused requests to meet the care home company's chief executive ...

Congratulations, Jeremy Heywood. You've got Britain's best public sector job. As head of the civil service, you'll have all the fun of being prime minister - but without losing your private life. You're ...

Barclays (NYSE:BCS - News) was in focus as banks helped lift the FTSE 100 to a two-month high.

The euro extended its gains on Wednesday, undaunted by Slovakia's "no" vote on the extension to the eurozone bail-out fund and ratings downgrades to some of the region's banks.

One of the European Union's greatest achievements has been to scrap non-tariff barriers to trade in goods and services. But the "single market" remains incomplete and faces new threats. The European ...

The highly anticipated third-quarter earnings season got under way with a whimper when Alcoa (NYSE:AA - News)'s shares sank in the wake of its disappointing results.

A trust set up by Liam Fox to help Sri Lanka's development appears to have achieved nothing other than to pay for the MP's trips to the country, one of his allies has told the Financial Times.

Activism by prominent shareholders is on the rise in the US, as beaten-down share prices and a renewed focus on ­streamlining companies give investors an opportunity to push for change at large ­companies....

Shares in Lamprell slumped to a 13-month low as the oil and gas support services company warned of a $14.3m overspend on three of its boat contracts.

Global grain production is growing as farmers chase high prices, according to US government figures, suggesting food inflation pressures may abate in the months to come.

Codelco, the Chilean state-owned copper producer, plans to exercise an option to buy 49 per cent of some of Anglo American's copper assets in Chile, and has lined up $6.75bn in financing to do so.

Wednesday 20.30 BST. After a cautious start, trading has turned broadly positive as investors seek to extend the strong risk asset rally of the past week.

A mistake by a tax official in settling a long-running tax dispute with Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS - News) concerned £5m-£8m of uncollected interest, MPs heard on Wednesday.

Rockhopper Exploration rose 10.9 per cent to 212p after it received expressions of interest from companies looking to co-invest in its $2bn Sea Lion project.

The Burmese government has released a significant number of political prisoners in the latest sign that reformers have seized the initiative. On Wednesday, between 100 and 300 political prisoners were ...

European policymakers are moving towards a plan that would enable the eurozone's €440bn rescue fund to insure investors against some losses on government bonds, arguing it presents the fewest legal and ...

Almost a month after from the Federal Reserve's launch of "Operation Twist", the latest emergency monetary easing aimed at reviving the US economy, and hopes of a big boost for homeowners have ...

Barclays (NYSE:BCS - News) was in focus as banks helped lift the FTSE 100 to a two-month high.

One newcomer to the London Stock Exchange goes to the rescue of another. How frightfully decent. There is talk that commodities trader-cum-miner Glencore, which in May pulled off the year's most hyped ...

Meg Whitman's career at Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ - News) will be a series of hard decisions. The first will be whether to spin off the personal computer business, which generates a quarter of HP's revenues and ...