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Dyson cleans up with £206m profit

That's a record for the company - but founder James Dyson has warned the UK's lack of engineering skills could send it looking elsewhere for talent.

North Sea oil firms revolting over £2bn windfall tax

The Government (and the OBR) says the new tax won't affect investment or jobs. But the industry begs to differ...

Stat of the day: $10bn

The amount BHP Billiton will return to shareholders by the end of the year, after making record profits.

Stat of the day: £200m

The amount a Cornish mine stands to make over the next 10 years after Indium, a substance used in touch-screen technology, was discovered at the site.

BP sinks as US government sues over Deepwater spill

The government's lawsuit is hardly unexpected - and BP may have enough money set aside to cover it. But investors are still nervous.

Rolls Royce suffers Singapore blow after China triumph

The day after sealing a big deal in China, another setback for Rolls-Royce: Singapore Airlines says it's going to replace the (Rolls-built) engines on three of its A380 superjumbos...

QinetiQ loses £14bn contract as Government makes first cuts

A taste of things to come, as one private firm loses out big-time in the Strategic Defence Review...

Brown prepares £16bn state fire sale

Having already sold off most of our gold, our penurious PM is now planning to flog some of the family silver.

FTSE 100 suffers worst ever year as shares plummet

It's official: the index of Britain's leading shares suffered the biggest one-year drop in its history in 2008...

AMEC wins £7bn Sellafield clean-up job

The UK firm's consortium has won the massive government contract to clean up Sellafield..

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