China rival looks to hijack BHP Billiton's Potash bid

MINER BHP Billiton faces a growing threat from a Chinese rival to its hostile $40billion (£25.8billion) bid for Canadian fertiliser giant Potash Corp of Saskatchewan.

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HSBC in quit threat

HSBC has issued its starkest warning that Britain’s biggest banks could seek a move overseas if a Government review decides they should be broken up.

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Fyffes’s profits slide

A BANANA glut and higher costs have taken the sweetness out of profits at tropical fruit distributor Fyffes.

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Dividends providing interest

INVESTORS bemoaning the negative influence on the FTSE 100 Index from largely downbeat reports from across the Atlantic may have more reasons to be cheerful by tapping into dividends of leading British companies.

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Deal hopes make Premier Foods tasty

THE recent surge in takeover bid gossip gave speculators an appetite for Premier Foods yesterday.

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Bank of England faces a problem

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Taken in by a prize con

Q I have received similar letters from two organisations, both claiming to be “unclaimed prize registers”, informing me that I have been allocated a number of prizes and that I can claim them by phoning, texting or writing to the companies.

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Savers are urged to beat annuity slump

PENSION savers are being urged to seek out the best possible annuity deals following reports that rates have slumped to all-time lows.

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Student loans set to get more expensive

MILLIONS of students and graduates will no longer benefit from interest-free loans, as new higher borrowing rates come into effect.

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How parents can cut costs

FOR parents feeling the strain there are other ways to cut costs:

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