UK banks braced for slump in consumer borrowing. Survey shows greater gloom on credit card lending than during the financial crisis
Hitachi shelves new Welsh nuclear plant. Japanese company writes off $2.8bn and triggers questions about future of UK energy policy
Hitachi nuclear decision bad news for UK. Foreign companies are increasingly leery of British infrastructure projects
Associated British Foods (ABF) – Primark defies wider retail gloom with strong Christmas. Low prices continue to draw consumers as chain presses on with overseas expansion
Patisserie Holdings (CAKE) says problems worse than expected. ‘Thousands of false entries in ledgers’, says café chain
Kapoor to step down as Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB.) chief. Near doubling of share price since 2011 marred by 2 years of problems
Pearson (PSON) hit by falling sales in US higher education. Educational publisher relies on cost savings to keep itself on track to meet guidance
