USGS A “shakemap” from the USGS shows the magnitude 3.6 earthquake that rumbled D.C. WASHINGTON — Washington residents are used to politicians being its movers and shakers. On Friday, however, it was the earth below that shook. A minor earthquake shook residents awake in the area, rattling... 

US company Kraft controversially took over Cadbury this spring despite protests. Photograph: David Sillitoe for the Guardian Vince Cable, the business secretary, is preparing to recommend an overhaul of the City takeover regime as two more British firms looked set to fall to foreign predators... 

The fate of a network of charging points to power low-emission cars also hangs in the balance. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images A government grant scheme to give motorists up to £5,000 off the cost of a new electric car has been cut by 80%, opposition politicians and green campaigners... 

Glasgow postal workers on the picket line in October last year Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images The minister in charge of privatising Royal Mail has warned unions opposed to the plan that taking further industrial action would be “self-defeating”. Ed Davey also said there... 

David Miliband claims his brother Ed was in the same position over Iraq as all the other candidates save Diane Abbott. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images The decision to join the US in fighting the Iraq war became the focus today of the most bitter exchanges yet between the two Miliband... 

There has been a sharp rise in demand for smartphones that run on Google’s Android operating system. Strong demand for smartphones based on Google’s Android operating system has helped Carphone Warehouse to report sales growth ahead of City expectations. Speaking after Carphone...