AstraZeneca’s premises in Macclesfield, Cheshire. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical group, has agreed to pay 8m (£125m) to US claimants to settle part of a dispute over its anti-psychosis drug, Seroquel. The deal, which follows a court-ordered mediation, covers... 

The transport secretary, Philip Hammond, has urged BAA and Unite to find a resolution to the pay dispute that does not cause travellers more ‘stress and concern’. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA Millions of airline passengers face the prospect of more travel disruption if firefighters,... 

HSBC says loan applications are down by 20% and 48% of approved overdraft facilities remain unused. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian Michael Geoghegan’s soundbite was “big enough to cope”. The HSBC chief executive meant his words to be heard by anybody – the members... 

Superdry store in Covent Garden, elsewhere landlords are wooing the fashion store chain to lure shoppers to their malls. Photograph: Tim Ireland/PA Most retailers have to pay to move into a shop, and pay again if they want to move out. So difficult has trade been for some over the past couple... 

TalkTalk: Broadband and landline bills will rise from 1 October. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian TalkTalk has become the second major landline service provider to announce price rises in the past two months. In July, BT announced it was raising the price of its monthly line rental...