Reckitt, the group behind household favourites such as Vanish and Cillit Bang, has seen rival Procter & Gamble muscle in on its market Reckitt Benckiser, the company behind household brands Cillit Bang and Vanish, today reported its first quarter-on-quarter sales decline in Europe as... 

Is now the time for the UK government to offload its banking shares? Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Is now the time for the UK to offload its banking shares? Yes – the sooner taxpayers get some money back the better No – it’s too soon. There... 

Michael Douglas as trader Gordon Gekko in Wall Street – the film that portrayed the heyday of the junk bond. Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive The junk bond market is likely to beat all records this year, as tight bank lending conditions pushes thousands of companies around the world towards... 

The UAE has banned using a BlackBerry for emails, with Saudi Arabia set to follow suit. Photograph: AP The United Arab Emirates is banning users of BlackBerry mobile phones from using email, instant-messaging and web-browsing services in a long running spat over security with the device’s...