By adopting the methods of their online rivals, traditional publishers can ensure a bright future. Gideon Spanier on the industry's resilience

The 270-year-old auction house has come out fighting against the hedge fund king's attack on its boardroom

The IMF is sounding a warning shot over Britain's economic recovery. Ben Chu examines how concerned we should be about prospects for growth

By 2016 Britain’s biggest coal-fired generating station aims to produce half its electricity from biomass. Margareta Pagano meets the woman driving the transformation to a green future

Investors will be scrutinising figures from Marks & Spencer (M&S) and Mothercare this week, as the two under-pressure retailers update on trading.

Independent on Sunday: Cost of nuclear waste clean-up soars

The cost of clearing four decades of nuclear waste at Dounreay in Scotland has soared by £200m just two years into a contract that will run until at least 2022. The contract has been altered with beefed-up security, while nuclear fuel must now be moved to Sellafield in Cumbria.  

The BCC’s final speaker contrived to make his appearance almost as newsworthy as that of Vince Cable, under siege in the aftermath of the National Audit Office’s report into the Royal Mail sell-off.

BHP Billiton drew the eye this week with chief executive Andrew Mackenzie’s bold plan to spin off various metals that have lost their lustre, such as manganese and aluminium. It is another reminder that the era of empire-building in the mining world is over.

A panel debate I took part in on Tuesday at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) annual conference combed through the issue of whether this economic recovery was good or great.

The recovering UK economy has seen thousands of families flocking across the Channel to visit Mickey & Co, reports Gideon Spanier

The Office for Budget Responsibility's chair talks to Ben Chu about the Treasury's bad old days and whether he could work with Ed Balls

The online dating agencies are fighting it out for business as more and more Britons turn to a new way of looking for love. Alex Lawson reports on how money can be made out of romance

London's Balderton Capital, the power behind Betfair and Wonga, is pulling the centre of gravity across the Atlantic

Twenty-five years ago, Michael Lewis exposed a Wall Street run by gambling addicts. These days he reckons it’s rigged

Asos will be in the spotlight on Wednesday, hoping to rebound from its weak second-quarter numbers.