UK growth forecasts have been cut for 2008. By Larry Elliott.

  Comment: This pilfered the most eye-catching elements from the opposition. By Ruth Sunderland.

  The Bank of England has caved in to demands to loosen the terms of its emergency lending facility in the hope of securing a more orderly sale. By Simon Bowers and Phillip Inman.

  Strongest export performance for a year boosts figures. By Ashley Seager.

  IT services firm LogicaCMG has poached BT's head of strategy, Andy Green, to be its new chief executive with a £3.5m golden hello and a £200,000 increase in his salary. By Richard Wray.

  Less than half of the UK's FTSE 350 companies have introduced schemes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, report finds.

  Closing market report: A billion pound bid, a deal between two major brewers and a U-turn over Northern Rock kept traders busy today. By Nick Fletcher.

  SABMiller, one of the world's biggest brewers, is to merge its US operations with Molson Coors, creating a powerful competitor to Budweiser-maker Anheuser-Busch. By Simon Bowers.

  JP Morgan Asset Management and the Australian Challenger Infrastructure Fund lead the winning investors. By Mark Milner.

  Upmarket crispmaker called in US union busters to dissuade workers from joining a union.

  The strike that has disrupted postal services is set to escalate after talks break down, possibly igniting Britain's most serious industrial dispute for 20 years.

  Family backs trustees in resisting £10.6bn deal.

  Tycoon's daughter inherited fortune in April.

  Ombudsman condemns 'unfair'repayment regime.