Microsoft Corp said on Monday that it reached a Web search deal with Sun Microsystems Inc, the latest partnership struck by Microsoft aimed at chipping away at the dominance of Google Inc. As part of this agreement, users of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser who download Sun’s Java technology platform...

Google denied an unofficial hiring freeze after a report by CNBC claimed the firm’s execs were told last month not to hire any new bodies and to fill all vacancies with internal candidates. CNBC hack David Faber reckoned that he had been told about the unofficial hiring freeze by...

Business confidence among UK firms has fallen to its lowest level since the depths of the recession, a survey suggests. The Business Trends optimism index from the accountants BDO fell to 91.6 last month, from 93.1 in August. BDO also called on the Bank of England to pump more...

The European Commission has announced a new proposal to make banks pay for their own bailouts in the future. Instead of a transactions tax, the EU has now put forward a Financial Activities Tax to support governments. A European Union tax on bank profits and remuneration could raise as...

Chancellor George Osbornes predicted cuts of 25% in Public Sector expenditure will have huge impact on all of the UKs businesses – many of which count the Public Sector as a major client. As they all wait in trepidation for the 1st October announcement when swingeing cuts predicted to...