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BAE may cut Typhoon price to win India order BAE Systems is considering lowering the price of its Eurofighter Typhoon to win back an $11bn (£7bn) Indian contract from France's Dassault. David Cameron tells business leaders Coalition is not anti-business The Prime Minister has tried to reassure company bosses that there is no "anti-business agenda" ahead of a parliamentary debate in which MPs are expected to demand another tax on bonuses. Glencore and Xstrata to form FTSE's seventh-biggest company Miner Xstrata and trading house Glencore will on Tuesday unveil details for their $90bn (£56.9bn) merger, which will see the new copper-to-commodities trading titan catapulted to seventh place in the UK's FTSE 100. Glencore and Xstrata merger: Q&A With Glencore and Xstrata set to unveil the details of their $90bn (£56.9bn) mining and commodities mega-merger, here is a step-by-step explanation of how the deal would work and what the main issues are: Financial services companies must be proactive on compliance, says FSA chief Financial service companies will need to stop dragging their feet and comply "proactively" with the Financial Services Authority, the regulator's chief executive Hector Sants warned in a speech to the British Bankers Association. 'Time-bomb' of unemployed young Youth unemployment is a "time-bomb" set to cost the Exchequer £2.9bn a year from 2013 - the entire annual budget for Jobcentre Plus - and rob the economy of £6.3bn a year in lost output, a study revealed. Smith & Nephew to pay to settle Greek bribery case Medical technology group Smith & Nephew has agreed to pay $22.22m (£14m) to settle a long-running bribes allegation case. Bank of England may put limit on mortgage ratios The Bank of England could intervene and cap the maximum mortgages available to borrowers to stop another credit crisis, George Osborne said on Monday night. Farmers Guardian is sold as UBM shifts from print UBM forged its reputation producing trade magazines such as Property Week and Famers Guardian, but has now offloaded its medical and agriculture titles as part of its ongoing shift away from print. 3M risks turbulence with $250m deal to replace five private jets US industrial group 3M is to risk antagonising shareholders by spending up to $250m (£158m) replacing its fleet of private jets. Stalemate in talks on Greek austerity measures Greek politicians refused to yield to the austerity demands of their "troika" paymasters despite a stark warning from German chancellor Angela Merkel that the stand-off threatened the "entire eurozone". Civil servants have much to learn from business Lord Browne, the former BP chief executive and now lead non-executive director for the Government, reckons a new training programme for senior civil servants responsible for major projects will save the taxpayer up to £10bn a year. The UK's global success story is already evident, if politicians would only look David Cameron has heard from business leaders dismayed at Westminster's anti-business rhetoric. On Tuesday that rhetoric will ratchet up once more when MPs are invited to vent their ire over pay and bonuses in banking. Why the 'Glenstrata' alliance should not be allowed to stand "People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices." Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, 1776. Stagecoach founders take fight over Levene losses to lawyers Stagecoach founder Sir Brian Souter and his sister Ann Gloag are to take their fight over losses they suffered at the hands of former City financier Nicolas "Beano" Levene to the lawyers that handled the transactions. Debt crisis and Greek debt talks: as it happened February 6, 2012 Lucas Papademos requests document on "consequences" of a Greek default as France and Germany insist there will be no €130bn bailout unless the country agrees harsh new austerity terms. Big companies accused of 'tokenism' over women on boards A big jump in the number of women being hired as non-executive directors on boards, rather than for executive posts, suggests FTSE 100 chairmen are succumbing to "tokenism" during recruitment, a leading headhunter has warned. Shanghai shipping slump as IMF warns China on euro slump Shanghai shipping volumes contracted sharply in January as Europe's debt crisis curbed demand for Asian goods, stoking fresh doubts about the strength of the Chinese economy. UK house prices rise in January, Halifax says House prices in the UK rose 0.6pc in January according to Halifax, supported by low interest rates and providing further evidence the economy had a better start to 2012 than feared. UK new car sales rise marginally in January New car sales in the UK rose marginally in January despite the uncertain economy and the industry bracing itself for a challenging 2012.

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