Sir Jim took a swipe at the Conservatives' economic strategy and said the country 'does need to get a bit sharper' on business.
Melbourne's BHP has until 5pm on Wednesday to make an offer for the FTSE-100 rival.
Senior MPs and campaign groups have lambasted it for selling a number of its brands including Milka chocolate and Oreo biscuits.
It's easy to see what might be in it for Czech Sphinx Daniel Kretinsky, but less so for the rest of us.
Cornwall has long been the undisputed champion of staycations and the holiday let market, but it's not the most lucrative hotspot. We reveal all.
As he tells it, the story of Gary Stevenson, a working-class geezer and self-styled YouTube economics guru is a tale worthy of a modern-day Charles Dickens.
Millions of people are injecting themselves with weight loss drugs, either officially, after seeking medical advice, or unofficially, after seeing celebrities wax lyrical about their effects.
Just one in five will be able to afford a 'moderate' standard of living, according to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association, which sets the pension industry's guidelines.
Ineos' new 4x4 pick-up is here - but will lifestyle buyers be persuaded to part with so much cash for world-class off-roading'? We review the new Grenadier Quartermaster.
The discredited boss who tried to sell mutual insurer LV to a US buyout firm is trying to bag a £20 million bonus at his latest venture.
