HMV slump

Music and books retailer HMV was today looking to band Coldplay and schoolboy wizard Harry Potter to turn around a fall in like-for-like sales.

HMV said demand for the X&Y album by Coldplay was the second highest in UK chart history in the week following its release.

Shell voting

Investors in Shell were voting today on the most far-reaching overhaul in the oil giant's 100-year history which could give it a market value of more than £120bn.

Railtrack fight

The legal battle to get "proper compensation" for Railtrack private shareholders following the collapse of the rail infrastructure company continues today at the High Court in London.

Credit celebs

British women splashed out £3.5bn on their credit cards last year in a bid to copy the looks of their favourite celebrities, research showed today.

PIN warning

Nearly a third of people are risking becoming victims of fraud by writing down their PIN numbers, a survey claimed today.