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Consumer group giant cautious on full year outlook as input costs rise, growth slows.

David Brennan will retire, CFO Simon Lowth named interim head

British bank also reports drop in bad loans as earnings surge by 22 percent.

Though the retail sales numbers in March tally with the biggest rise in over a year, they are not in conjunction with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) data released on Wednesday.

Nintendo is defiant that it will return to profit this year after reporting a mammoth and first ever annual operating loss of 37.3 billion yen â€" that’s $459 million.

Despite turnover and profits only seeing slight growth for GSK in the first quarter, the pharmaceutical giant still eyes a Human Genome Sciences takeover.

Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) research shows nearly half of today's over-50s will have to save more and work longer if they want an adequate income in retirement.

Experts point to data, history in sceptical reading of ONS data on economic growth

The world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, helped lift Virgin Media's number of superfast broadband customers in the first quarter of 2012.

Go-Ahead Group Plc bus market share increases to 23 percent with the acquisition of Northumberland Park Bus Depot and the group expects to profit while playing a substantial role in providing transport services for the Olympic Games.

ASOS Plc says it is positive about the progress towards achieving its sales target of £1 billion by 2015 and by that time it is expected international sales will account for 90 percent of total group's sales.

According to reports, students from 20 British universities are joining dating Web sites matching young women with older men, in an attempt to raise money to pay off student loans and other debts, including tuition fees of £9,000 and above.

Markets spooked by poor demand and low returns in ultra-long bund sale

Huge construction sector slump plunges UK into "double-dip" territory as the UK economy contracts for the second consecutive quarter.

Electrolux AB reported a record growth in its first-quarter sales, primarily driven by the acquisitions of CTI and Olympic Group and robust organic growth in Latin America.

Standard Life Plc posted an increased inflows into its long-term savings businesses for the first-quarter and assets under administration (AUA) exceeded expectations driven by continuing net inflows into its newer fee based propositions and positive market movements.

Premier Foods reported a slight rise in its first-quarter sales and said its cost reduction and restructuring programme was on track.

Apple is continuing to defy Wall Street analysts and has posted record profits of 7.2 billion pounds for the first three months of 2012, which is up 94 percent compared to last year.

Swiss engineering group says North America now key growth driver

Engineering giant names new power unit boss to address delays

BofA Merryl Lynch also cut its rating of BSkyB stock, knocking the price, as James Murdoch is grilled at the Leveson inquiry.

Europe's fiscal compact is slowing coming apart at the seams

The Office for National Statistics says public borrowing hit £18.2bn in March, but government on target in deficit reduction.

The improvement in Euroarea’s economic activity in early 2012 proved to be temporary, as the re-emergence of sovereign debt crisis again strongly weighed on the region’s manufacturing activity in April.

Revenues up significantly for online poker and casino business but caution over its ability to re-enter the US market sent its stock tumbling.

World's largest supplier of vehicle interiors boosted by North American and Asian markets.

High sugar prices, bargain-hunting consumers help lift AB Foods sales, shares.

Dutch Auction surprises, Spain struggles and Italian costs spike