BUSINESS

UK manufacturing PMI snaps 35-month expansion streak and falls below 50 amid global slowdown fears.

ABI director says motor manufacturers face threats to their own business models from Google and Apple.

AnaCap in talks to buy Barclays French retail, wealth management and life insurance business.

HSBC's profit falls 14% in first quarter but surge in commercial revenue partly offset the decline.

The China Caixin manufacturing PMI stood at 49.4 for April, indicating contraction in activity.

China slowdown, EU referendum and rising labour costs dent confidence.

Ata Safdar continued his apology and bowed several times even after being hit on the neck.

Former Labour chancellor claims leaving the EU would be 'catastrophic' for businesses and families.

Delaware Governor Jack Markell spoke about the blockchain initiative being built by Symbiont.

The commodities investor could save Tata's UK operations by taking over all its British assets.

Using BTC Relay means developers can implement a 'Pay with Bitcoin' button in their Ethereum-based Dapps.

Governance of Bitcoin was riding high with news that Dr Craig Wright has reiterated that he is Satoshi Nakamoto.

Business Select Committee chairman Iain Wright to ask if his stewardship had been appropriate.

The investment in SAM Labs came from a group of investors led by Imperial Ventures.

Bombardier received a key order for its narrowbody planes last week from Delta Air Lines.

The number of freelancers in Britain has increased by 36% since 2008.

Investors disappointed as they were expecting Bank of Japan to introduce a stimulus package.

Feld Entertainment, owner of the circus, says the retirement is due to economic reasons.

Sex workers, primarily from Romania, will challenge deportation notices claiming that they are self employed.

US territory says cannot repay creditors without sacrificing essential services to Puerto Ricans.

Move by fund significant as it owns almost every major listed company in the world.

This is the latest failed deal which highlights M&A challenges under the Obama administration.

MPs want to speak to wife of retail billionaire Sir Philip Green, who owns his businesses in Monaco.

The startup has released a white paper and welcomed some talent to the team from PayPal, Visa and Morgan Stanley.

An 8.2% rise in manageable DROs recorded, as threshold for pre-bankruptcy alternative increases.

Retail tycoon could pay back millions to meet retirement commitments for 20,000 employees.

Cisco, Microsoft, Oracle, Telefonica, Orange, SAP and IBM are the other top paying tech firms.

Some have speculated The DAO token sale could garner as much as $100m worth of ether.

The antiseptic gel called Umbipro was developed in partnership with the charity Save the Children.