BUSINESS

World's second largest economy expands 6.7% in January-March period.

Nearly 60% of shareholders resoundingly rejected Dudley's 20% pay rise.

The company is giving its employees the morning off to soak in the sixth series.

Job losses and the closure of 32 NatWest branches ensue to cut costs after it posts £2bn annual loss.

Banks, a Ukip donor and businessman, says he consulted Nigel Farage about the decision.

Left-winger made his first speech on the EU referendum campaign on 14 April in London.

Arif Hussein claims accusations are a gross misrepresentation and he has referred case to Upper Tribunal.

Euroseptic was able to gain access to Labour In For Britain event by signing an online registration form.

Bank of England cites persisting low inflation as the main reason for keeping interest rates unchanged.

The WAVES open blockchain crowdfund briefly DDoS'd its servers as money poured in.

Downton Abbey and The X Factor are some of the television series aired by ITV.

National Audit Office urged Whitehall to be more realistic about consumers' motivations.

Sportswear retailer posts 45% increase in pre-tax profits and 12% gain in like-for-like sales.

Anglo-Dutch company posts 4.7% increase in sales in first quarter but warns environment remains challenging.

Monetary Authority of Singapore said it would not seek appreciation of its local currency.

Sharp, who announced last October that he would be stepping down in 2016, formally submitted his resignation.

Retailer says full-year profit for 2017 will be at lower end of expectations as sales fall 1%.

$19.6m package is opposed by Aberdeen Asset Management, Royal London Asset Management, ShareSoc and ISS.

By 2020, a first-time buyer will need to earn at least £64,000 a year to keep up with growing property prices.

An article about Airbnb hiring Bitcoin engineers from ChangTip raised speculation about the firm's blockchain plans.

Eco-friendly Bitcoin mining company Genesis Mining is known for raising crypto awareness with poster campaigns.

Vote Leave chairwoman Gisela Stuart claims Europe's share of the world economy has sunk.

Electoral Commission ruled in favour of Vote Leave which is backed by cabinet ministers.

Global output could be cut by 4% by 2020 as 15% of banks in developed economies face significant challenges.

Sources tell IBTimes UK an overwhelming number of the union's ruling body backed the move.

Jeremy Corbyn and Angus Robertson quiz the prime minister over HMRC staffing levels.

IBTimes UK spoke to Professor Avanidhar Subrahmanyam at UCLA, an expert on stock market activity and behavioural finance.

Shares in maker of Bisto gravy tank 30% after US-based McCormick withdraws third bid worth 65p a share.

Sales in the retailer's travel division surge 9%, driving profit up 11% year-on-year.