The news boosts the US-listed shares of Diageo, which finished 8.04% higher in heavy trading on 5 June.
Athens looking for €5bn advance to be hub of new gas pipeline from Russia.
Morrisons has been struggling with competition making things tricky for the supermarket.
Athens decided to postpone the payment of the €300m (£218m, $338m) loan – a highly unusual step, but one that does not yet signal a formal default.
Hector Monsegur, the former Anonymous hacker-turned-FBI informant is back online, with predictable results
Halfords reported buoyant sales today.
An audit of the Office of Personnel Management in 2014 found multiple serious and on-going security risks
Pay growth in the public sector was only 0.2% in May compared with May last year.
However, the unemployment rate crept up by 0.1% to 5.5%.
Canadian jobs data too came stronger than expected.
The Wall Street investment bank could strike a deal with the US Justice Department within weeks.
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, BofA, Barclays, UBS and Credit Suisse could manage the planned share sale with Lazard.
The company's group revenue was up 6.9%.
Nestle's global CEO Paul Bulcke says company wants recalled Maggi noodles back on shelves as soon as possible.
NSA spying powers expanded in 2012 to monitor IP addresses of foreign powers communicating with US.
The company emphasised it had no plans to merge with Liberty, despite media speculation
The Shanghai Composite settles above 5,000 points for the first time in seven years, after volatile intra-day trading.
Both the metals are not far away from falling to fresh yearly lows.
With its ever-increasing oil demand, India is expected to become prime customer for Opec members.
It is more than five times the amount of the previous record PPI fine.
Insufficient customer demand, lack of access to data generated in Apple Pay transactions and cost of technology are discouraging retailers.
Financial reform organisation Jubilee USA Network says corruption is aided by US banks.
SEC's enforcement division has recently opened multiple investigations and sent requests for information to number of hedge funds.
Chinese embassy in Washington calls US accusations 'not responsible and counter-productive'.
Nestle promises Maggi noodles will be back 'as soon as current situation is clarified'.
400p a share proposal 'materially undervalues' the Israeli-owned firm.
Minister's warning that ringgit could fall to 4/$ also weighs down the currency.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to address parliament on 5 June
Four million people said to be affected.
But BCC predicts lower unemployment and earnings' growth.