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Additional one-off payouts are set to be paid out by Britain's biggest firms.

www.weain.mil.cn, which was launched on 4 January, comes under the General Armament Department of People's Liberation Army.

Investec have reportedly hired advisers to help it plan the takeover.

In 2013 and 2012 oil prices averaged $100/bbl.

Prime Minister initially pledged to give Britons the vote two years after the general election.

The supermarket chain is trying to recover from an accounting scandal and improve its business.

Strong dollar rally weighs on ringgit in addition to weakening trade scenario.

HSBC/Markit manufacturing PMI up to eight-month high in December.

India's more than two dozen inefficient public sector banks lag their private sector rivals in profitability.

A stronger US dollar and concerns surrounding a global glut continue to put pressure on oil prices.

Disappointing Q4 GDP data from Singapore offset by euro weakness

Swiss franc aims 0.9021 in case of a correction off channel resistance. Upward, 1.040 will be the first stop

Half of UK's bank branches have been closed since 1989, according to figures compiled by community banking campaigners.

Asian demand and US dollar strength to influence the price of the yellow metal in 2015.

Indonesia and Romania will also set rates next week.

JP Morgan global PMI for manufacturing drops to 16-month low.

Bank has so far set aside only £1.9bn as provision for settlement with US Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said economy is on firm footing and central bank could increase rates in first half of 2015.

IBTimes UK spoke to commuters to see what they thought of the hike in prices.

Iraq and Russia post bumper production in late 2014 despite subdued oil price.

New software claims to hack iCloud accounts using brute force attack and dictionary of commonly used passwords

USD/INR may face resistance at 65, but bigger highs are likely later this year.

Rate of expansion as falling oil prices and Western economic sanctions take toll.

But red tape in Asia's third-largest economy could delay the ambitious solar power plan.

Former CEO Osman Shahenshah and chief operating officer Shahid Ullah were sacked in October for gross misconduct.

Network investment, hiring trains, and staff costs among those passed on to rail passengers via fares.

Casino revenue in Macau drops 2.6% to $44bn in 2014, after a record 30.4% monthly drop in December.

Pound down 0.90% as dollar index jumps over 0.5%.

The average rail fare up 2.2%, as unions express anger over stagnant wages.