BUSINESS

Pre-tax profit for quarter ended on 30 September declines to $1.5bn from $1.8bn last year.

Retail sales rose 2.3% year-on-year in September, representing biggest gain since March.

But the research also revealed women are more driven by having a great idea.

NFU says UK farmers deserve level playing field.

Lebanon's economy expected to grow no more than 2.5% in best-case scenario in 2015.

Derek Llambias will fly to Glasgow to discuss contract terms, according to reports

ECB purchased €1.704bn in covered bonds last week.

Beijing's top diplomat says relations at crucial stage after meeting with Vietnam foreign minister.

Britain's defence secretary should celebrate the fact that the UK has large numbers of migrants.

Plane delayed after passenger spots Wi-Fi network on board labelled 'Al-Quida Free Terror Nettwork'

The move comes after a former zero-hours employee made a settlement with the sports retailer

The corruption was uncovered as part of Operation Punica

2014 has seen a record number of worker deaths amid a construction boom in Turkey.

Kim Winser has kept a focus on suppliers and customers despite a primarily online retail model.

Hacker collective Anonymous says Officer Darren Wilson will not be indicted for the shooting of Mike Brown.

Continental agreed to buy US-based Veyance Technologies from the Carlyle Group, for €1.4bn in February.

The staff at The Ritzy recently saw their pay increased to £8.80 an hour by September 2015.

Primary issuance markets hit by global economic uncertainty, especially US monetary policy.

Cypriot banks can use aid money as a capital buffer.

Confidence fell for sixth month in a row, as ECB mulls Eurozone-wide stimulus.

A security researcher claims Mac OS X Yosemite secretly sends unsaved documents and email addresses to its servers.

Saudi Arabia halted production at the jointly run Khafji oilfield last week.

Wallace follows in the footsteps of Philip Nash, who Ashley also wanted out

PBoC says move will strengthen economic relations between China and Singapore.

Probe concerns value-added tax declarations that Ono allegedly failed to make.

George Osborne has backed extending the high-speed rail project to the north of England

Holt will be charged with rebuilding the beleaguered lenders' reputation as an 'ethical bank'

The thinktank warns that getting stuck in low-paid work can permanently affect people's careers.

European banks' stress test results revealing little threat to banking system aid sentiment.