BUSINESS

Amazon staff to strike at distribution centres in Bad Hersfeld, Leipzig, Graben, Werne and Rheinberg.

Draft law would lead to a charge on data usage that campaigners say is anti-democratic.

Google and BRC figures show a substantial rise in internet searches for home and garden products.

China will primarily invest in UK's energy, property and transport infrastructure.

Following the killing of a 14-year-old Palestinian-American boy by the IDF, Anonymous hacktivists knock Israeli government websites offline

Lloyds is 25% owned by the British government after being rescued during the 2007-2009 financial crisis

Recruitment firm Astbury Marsden says financials are trying to leave the 'old boys' image behind them

Monetary Policy Committee's Ian McCafferty is calling for gradual increases soon.

Japan's Fujifilm to buy 49% of US-based Kalon Biotherapeutics.

Shares in Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing decline almost 5% in morning trade.

Song Guoqing, member of monetary panel at People's Bank of China, sees weak growth outlook.

European regulators give banks two weeks to come up with plans to find €10bn capital shortfall

Some living in Spain's social housing accommodation face 900% rent increases after their homes were sold to private equity funds

IMF says Gulf countries' oil sector will remain robust at 6% growth, but fiscal reforms are needed.

US central bank scheduled to end its quantitative easing programme.

Calogero Gambino had been involved in legal issues relating to the bank's involvement in the Libor scandal.

Botched plastic surgery, bathroom-related accidents and setting clothes on fire on list of worst sickie excuses in US

Others in list include Bob Marley, Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein and Bruce Lee.

Warsaw hospital accepts payments in popular digital currency bitcoin for wider range of healthcare services.

Pichai to oversee search, maps, Google+, commerce, advertising and infrastructure..

Fund also changes rounding convention for calculating SDR interest rate from two to three decimal places.

Russia's biggest food retailer Magnit posted forecast-beating earnings in the third quarter

P&G will now try and sell the Duracell batteries business.

Bloomberg reports that a further 10 could fail over the coming months.

Chiquita rejects deal to merge with Fyffes in what would have made the biggest banana producer

Sources claim the German lender is on the cusp of striking a deal.

The Wal-Mart-owned supermarket chain says it is 'very proud' of its record in this area.

The US broadcaster has purchased a 49.9% stake in BBC America

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