BUSINESS

Detroit Blight Removal Task Force urges city to demolish over 40,000 buildings immediately.

Canadian company raised cash portion of offer but kept stock portion in tact.

Over a third of online retail in the UK is carried out on mobile devices.

Council of Mortgage lenders shows sharp increase in value of lending to London's first-time-buyers.

LulzSec hacker Ryan Ackroyd isn't angry at Hector Monsegur, just disappointed he snitched to help trap others

Economists have used the methods favoured by the insurance industry to predict Brazil's victory.

GE CEO Immelt says group to make detailed commitments to boost jobs in France.

British telecom major Vodafone will still retain its No. 1 position in Ireland.

Ngoako Ramatlhodi said mediation to end four month-old mining strike has broken down.

Odeon and Vue cinemas have banned Scottish referendum adverts after the chains were swamped with complaints

An entrepreneur has urged the UK government to include the private sector in its export support strategy.

OECD highlights link between financial hardship and obesity in developed economies.

Tibanne is looking to raise about $1m from sale of bitcoin trademarks

The treasury 'badly misrepresented' figures of cost of establishing independent Scotland says man behind the stats

Deputy director at National Energy Association ousted from role after allegations of corruption.

CNPC eyeing $4bn gas pipeline project in southern Peru.

Bank of England governor speaks out against financial market fundamentalism.

EU ministers say no further sanctions will be imposed on Russia unless Ukraine situation deteriorates.

Mobile-focused deal will lock in ad rates and inventory access for Omnicom agencies.

Nationwide has seen its underlying profits more than double for the 2013/14 year to almost £1bn.

Apple says a breach of iCloud security was not the reason iPhone and iPad users had devices locked and held to ransom.

RBS move part of effort to reduce assets in US ahead of new Federal Reserve rules.

UK's largest pharmaceuticals firm, GlaxoSmithKline, subject to probe of "commercial practices".

Sam Bowman, research director at the Adam Smith Institute, writes about why the thinktank calculates Tax Freedom Day.

Hector Monsegur sentenced to time served and one year's probation for cyber-attacks on Sony, Visa and Mastercard.

Decommissioned tanks and armoured vehicles are reduced to scrap metal.

The Netherlands fears trade sanctions from Saudi Arabia over actions of right-wing politicians.

High street footfall down as wet Bank Holiday kept shoppers at home.

BBA figures show third month of decline in number of mortgage approvals during April.