But ICAEW/Grant Thornton warns British firms are witnessing a widening skills gap.
Trading is slightly ahead of management expectations as a result of the unusually wet winter weather
Net income declines to $1.61bn in first quarter from $2.21bn last year.
Weekly earnings of the self-employed people have plummeted by 20% since 2007.
Former antivirus software pioneer John McAfee has put his name behind a new privacy-based messaging app called Chadder.
The change comes under the government's new universal credit scheme.
Barclays' financial director says there is also a weak investment bank results will continue
The construction group said it will commence a process to appoint a successor shortly
Apple has been seeking about $2bn in damages in latest lawsuit.
Mastercard reveals that there is 26,000 forms of bacteria on European banknotes
UBS unveiled its first quarter results for 2014
John Mulligan, Target's chief financial officer, will take over as interim president and CEO.
Price fails to reflect high economic and environmental costs
The FTT, dubbed the Robin Hood Tax, is designed to impose an additional cost onto every trade
KashFlow says firms are reluctant to take on employees because it might complicate the payroll
CBI survey of firms finds British manufacturers buoyed by UK economic recovery.
First-quarter revenues declines to $11.4bn from $12.4bn last year.
Real GDP in EU is set to grow 1.6% in 2014 and to improve further to 2% in 2015.
Privatbank's branches in Donetsk and Luhansk down shutters after coming under attack..
Swiss government could use emergency law to protect its banks.
India is set to overtake Brazil as world's largest beef exporter, with industry's recent unprecedented growth.
Planned 16.3bn yuan share sale part of Beijing's push toward cleaner energy.
Final reading for HSBC's China manufacturing PMI survey at 48.1 for April.
Ed Miliband asks David Cameron to probe deal taking into account public interest.
Barclays tipped to unveil 'bad bank' to hive off non-core and non-performing assets
90.5% of Singaporean households own their homes and a sizeable chunk of renters are expats.
Investors at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting can buy diamonds autographed by Warren Buffet.
OPEC production surveys for April produce contradictory results.
London bullion market to be shut on 5 May for bank holiday.
World Bank loan could encourage others to invest in Pakistan's creaking energy sector