Runaway UK House Price Growth Hits Double-Digits
Nationwide says index hits double-digit annual growth for first time in four years.
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Barclays Snaps Up CBA's Michael Harte as Chief Operations and Technology Officer
Harte will report directly to Barclays CEO Antony Jenkins
Scotland's Weir Reveals Bumper Oil and Gas Demand Offsets Mining Slump
Weir previously commissioned an independent report into how Scottish independence would affect businesses
IRS Chief John Koskinen Says Agency Cannot Stop Corporate Inversions
Pfizer's attempt to acquire UK's AstraZeneca has fuelled concerns about tax avoidance strategies of large firms.
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Lloyds Plans TSB IPO by End of June 2014
Finance Director George Culmer confirms plans on a conference call
Serco Launches £170m Cash Call as Rupert Soames Parachutes In
Rupert Soames, grandson of British wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill, becomes CEO today
GM Bailout Cost US Taxpayers $11.2bn, Says Federal Report
GM bailout cost US taxpayers about $1bn more than estimated.
Lloyds Returns £4.2bn to UK Taxpayer in First Quarter 2014
Lloyds unveiled a 22% jump in first-quarter pre-tax profit
Britons Paying Higher Tax Rate Will Shoulder Two Thirds of Total Bill By 2015
HMRC revealed that those paying the 40p and 45p rate will pay 67% of the total tax bill.
Lloyds Selling Shipping Loans for £296m
Lloyds has already bolstered its balance sheet by selling off a range of assets
What Russia's Vladimir Putin Wants in Ukraine
Russian president preparing for a trying month as Ukraine elections loom at end of May
200 Million Data Records Stolen in 2014 as Breaches Surge
93,000 records stolen every hour as data thefts soar by 200% in first three months of 2014
DarkMarket Rebrands as OpenBazaar to Avoid Silk Road Comparisons
Silk Road replacement DarkMarket renamed OpenBazaar to avoid connection to drugs trafficking
Virgin Media London Underground WiFi: Usage Soars Amid Tube Strikes
50% more subscribers to the London Underground WiFi network skyrocket amid tube strikes on 29 April.
Russian Giants Rosneft and Gazprom Hit by Foreign Exchange Losses
Rouble depreciation led to falling income and profits in the first quarter.
IMF Slashes Russia Growth Forecast as Western Sanctions Bite
International Monetary Fund Slashes Russia's growth forecast to 0.2% for 2014.
Royal Mail Sale Adviser Lazard 'Given Priority Investor Status for Shares'
Report suggests Lazard snapped up Royal Mail shares after advising government on controversial offer price.
Dramatic Slowdown in US GDP Growth Surprises Analysts
Financial experts caught on the hop by extent of fall on back of bad weather and falling overseas demand
Ireland Heralds Troika Return with Falling Unemployment and Rising House Prices
But Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan warns that it is "absolutely crucial" that the country sticks to fiscal targets.
Egypt: Massive Oil Debts Soar as Economy Slumps
Cairo owes foreign oil companies billions of dollars as economy struggles to recover from political turmoil
Financial Fraudster Brian Callahan Guilty in $96m Long Island Ponzi Scheme
Brian Callahan has pleaded guilty to running a Ponzi scheme worth almost $100m
World's Top 5 Startups Based on Valuation
Airbnb, Xiaomi and Dropbox are at top of the list, each worth around $10bn.
Zero-Hours Contracts: The Pros and Cons of the Controversial Work Agreements
The ONS says around 1.4 million UK workers were on zero-hours contracts in early 2014
Mudslinging Swamps the Truth About Financial Transactions Tax
George Osborne's bid to halt the FTT has been scuppered, but the tax is neither as good or bad as either side would have you believe.
UK Housing: Help to Buy Lifts Over 27,000 onto Property Ladder
Government reveals data from controversial mortgage scheme Help to Buy.
China Growth Could Drop to 7% in 2014, Warns Government Think Tank
Beijing-based CASS believes China growth will be powered by investment.
Paddy Power Attacks New Planning Permission Law as Gambling Industry Closes 150 Betting Shops
UK bookmaker says 150 betting shop closures have been announced so far across industry and more expected
GlaxoSmithKline Neglects to Unveil China Bribery Scandal Financial Impact
GSK shares fell after Britain's biggest drug maker also showed 10% drop in first quarter sales
Ukraine: Richest Man Rinat Akhmetov Will Keep Investing as Pro-Russian Militias Tighten Grip
Ukrainian metals and media tycoon says he has no plans to sell off his businesses.
ONS: UK Healthcare Spend Tops £144bn in 2012
UK healthcare spend continued to rise in 2012, increasing by almost 2%.
Heritage Oil Soars 22% on £924m Takeover Offer From Qatari Fund
Al Mirqab Capital agrees to acquire the UK oil company for 320 pence per share.
Pfizer's Hostile AstraZeneca Bid to be Investigated over UK Job Loss and Tax Avoidance Fears
Whitehall concerned over mass redundancies and being part of potential tax avoidance scheme
US Economy Hit by Adverse Cold Weather Conditions
Nonetheless, US Federal Reserve expected to trim bond buys by a further $10bn today.
Why Ireland's Banks Are Still Failing the People Despite Anglo Irish Trial
William McAteer and Pat Whelan may have been escaped prison but their conviction is another blow to Ireland's flailing banking sector
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