BUSINESS

UK companies report decrease in security breaches, but the cost of dealing with these breaches have doubled.

China lending slowdown has pulled down ICBC's profit growth to its weakest in about five years.

Oxford University study shows that financial journalists have not unduly 'bashed bankers' between 2007 and 2013

Standard & Poor's puts Tesco on negative watch amid weak financial results.

Dyson has unveiled plans to double the size of its Malmesbury headquarters.

deVere Group claim it has recovered millions for British expats

International Monetary Fund report slashes growth prospects for eastern Europe amid an 'unusual constellation of risks'.

McGee received around £9m in bonuses last year

Shanghai-listed medium-sized Chinese lender proposes to float 3.4 billion shares in HK.

Central government wants provinces to focus on huge debt and pollution issues rather than local economic growth.

Beijing stands by as Greece continues privatisation programme.

Bank of England will test UK's lenders on whether it can withstand a housing market collapse

Over 300,000 have so far signed up for new mobile banking app out of 30 million who are eligible to use it.

The English National Opera hires Brit film director Mike Leigh and US' Peter Sellars

Gazprom warns deeper sanctions could lead to Europe's gas supplies being cut off.

European Banking Authority unveils stricter stress test methodology for financial system.

Big companies have power to create lasting change - but they have simply turned their backs.

Colin Stanbridge, chief executive of the LCCI, says small enterprises will be hit hardest by the industrial action.

A group of bitcoin entrepreneurs looking to revive MtGox have received support from more creditors.

Moscow accuses Brussels of doing Washington's bidding after EU slaps sanctions on individuals tied to Kremlin.

Cyrbercriminals give up on iPhone, with over 99% of all new mobile malware threats targeting Android.

Cirrus offers 235p for each Wolfson share

The UK is set for a £500m investment in a bid to bolster the green car industry.

US Federal Reserve orders BofA to suspend and resubmit capital plans for 2014.

There were 195,800 jobs lost in the country's private sector.

The Russian rouble gained along with markets after Western leaders announced new sanctions over Ukraine.

Russia's finance minister Anton Siluanov says he can't see any impact, deputy foreign minister disagrees.

Growing divide between haves and have-nots in China can fuel social unrest.

KPMG and Markit says almost half of UK technology firms expect to hire more workers throughout the year.