BUSINESS

Beijing-based CASS believes China growth will be powered by investment.

UK bookmaker says 150 betting shop closures have been announced so far across industry and more expected

GSK shares fell after Britain's biggest drug maker also showed 10% drop in first quarter sales

Ukrainian metals and media tycoon says he has no plans to sell off his businesses.

UK healthcare spend continued to rise in 2012, increasing by almost 2%.

Al Mirqab Capital agrees to acquire the UK oil company for 320 pence per share.

Whitehall concerned over mass redundancies and being part of potential tax avoidance scheme

Nonetheless, US Federal Reserve expected to trim bond buys by a further $10bn today.

William McAteer and Pat Whelan may have been escaped prison but their conviction is another blow to Ireland's flailing banking sector

International Monetary Fund says Russia experiencing two consecutive quarters of negative growth.

Two former Anglo Irish bankers, found guilty of handing out illegal loans, avoid prison.

Mike Cash, the acting general secretary of the RMT, says Johnson is posturing as the 'hard man of the Tory right'

Over-50s holidays to insurance group Saga said it plans to float

EU court rules UK cannot contest FTT until it becomes a reality.

EBay moves to boost its available US cash by about $6bn when needed.

The ONS says around 13% of employers reported some use of non-guaranteed hours contracts.

Ukraine's economy shrunk in the first quarter of 2014 as political turmoil engulfed the country.

Gambling firm also bemoans "totally unexpected" hike in machine games duty.

Indonesia and India lead the way in optimism in the global economic outlook.

The World Bank said China's purchasing power parity was 20% higher than earlier thought

Total sales in the 17 weeks to 26 April 2014 up 4%

Retailer Next unveils improved sales and profit guidance for full year.

Senior executives resisted selling shares at low end of IPO price range, according to Bloomberg.

Sales in the third quarter saw a reduction of 7.6% against the same period last year.

Alstom to make statement about the GE and Siemens offers on 30 April.

GfK UK consumer confidence index rises in April off back of string of positive economic data.

Active number of users rose 5.8% on-quarter to 255m, but growth was below analysts' estimates.

Co-op Bank said it broadly accepted the Christopher Kelly's report findings

Lord Burns presented his resignation as a member of Santander's board in January