BUSINESS

Reduction could encourage more merchants to adopt digital currency for payments.

Emolument.com survey shows M&A banker bonuses rose in 2013

Mayor Ignazio Marino says he is in daily discussions with Italy's national government.

Fitzpatrick sentenced to six years in jail on nine charges of theft and fraud dating from over a decade before.

"Fabulous Fab" is accused of defrauding investors in a sub-prime mortgage investment deal five years ago.

Family Bank Director Peter Njuguna Mukuria shot in head and neck outside Kenya school in Nairobi

Deal values Gianni Versace at $1.36bn.

ONS says number of Neets dropped by 38,000 compared to three months up to September 2013.

BOJ's Takehiro Sato says QE exit decision not hinged on meeting inflation target.

SNP leader Alex Salmond's independence campaign boosted by S&P claim Scotland could "go it alone".

Former economy minister Yatseniuk says deposed president's regime has lost billions from balance sheet.

Move follows government warning against people going to Sinai Peninsula.

ONS says there was an estimated net flow of 212,000 long-term migrants to the UK last year.

Android developers granted access to use Samsung Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner with their apps.

Danish toy maker Lego reports rising sales in all major markets.

Regulator says FCA gave mis-leading impression over SLS bond risk

Fed chief Janet Yellen to testify before Senate panel later in the day.

UK housing recovery lifted house builder Barratt in second half of 2013.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation's head of poverty research: UK needs a co-ordinated approach on income policies

Beijing to merge schemes that dole out pensions to non-employed urban and rural residents.

Mobile banking trojans are on the rise

Demos says the move would enable Britain to catch up with other G20 countries.

The Royal Bank of Scotland has been slashing assets from its balance sheet since 2009.

BP claimed $2.3bn compensation amount was inflated, as many claimants are not real.

The regulator claims that the individual colluded with a trader at another bank

Lack joins fellow ex-UBS bankers, Christos Bagios, Renzo Gadola and Bradley Birkenfeld

Website of Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange went offline earlier in major blow to digital currency.

Merkel boosted with jobless news on way to Palace of Westminster and meeting with the Queen.

Insurer Standard Life warns uncertainty over Scotland's independence may lead it to pull business out.