BUSINESS

US gold futures surge over 4% as economic uncertainty impacts prices.

Total to invest at least $21m in UK's shale gas industry.

Bitcoin exchange announces downtime affecting bitcoin deposits and internal bitcoin transfers.

Graphic cards based on R9 290X graphics processing unit are now priced at about $900, compared with $549 four months before.

Americans spend $9.67bn on meals, $2.89bn on candy and $2.35bn on romantic getaways, according to Statista.

The Italian economy has made a quarterly gain for the first time in more than two years as Prime Minister Enrico Letta is ousted by his party.

Malcolm McLean says the Industry must redouble efforts to encourage individuals to seek advice.

Core WPI inflation inched up to 3% in January.

SPDR Gold Trust expands 1.2% to 806.35 metric tons.

India's mobile phone firms bid almost £6bn for the country's 2G telecoms licences.

New paper attacks research that justifies Chancellor George Osborne's austerity policies and spending cuts.

Ryan Crane had worked at New York office of investment bank.

The winners of the World Press Photo of the Year 2014 competition.

Allan says there is no doubt women setting up in firms is something that can only be positive for the economy.

The MSCI emerging markets gauge has shed 5.2% this year.

Security researcher believes 2,239 Tesco details leaked online just small percentage of compromised accounts.

King reveals his highs and lows of his successfu retail career at Gordon's School in Surrey

The IFS says the public sector workforce grew by more than 600,000 over the 2000s.

Terms to reference for business rates review includes looking at how often commercial properties re-valued.

This 21-bedroom mid-terrace house is one of most expensive to ever go on British open market

Italian economy grows for the first quarter since 2011, according to the national statistics institute Istat.

Banks' non-performing loans increased to 592.1bn yuan at 2013 fourth-quarter end.

Comes after the Conservative Party Leader refused to rule out the job losses.

Help to Buy scheme fuelling demand in housing market and pushing up house prices.

Randstad says 1,209 women registered as candidates with the recruiter last year.

A Shoreditch developer flew 6,000 miles to stage a one-man protest outside Tokyo bitcoin exchange Mt Gox.

The Forbes.com website and a number of associated social media accounts have been hacked by the pro-Assad Syrian Electronic Army.

Will Samuel to head TSB bank ahead of a planned listing later this year.

World Bank plans to boost lending over next decade by cutting costs and charging richer countries.