RBS Shares Rocket 12% on Profit Surge But It's Too Early to Celebrate
The 81% taxpayer owned bank is still riddled with problems
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Marks and Spencer Begins Online Marketing Push to Lure 19 Million Customers
UK retail giant M&S says these customers shop in store but not online.
AstraZeneca's Sale to Pfizer to be Decided by Shareholders: Minister
The British government pressed Pfizer to commit to British jobs and research, according to Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts.
Barclays Asia Boss Robert Morrice Retires Amid Shake-up
Barclays recently lost Barclays' US boss Skip McGee
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RBS's Nathan Bostock Leaves to Become Santander UK Deputy CEO in August
Bostock will cease to be Group Finance Director on 19 May
Pfizer Ups AstraZeneca Bid to £63bn
Pfizer resumed talks for mammoth merger with improved terms and sent letter to UK Prime Minister.
RBS Profits Rocket 98% from Same Quarter Last Year
RBS CEO says a lot still needs to be done
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon Swaps Wall Street for Sleepy Seaside Town Bournemouth
Dimon travelled across the pond to give a pep talk and £28.6m revamp of JPM's technology and operations centre
Scottish Independence May Lead to Better UK Credit Rating, says Moody's
Rating agency says if Scotland becomes independent, it would take its debt burden with it.
LinkedIn's 2014 Sales Outlook Disappoints
LinkedIn's stock shed 4.42% in after-hours trading on 1 May in New York.
Bank of England's £375bn QE 'a Robin Hood Tax in Reverse'
Analysis by The Wriglesworth Consultancy claims QE has simply made rich richer.
Windows XP Gets Security Patch for Internet Explorer
Microsoft releases emergency security patch to protect vulnerability, even for Windows XP users
Rio Tinto Sues Israeli Billionaire Beny Steinmetz Over Guinea Mining Rights
Anglo-Australian mining company files complaint after it lost rights to Simandou mining concession
London Tube Strikes: Boris Johnson a Liar, Says TUC Chief
Hundreds of trade union activists gather in Trafalgar Square for London May Day rally
Britons Complain Over EU Indian Mango Ban
Fears of fruit-flies indigenous to the Sub-Continent that could be harmful to European crops cause ban.
Can the Humble Falafel Sandwich Show When Middle East Economies Will Bite?
Falafel Index offers alternative to the Big Mac Index for the Middle East
Intel Set to Invest Almost $6bn in Israeli Plant
The computer chip producer is reportedly upgrading its production facilities in Western Asia.
Russia Faces Cash Flow Woes as Banks Grow Wary of Lending
Banks are still lending to Russia but sanctions are making it more difficult.
Reeling from Sanctions, Iran Eyes 400 Airplanes if Nuclear Negotiations Succeed
Iran will seek to replenish its ailing fleet of commercial airliners in the event of economic sanctions being lifted
Metro Bank Customer Accounts Soar Along with Increased Lending and Record Deposits
Metro Bank has recorded a strong first quarter as customer accounts, deposits and lending soar.
Cost of Training Westminster Staff Surges by 45% Under Coalition
Exclusive: Jonathan Isaby, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, says the increase is 'unacceptable'
UK Government Launches 'New' Export Scheme Two Years Too Late
The agency at the heart of George Osborne's export strategy fails to deliver once again.
Merck Eyes $15bn-Plus Drug Sale Amid Pharma M&A Revival
Drugs are known as 'diversified brands' and many are sold in emerging markets.
Operation Cotton: FCA Eyes Appeal after Trial Thrown out on Cameron Brother's Criticism
Fraud trial of Scott Crawley, Dale Walker, Daniel Forsyth, Brendan Daley and Aaron Petrou stopped by judge in legal aid row
London Firm Zamir Telecom Slaps Bangladesh Ministry With Contempt of Court Notice
Zamir Telecom cut off from Bangladesh network in purported politically-motivated sabotage.
Oil Prices Slip on Libya Expectations and US China Data
Brent crude slipped after data suggested the world's biggest oil consumers were slowing down.
Conservative MP Nadine Dorries' Novel The Four Streets Fails to Rack up Sales
I'm a Celebrity star's book has been a slow seller after much publicised release
Viacom Eyes £450m Acquisition of Richard Desmond's Channel 5
Viacom's networks include MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central.
Warren Buffet Pressures Coca-Cola over Executive Pay
Coke may revise controversial executive pay package before it takes effect in 2015.
UK Universities Must Improve Social Mobility and Graduate Jobs Record
Professor Michael Brown says the current UK higher education system is not 'fully fit for purpose'.
What is the IMF Small Print for $17bn Ukraine Bailout?
Ukraine's government will receive billions but it will also have to repay billions to meet foreign debt obligations.
BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse May Face Criminal Charges on Tax and Sanctions
BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse may face criminal charges rather than being allowed to buy their way out of trouble.
UK Housing Market Stumbles as Mortgage Approvals Hit Six-Month Low
Lending falls for second successive month but house prices continue to rise
Vanson Bourne: Over Half of UK Commuters Use Time to Watch Videos
A new report has studied the evolving ways in which we watch videos on the go
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