BUSINESS

Miliband says zero-hour contracts are 'exploitative' and must be tackled.

Meanwhile, RBS cancelled its 2:1 pay ratio proposal on lack of UKFI support

Visa stopped providing services to two Russia-based banks as part of US' sanctions on country after dispute over Ukraine.

Part-nationalised lender revealed UK Financial Investments will oppose a 2:1 variable-to-fixed pay ratio.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency accuses Barclays of misleading the now-defunct Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae

Companies allegedly conspired to refrain from soliciting one another's employees in order to avert a salary war.

LMS says falling remortgaging transactions in March points to lending slowdown ahead.

The report also says that median pay settlements will be worth 2.5% for private-sector employees over 2014.

London icon 30 St Mary Axe files for receivership after defaulting on loans

Financial reformer who led China's Banking Regulatory Commission

Activists have formed a human chain on London's Oxford street to mark the first anniversary of Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh and expose retailers' failure to rightfully compensate survivors and victims' families.

The voicemail services of EE and Three are still wide open to attack years after the Levenson inquiry.

TPR took action as the firm underpaid its workers' auto-enrolment pension contributions.

Energy holding company Turcas is in negotiations to purchase natural gas from Israel's Leviathan field.

Businesses are optimistic about the economic outlook; the highest it's been since 2007.

Deloitte appointed as receivers for landmark 30 St Mary Axe in City of London

CBI survey shows bounce in retail sales amid increasing consumer confidence.

January-March quarter includes $1.3bn charge for recall of nearly 2.6 million vehicles.

The European Union is allegedly placing more sanctions on Russian related entities

Daimler could exit F1 if Ecclestone refuses to resign in event of conviction in Munich

Turkey's central bank maintained interest rate levels on Thursday despite pressure for a cut from PM Erdogan.

Barclays boosted bonuses last year despite billions paid in mis-selling and financial scandals and profit drops

Technology giants like Intel and Google pledge $3.6 million to help maintain under-funded open source software.

Russian energy giant wants extra $11.4bn, more than five times original sum demanded over gas dispute.

Anonymous is testing a free communications tool that doesn't require phone or internet access

Rics survey finds labour supply shortage and financial constraints hindering recovery.

Don't be fooled by the Oxford Street demonstration over the 1,138 Bangladeshi factory workers which died

Beijing has passed amendments that will go into effect on 1 January, 2015.

Tokyo District Court orders commencement of bankruptcy proceedings for Mark Karpeles' company