BUSINESS

Best photos of the day: 31 January 2014.

What should companies do to ensure a smooth leader transition and minimise impact on the business?

Chinese New Year bitcoin ban has no effect on cryptocurrency value as dogecoin funds Indian Olympic team

Japanese wages have to increase for 'Abenomics' to succeed.

But the IFS says the fall in median incomes has probably come to a halt in 2013/14.

National House Building Council says volumes up 28%, but still well short of demand amid Help to Buy scheme.

Ex-Barclays investment chief returns just six months after claiming he was 'retiring'.

GfK consumer confidence index rose to -7 from -13 in January.

MySafteySign says physical dangers are already well covered by health and safety training.

The airline giant reported a record net profit of $4.6bn for 2013.

Autonomy co-founder Mike Lynch had invested between $10m and $20m in Darktrace.

Libya's sovereign wealth fund claims Goldman exploited a lack of financial expertise.

Europe's largest economy rakes in a record amount of tax income

Yahoo said hacking of its email service was likely from third-party database compromise.

Duncan Lawrie Private Bank eyes significant economic boost from social reform pledges

Providing cheap energy and reducing pollution would be concerns for China in year of the horse.

As China's middle class population grows, UK firms should seize the lucrative opportunities in front of them.

Wages stuck in post-recession hangover with average advertised salary dropping to £32,323.

Labour peer says skills consistently top of agenda for most businesses.

Chinese New Year 2014: Traditional customs honoured - in pictures.

Bitcoin community plunged into uncertainty as Chinese New Year regulation change looms.

The Serious Fraud Office needs more cash to help pay for complex probes

The BBPA warns a tax hike could "rapidly undo" the progress the industry has made since the last duty cut.

Investments into emerging markets to revive later in the year on growth.

Serco is under investigation by the UK's Serious Fraud Office over its government electronic tagging contract.

The social media network turns 10 years old on Tuesday 4 February

Meanwhile, rumours swirl that James Groves and Jim Vore have also left Barclays

…before correcting itself again after momentarily lifting the FTSE 100 into the black.

HSBC China Manufacturing PMI drops to six-month low in January 2014.