BUSINESS

Discovery likely to pit anti-fracking activists against government in Tory heartland.

Proposed class action is first lawsuit related to recall of 1.6 million older vehicles.

Upcoming referendum on Crimea joining Russia could impact prices.

US Federal Reserve monetary policy decision could impact bullion prices.

FDIC says rigging resulted in substantial losses to 38 US banks that failed during 2008 financial crisis.

Buffett advises investors to stay away from bitcoin, but concedes that the idea is interesting.

Weibo had 129.1 million monthly active users in December and generated revenues of $188m in 2013.

Chancellor Osborne has to convince us the rat he's pulling from his tattered black hat is a rabbit.

Supreme Court ruling may delay transfer of mega Indian smartphone factory to Microsoft.

Google has begun encrypting users' searches to protect against hackers and government surveillance, starting in China.

Property developer Joseph Lau sentenced to five years and three months in prison.

Tony Colston-Hayter and gang stole also stole 24,000 credit cards from American Express and Coutts customers.

Head of New York's Department of Financial Services may name bankers to deter wrongdoing.

Investigation also found material weaknesses in UBS's internal controls and governance in Hibor submission.

US government should be champion of internet, not a threat, says Facebook founder

BP reached agreement with US Environment Protection Agency on various safety requirements.

Videos claiming to show the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 which are being shared on Facebook are scams.

Crimeans queuing outside banks to withdraw money amid fears of lawlessness after weekend's referendum.

A spokesman for Morrisons said that it immediately ensured data was taken off the website.

Ahead of referendum, Crimean authorities said would nationalise Chornomornaftogaz then eye privatisation.

New York court asks why US government has not sought $5bn penalty from BofA.

Defence Secretary says Barrow has proven track record of building submarines.

Expert looks at the 'skills crunch' across the science, technology, engineering and maths

Tim Martin made the comments as the pub chain saw its pre-tax profits rise to £37m.

Government must force scandal-hit firms such as G4S to be more transparent, says PAC.

The fast food giant says it is currently reviewing the allegations.

British online fashion retailer's stock price rises from 50p to 85p

The Kremlin website was briefly taken offline in a DDoS attack which was not related to the crisis in Ukraine.

There is growing anger growing over banks rewarding their top staff and leaders millions and billions in bonuses and pay - despite them still behaving badly.