However, chief financial officer Richard Meddings says headcount is down by about 2,000 from a year ago.
Lloyds says payment protection insurance complaints are waning but slower than expected.
Swiss banking giant swung back into profit in the third quarter
Shinzo Abe's strategy led to significant capital inflows into Japanese bonds and equity markets, offsetting capital outflows
Emerging markets bank reveals in its trading update that revenue slumped in first three months to 30 September.
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said US spying violates other countries' sovereignty.
Hodge casts doubt over size of HMRC estimate of lost taxation from avoidance and evasion.
Contrary to expectations, high winds did not bring clean energy bonanza but caused wind turbine shutdown.
Burger King fast food chain shares rise on back of solid third quarter results.
Five cornerstone investors commit to investing $545m.
Jim O'Neill, the outgoing chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management calls for devolution of power to revive British cities and economy.
Bankia's slow return to profit and recovery is a metaphor for Spain's economic malaise
Association of British Insurers says stay safe and contact your insurer as soon as possible.
Dongfeng and French government propose to infuse €1.5bn each in Peugeot.
AXA PPP healthcare says employers do not always believe their workers when they call in sick.
CBI survey shows sudden slowdown on high street ahead of annual festive shopping rush.
More LNG imports are expected to cost economy additional $20bn per year by 2035, according to Reuters.
Energy regulator data shows wholesale prices rose 1.7% while bills set to increase by 11.1%.
Speaking to IBTimes, Lester reveals her secrets to business success and speaks about gender equality.
Bankia posts €362m net profit in nine months to September after multi-billion loss in 2012.
Lord Freud says people should not be scared of taking work.
Airbus proposes 18 inch (45.72cm) seat width as the standard for future long haul economy air travel.
Europe is out of the danger zone but must make reforms to move forward says Benoit Cœuré
Adzuna.co.uk says there were 1.9 jobseekers per vacancy in September.
India is likely to ease branch number restrictions on foreign banks if they incorporate in country and increase rural lending.
Market players to track energy and gas firms as storm moves North.
Charterhouse Capital Partners offered £1.5bn for troubled G4S's cash solutions business.
The German DAX index opened 0.4 percent higher into the new week and reached a new high of 9,017 points on Monday (October 28).
Nadya Powell, MD EMEA, MRY says more advertising spend needs to be allocated to mobile gaming
Australia's ASX strikes a new five-year high.