BUSINESS

Asian markets shrug off the week's gains on disappointing corporate earnings and eurozone data.

US federal court finds Transocean guilty for its role in 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in Gulf of Mexico.

Exclusive: Guto Bebb tells IBTimes UK about interest rate swap scandal and bank intimidation.

Local Data Company reveals research on fate of former Woolworths stores after retailer went bust in January 2009.

Indian economy continues to struggle from high inflation rate in food, fuel and power.

Bank of England Governor Mervyn King's admission that rates won't be used to fight faster inflation has the pound falling on foreign exchange markets

A potential deal will enable Vodafone to sell combinations of mobile, fixed-line and TV services in Europe.

German and French economies contract 0.6% and 0.3% respectively in the fourth quarter of 2012.

US post $3bn budget surplus for January - the first since September 2012.

Disappointing data from Germany, France and Japan also put investors on edge as pace of global recovery questioned.

Inflation Expectations increase for the second straight month but remains within the RBA range of 2-3 percent.

Japanese economy contracts for third successive quarter, underlining need for further policy-easing measures.

Nikkei extends gains as Bank of Japan keeps asset purchasing and interest rates unchanged.

Reuters poll says economy will grow 0.2 percent in first quarter to avoid third recession.

Transatlantic agreement could be worth trillions in annual trade as Europe and US fend off emerging markets challenge.

Real-term average earnings at similar level to decade ago and decline could be permanent.

ING to slash 1,400 jobs in the Netherlands and 1,000 in Belgium as part of separate restructurings in these countries.

Republic follows Jessops, HMV and Blockbuster as the latest high street casualty.

The US authorities give nod for the CNOOC-Nexen deal, following a long assessment.

Mayor of London's call for further science and technology investment provides timely boost for UK's economic future.

European markets remain cautious as investors look for eurozone industrial output and US retail figures.

The deal pre-pones GE's planned exit from entertainment business by mid-2014.

CBI expects weak economic conditions abroad to restrict the UK's business investments and exports.

Consumer confidence index rises to new high as lower interest rates start to boost economic optimism.

Japanese investors turn to profit-taking as yen strengthens against its major peers.

Job losses come just days before two planned strikes by Spanish unions to protest plans by CEO Willie Walsh to cut jobs at the loss-making Spanish unit of British Airways merger

UK regulator slaps UBS with a fine for a fund that exposed nearly 2,000 investors to financial instruments that led to the credit crisis

Antony Jenkins tells Bloomberg Television that a 'fundamentally different environment' for banks demands big changes in costs and capital - but payoff may not come until 2015

Office for National Statistics says this is longest ever period CPI inflation has stayed unchanged.