BUSINESS

Cuadrilla drilling initial 3,000ft vertical well in search for commercially viable shale gas extraction.

The Department of Justice, SEC and the New York Attorney General's office intend to file charges against BofA

Medical law and ethics expert takes a legal look at what the London court ruling will mean for Right-to-Die campaigners

Markit/CIPS PMI survey for July reveals strident UK construction sector as output spikes sharply

RBS won't add anymore to the redress fund but will 'continue to monitor the level of provision'

NIESR lifts UK growth forecasts for 2013 and 2014 on prospect of consumer spending bounce.

Settlement is between Citi and shareholders over billions dollars of toxic mortgage assets.

One of Forbes-listed most powerful women speaks exclusively to IBTimes UK on camera about M&A deals

House prices rose 3.9% year-on-year in July, the sharpest yearly increase since August 2010

The US economy is expected to have created 184,000 jobs in July.

Jury concluded that 'Fabulous Fab' misled investors in sub-prime mortgage investment deal five years ago.

Osborne heaps praise on McEwan after the government ousted the former chief executive Stephen Hester in June

UK's factory output in July surged to its highest level since February 2011.

Royal Bank of Scotland appoints former Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief as its leader.

Government response after Walmart, Tesco and Carrefour had sought easing of FDI norms.

Office of National Statistics data shows that there were 250,000 UK people on zero-hours contracts in 2012

Share price rises as BAE forecasts Saudi jet deal completion by the end of 2013.

Dr Simon Usherwood analyses whether Farage's UK Independence Party can bolster popularity despite a raft of issues

Economists expect US QE taper to begin after September's FOMC meeting.

Korn/Ferry survey shows FTSE100 chairmen and women lamenting lack of commercial understanding among politicians.

Sony swings to profit in first quarter helped by weak yen and better sales of Xperia smartphones.

SocGen profit goes up on investment banking business and global retail network.

Investment also hit back at critics which are accusing Goldman of creating a shortage of the metal

July's Markit/CIPS manufacturing sector PMI reading beats expectations, coming in at 54.6.

Shell also hit by impairments to Italian business and liquids-rich shale properties in North America.

Tesco cuts top 50 managers as Chief Executive Philip Clarke plans to revive its business.

Chief executive Antonio Horta-Osorio says bank is ready for privatisation but timing is up to UK finance ministry

US Federal Reserve to continue buying $85bn worth of bonds every month.

BoE and ECB to announce interest rate decisions during the day.