BUSINESS

Top-end fashion retailer's pre-tax profit declines to £26m from £36m last year.

Group sales fall 5% in 14 weeks to 8 June with like-for-like sales declining 6%.

RBS nearing privatisation though UK government unlikely to break even as share price falls further.

Public Accounts Committee, led by Margaret Hodge, says Google defence of UK tax affairs is 'deeply unconvincing'.

ANA and JAL ground Dreamliner flights due to separate issues.

With no positive economic data, most European indices decline in early trade.

Job cuts worldwide ahead of re-privatisation of bank in wake of Stephen Hester resignation.

Uncertainty over US bond purchases continues to cloud markets.

Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester will step down later this year, after the bank's board decided it wanted new leadership to oversee the sale of Britain's majority stake in the bank, which could take years.

Seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate declined to 5.5% in May from revised 5.6% in April.

Stephen Hester announces his decision to resign as chief executive of RBS after five years.

The Australian dollar bounces back but Malaysian Ringgit, Indian rupee and Japanese Yen remain weak

ASOS shares were trading 5.6% higher at 1:36pm in London.

RenewableUK and the Crown Estate have suggested UK to grab the "once in a generation" chance to attract major companies to create employment through offshore wind energy sector.

The Financial Conduct Authority tells IBTimes UK that it is aware of the claims and is debating whether to launch a probe

Vodafone confirmed media reports that it is looking to buy Germany's cable network operator Kabel Deutschland.

Traders at world's biggest banks rig foreign exchange rates for huge profits in echo of Libor fixing scandal.

Industrial production grew 0.4% in April, following a 0.9% jump in March, 2013.

Indian industrial output expanded 2.0% on year in April, compared to revised 3.4% growth in March.

Essex tycoon Simon Dolan talks about his journey from expelled pupil to owning a £100m business empire

ONS figures show long-term unemployment rose in February to April as critics brand government's Work Programme "extremely poor".

Japan's core machinery orders fell 8.8% on month in April, compared with a 14.2% increase in the previous month.

Regulator sets out proposals for more level playing field to allow smaller firms to compete with energy giants.

JPMorgan chief executive and chairman Jamie Dimon hits back at claims bank did not give regulators full disclosure over London Whale crisis.

Investors tracking raft of economic data against background of Fed fears.

Total sales increase by 3.6%, while like-for-like sales grow 0.7% in first quarter.

Anastasiades criticises the lack of support for lenders when compared to its neighbour Greece

Slashed benefits keeping single parents and older workers in labour market and increasing competition, says IFS.

RBA's decision to keep the cash rate unchanged at 2.75% boosted consumer confidence.