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China Likely to Take Further Measures to Prevent EU Trade Tariffs

China's solar firms Trina Solar, Suntech Power and Yingli Green Energy to be hit by EU duties.

ECB To Keep Rates at Record Low Until Eurozone Economy Revives

Improving economic data in May will prompt the European Central Bank to freeze interest rates

Britain's Bankers' Bonuses, Pay and Lying to Customers Still Major Problems, say Financial Workers

CIPD survey shows that even those working in the financial sector believe they are being paid too much

Robert Epstein of Microsoft talks PCs, tablets, and Windows 8

For years now, we have been told that the PC is dead. The advent of the iPad in 2010 was seen to herald the death knell for the PC, but this is not the case, says Microsoft - the PC has just changed shape.

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Tesco Troubles: Horsemeat Burgers, Bird Flu and Profit Plunges

IBTimes UK looks at some of the issues plaguing troubled supermarket giant..

Clara Furse, former chief executive of the London Stock Exchange and former non-executive director at Fortis, at the time ABN Amro was taken over. Pictured here in 2008. (Photo: Reuters)

Whitehall Concerns over BoE Appointment of ex-LSE CEO Clara Furse

Furse also on Fortis’ board when it was bailed out following disastrous ABN Amro takeover.

British, French Discontent Threatens EU Unity - Gallup Survey

Gallup Europe says anti-EU sentiment to help nationalist candidates in the 2014 European Parliament elections

European Commission Confirms Latvia Can Join Euro but ECB Warns of Financial Instability

EC announces Latvia is ready to become the 18th country using the euro despite high foreign deposits

Eurozone Economy Declines Further On Lower Investments

Separate data by Eurostat showed retail sales dropped 0.5% in April.

People taste French wine at a wine expo in Beijing

China Retaliates Against EU With Anti-Dumping Probe Into Wine Imports

China launches Europe wine anti-dumping probe.

Ikea Founder Ingvar Kamprad Quits but Son Will Lead Group

Ikea founder quits the board of Inter IKEA Group but Mathias Kamprad takes over

UK Commission for Employment and Skills: Companies Need Tax Breaks to Encourage Apprenticeship Take-ups

Businesses should be incentivised to take on apprenticeships if we want to tackle unemployment, says UKCES Commissioner Scott Johnson

UK Service Sector Soars as 'All Cylinders Now Firing' in Economy

Markit/CIPS PMI data shows forecast-beating service sector bounce in May as figures suggest UK recovery in sight.

Co-Op Bank New Chairman Richard Pym: Working with Regulator to Resolve Bailout Concerns

Chairman says bank is working with new watchdog PRA and appoints Morrisons' Richard Pennycook as finance director

Japan’s Daiwa and Nomura Boost Bankers’ Bonuses

Nomura resumes paying out bonuses while Daiwa doubles top executive compensation and aims to hire more bankers

European Markets Open Lower Ahead of Services PMI Data

Investors will track services PMI data from the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain.

Horsemeat Scandal: Tesco Sales Slump as Customers Say Neigh to Ready Meals

Tesco reports 1% like-for-like sales drop in the UK and disappointing international performance in first quarter.

Japan's PM Abe delivers a speech at a seminar in Tokyo

Japan's PM Shinzo Abe to Establish Foreign Investment 'Special Economic Zones'

Prime Minister Abe targets 3% yearly growth in per capita income via third arrowlooks

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg and Yahoo!'s Marissa Mayer (Photos: Reuters)

Battle for Women in the Boardroom Masks Fight for Equal Pay

Breaking the glass ceiling means more than increasing boardroom pioneers such as Sheryl Sandberg and Marissa Mayer

China's Recovery Momentum Slows With Stalled Growth in Services Sector

The HSBC services PMI inches up to 51.2 in May from 51.1 in April.

Charts in Focus: What's Driving Sudden Shop Price Deflation?

BRC/Nielsen Shop Price Index reports first headline deflation reading for three and a half years - why?

UK Shop Prices in Deflation for First Time Since September 2009

British Retail Consortium/Nielsen Shop Price Index shows easing food inflation.

Australia's Q1 Growth Dragged Down by Lower Business Investment

Australia grew by 0.6% in the first quarter, below analysts' forecast of 0.8%.

Weaker GDP growth pulls down stocks in Sydney

Asian Markets Hit 2013 Lows as Fed Fears Surface on Wall Street

Wall Street ends lower after investors sell growth-focused stocks.

Ahold Announces €2bn Share Buyback Plan Post ICA Sale

First-quarter net profit soars 584.6% to €1.95bn from a 60% stake sale in Swedish retailer ICA.

Holger Haerter, former CFO of German luxury carmaker Porsche Holding (Photo: Reuters)

Ex-Porsche CFO Holger Haerter Fined For Credit Fraud in Volkswagen Case

Former finance chief is fined €630,000 but dodges prison sentence for mis-leading BNP Paribas in loan negotiations

IMF Urges France to Bolster Reforms and Cut Labour Costs

International Monetary Fund tells French President Francois Hollande that economic reforms programme needs "powering up".

Wolseley Shares Plunge on Weak European Results

Trading profit rose 7.9% in third quarter, despite disappointing European sales.

Government Considers Splitting RBS into Two Banks

Parliamentary Commission for Banking Standards mulls splitting RBS into 'good' and 'bad' bank but will not delay privatisation.

Bilderberg 2013: Andrew Kakabadse on How Elite Power Shapes the World

From June 3-6 heads of state will meet up with business leaders at The Grove Hotel in Watford for Bilderberg, an annual conference amongst the transnational elite that is shrouded in secrecy.