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Market round up: BG Group heads FTSE 100 risers after Easter holiday

FTSE 100 closed up 128.31 points - 1.88% - at 6,961.77 after Easter break.

Francois Hollande: No Rafale jet sale announcement before Indian PM Modi trip to France

UK could offer Eurofighters to India if France's delayed plan to sell 126 Rafale combat jets falls through.

Stephen Foster: Labour's Ed Miliband badly needs a smart ad agency but probably won't get one

Labour has produced two hard-hitting party political broadcasts through London agency Lucky Generals.

Barclays, RBS, Lloyds, Standard Chartered and HSBC see pre-tax profits soar by 60% in 2014

However, they have also paid 60% of their profits in fines

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Cadbury gets new £61m tax bill in India over 'phantom' factory

Indian tax officials claim that the company provided inaccurate information when claiming excise tax exemption linked to Himachal Pradesh factory.

HFT firm Virtu Financial to raise up to $314m in IPO

Virtu Financial's planned public offering to value the electronic trading firm at about $2.6bn.

Bank and Clients lures BoE chief financial accountant Nicole Coll to take up key role

B and C has hired a senior BoE executive to take up the new post of chief of finance and operations.

Argentina central bank to inspect local Citibank HQ and ensure it complies with local laws

Central bank chief Alejandro Vanoli reportedly said that regulators will perform "comprehensive inspection" at the local subsidiary of Citibank.

Iranian equities rally as nuclear pact could end sanctions

Tehran Stock Exchange's main TEDPIX share average finished 3.09% higher on 4 April.

What you need to know about the new shared parental leave rules

The legislation will come into force from 5 April and apply to around 285,000 working couples.

Waitrose boosts property prices by 12% while Aldi causes prices to drop

Lloyds Bank survey finds living near a supermarket adds to property value – unless it's a Lidl or Aldi

Pimco's flagship Total Return Fund hit by 23rd straight month of outflows

Investors withdrew $7.3bn from the Pimco Total Return Fund in March, which is still the world's largest bond fund.

Toyota to invest $1.25bn on new factories in China and Mexico

The Chinese factory will open in 2018 while the Mexican factory will open in 2019.

Election 2015: AstraZeneca boss Pascal Soriot 'knew what he was signing' with pro-Tory Telegraph letter

BREAKING: Soriot made U-turn after his name appeared on letter praising Conservative approach to business.

Diageo to buy Vijay Mallya's 50% stake in African beer maker UNB

Diageo to acquire the remaining 50% stake in UNB from Indian liquor baron Vijay Mallya-controlled Pestello Investments.

Brazil: World Cup grounds up for sale following cash flow problems

Brazil's World Cup stadium in Natal is up for sale as the company that owns it is suffering from cash flow problems.

Bitcoin fund BIT may trade publicly over the counter next week

Separately, American investors Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are working to launch a bitcoin ETF on the Nasdaq.

M&S sees growth at last in clothing and non-food sales

M&S reports sales growth across its non-food range after 15 consecutive quarters of falls.

Margareta Pagano: Sir Roger Carr champions bright daughters in Vince Cable women on boards battle

The UK's 'male, pale and stale' chairman and CEOs are finally turning to women to fill their board positions.

Who's Driving China's Stock Market Rally?

China: Stock market rally being driven by high-school dropouts

China is sitting on a huge volume of savings and people are buying stocks as alternative investment options are limited.

Germanwings disaster: UK employers say depression is not a valid reason for time off work

AXA PPP figures show 69% of business leaders think stress, anxiety or depression not reason for time off

Ukip defends Labour from 'cushty' business bosses after corporation tax protest

Patrick O'Flynn says he was not surprised that top business leaders are 'happy with status quo'.

April Fools' Day 2015: Burger King releases 'sexy' fragrance

Japan's Burger King restaurants released a unisex fragrance on April Fools' Day they call 'flame-grilled'.

Google to dominate search ad market in 2015 with 55% global revenue share

Google would see 15.7% search ad revenue growth in 2015, increasing to $44.46bn worldwide, according to eMarketer.

Ed Miliband: Labour will crackdown on zero-hours contracts with new rights

Miliband will announce that the entitlement will apply to employees after just 12 weeks of work.

Web hosting firm GoDaddy valued at $4.5bn in IPO

Company priced shares at $20 apiece above the previously indicated $17 to $19 per share range.

Iceland boss Malcolm Walker Aldi rant: 'We've beaten the Germans and we'll f*****g beat them again'

EXCLUSIVE: Malcolm Walker launches an expletive-laden tirade aimed at rivals Aldi, Lidl and Asda.

Moscow: Hamleys opens largest toy store in Europe in Russian capital city

Toy giant Hamleys chooses Moscow to open Europe's biggest toy store on 31 March.

Edmund Shing: Idris Elba gives Superdry the premium touch as Debenhams enjoys its sweet spot

A combination of rising employment, rising wages and lower petrol prices are driving greater consumer activity.

Tesla CEO Musk's upbeat tweets about China boost stock

Elon Musk tweeted several optimistic statements about the company's sagging China operations, sparking a sharp rebound in the company's stock.

Philips sells lighting unit to Go Scale Capital for $2.8bn

The deal is a prelude to the planned stock market floatation of the Dutch group's main lighting division.

A customer shops at a B&Q store in south London

Kingfisher to close 60 B&Q stores after failed French takeover

Kingfisher has announced the closure of 60 B&Q stores, but says it will open 60 Screwfix outlets

Apple hoards 89% of cash overseas fearing high US tax rates

Apple has $158bn of cash kept overseas – the largest among all S&P 500 companies, according to JPMorgan report.

Macquarie to cut half its Asia investment-banking workforce

The Australian group's move comes in the wake of a drop in revenue from the advisory and capital markets unit, amid a slump in deals.

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