Jack Ma replaces Li Ka-shing as Asia's richest person
Ma currently has a net worth of $28.6bn, more than Li's $28.3bn, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Fifth of small businesses are victims of supply chain bullying
Federation of Small Businesses said one in five were victims over last two years.
Premier League giants Chelsea first professional club in England to pay Living Wage
The football club will pay staff £9.15 in London or £7.85 an hour outside of the capital.
The Battle of Canary Wharf: Songbird hostile bid backer Third Avenue raises stake
Third Avenue and fellow investors EMC Capital and Madison International Realty have all backed £2.6bn hostile bid.
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Mike Ashley's Sports Direct on track for 'at least' full year profit target
Sports Direct's profits were up by 11% in its half year results.
Mark Mobius expects China's equity bull run to last a while
Morgan Stanley's Jonathan Garner forecasts potential 'ultra-bull' rally for Chinese shares.
Oil prices prevented from rising as Saudi Arabia refuses to cut production
Brent crude oil contract fell below the $65 per barrel mark for the first time in more than five years.
Investec apologises for using 'I can't breathe' as headline for analyst note
Analyst wanted to draw comparison between fatal chokehold on Eric Garner, and US authority's scrutiny of Standard Chartered.
ICE CEO Jeffrey Sprecher says no immediate plans to sell NYSE
ICE earlier this year sold NYSE's Euronext division fuelling speculation of NYSE sale.
eBay may cut 3,000 jobs ahead of PayPal spin-off
Affected division includes eBay.com and StubHub amid stiff, is competition from Amazon and Alibaba.
FX fixing: New York regulators to probe Barclays and Deutsche Bank's use of algorithms to rig rates
New York regulators are probing the banks' use of algorithms on their trading platforms to manipulate foreign-exchange rates.
Global airline profits to hit record $25bn in 2015
The IATA said that global airline profit will be increased to $19.9bn this year, thanks to falling oil prices.
Disney and Skype 'channeled millions in profits' in secret tax deals via Luxembourg subsidiaries
Latest 'Lux Leaks' claims allege some companies used tax haven to enjoy 1% tax rate on profits.
UK business bodies back Nicky Morgan's plan for more industry leaders in schools
The IoD and the CBI welcomed the announcement from the Education Secretary.
Iceland could begin removing capital controls early next year
Restrictions were imposed to support the Icelandic currency during a financial crisis six years ago.
BP's $1bn restructuring plan promises hundreds of job cuts in coming year
BP has sold $43bn of assets to pay for Deepwater spill and is under more pressure from tumbling oil prices.
UK tax avoidance: New tax rule to target double Irish strategy used by Google
Proposed 'Google Tax' in UK will target inter-company fees, which have been frequently used by multinational companies in their tax strategies.
Third of NHS contracts in England given to private firms since 2013 shake-up
The figure was uncovered after an investigation by the British Medical Journal.
EMS Capital backs Qatari bid for Canary Wharf owner Songbird Estates
EMS's backing brings total shareholder support to about 32% of Songbird's free float.
Government blamed for running 'quasi-monopoly' over public services contracts
Public Accounts Committee said SMEs are squeezed out while scandal-hit G4S and Serco keep getting contracts.
US fracking jackpot to lift GDP by 1% by 2040
US produces about 3.5 million barrels of tight oil a day and some 9.5 trillion cubic feet of shale gas per year.
Two more ex-Madoff employees get prison terms in connection with $17bn ponzi scheme
Bernard Madoff's longtime assistant, Annette Bongiorno, and his former computer programmer, Jerome O'Hara, received six year 2.5 years in jail, respectively.
Cost of Sony Pictures hacking estimated to be less than that of 2011 Playstation Network attack
Experts put the cost of the recent attack at $100m, while the estimated cost of the Playstation hacking in 2011 was $171m.
Moody's: Slower banker bonus payments needed to stop risk taking
Moody's argues that quick bonuses are encouraging bankers to take risks
Manchester United co-owner Edward Glazer to sell three million shares
The Man U shares are expected to fetch about £29m on the New York Stock Exchange.
Uber taxi service ordered to shut down in Spain by court
Spanish judge orders taxi service Uber to cease all activities in the country
Tesco: Despite shares plunge and competition from Aldi, the supermarket is too big to fail
The UK's biggest and most troubled supermarket has issued a profit warning.
India could relax gold import rules for its 'star trading houses'
New Delhi could this week give its star trading houses "a free hand" as far as gold imports are concerned.
JCDecaux may bid for rival Clear Channel Outdoor's European assets
Deal will help Paris-based JCDecaux ride out an economic downturn on the continent.
Stephen Foster: The future's online but Rupert Murdoch shows print isn't dead as Times Newspapers turn a profit
The digital age is supposed to bring about the death of newspapers but the print format is not ready to die out yet.
Thailand orders Uber to stop services after finding operations illegal
Uber has been banned from operating in the Indian capital of New Delhi.
Asian markets stumble as oil drops to five-year low
Oil prices likely to hover at $65 a barrel over the next six to seven months.
Tesco shares could plunge to 140p amid jitters over lengthy fraud probes
Tesco unveiled another profit warning amid fraud investigations.
Uber rape case: India's states urged to clampdown on unregistered taxi services
Officials have asked the states to stop unauthorised taxi services.
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