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Chinese foreign ministry urges US to help maintain regional stability around disputed islands

President of international markets, Ann Cairns, says even physical cards are 'dematerialising'

IBTimes UK speaks to a range of people from the public over their battles with the taxman

The chair of the public accounts committee has urged shoppers to shun Amazon.

Consumers are slowly shirking away from cash and paper in a bid to have an 'electronic wallet'.

Russian energy giant says it is taking action after Ukraine's failure to pay for gas deliveries in April

Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited breaches second court order demanding re-connection of Zamir.

Mastercard's President of International Markets revealed how companies can provide the resources in getting more women into education abroad.

Rapper confirms acquisition of his audio company Beats Electronics by Apple on Instagram.

Credit Suisse Chairman Urs Rohner said the bank was 'doing everything' to resolve US tax investigation.

China-Russia-Canada-America 13,000km railway from Beijing to east coast of US mooted

Agreement with Meezan Bank comes seven months after previous sale fell short of regulatory requirements.

IGas Energy's proposed takeover of Dart Energy will see the pair control more than one million licensed acres of shale.

HMRC official tells IBTimes UK proposed law only for 'hardcore defaulters'

Co-author of Building Co-operation details how the embattled group can save itself

'Benign' market conditions has meant that British Gas will freeze prices this year.

Ailsa Beaton's pay was disclosed by the College of Police.

William Lewis, interim CEO of Dow Jones, to officially take on the job.

Nintendo's latest financial results could spell bad news for the video game industry

Equity underwriting, among Wall Street's most profitable activities, commands 40% pretax profit margin.

Antony Jenkins' radical plan to move bank on from Bob Diamond legacy leaves staff unsettled

The energy group blames weak power and renewable energy subsidy prices

Stephen Barter from KPMG told IBTimes that the economic recovery continues to translate into more jobs with more staff placements, which in turn is pushing up pay.

Apple is ready to make it biggest acquisition ever by buying headphone maker and music streaming service Beats for $3.2bn.

The embattled lender is trying to fill a capital black hole and restore its reputation

New laws will mean the taxman can take money straight out of accounts.

Companies cite slow progress of transaction as reason for calling off proposal.

But totaljobs.com says the number of applications per job has fallen by 2% compared to the same period last year.

More staff placements and faster hiring rate revealed in KPMG/REC research