COMPANIES

Ukrainian metals and media tycoon says he has no plans to sell off his businesses.

Al Mirqab Capital agrees to acquire the UK oil company for 320 pence per share.

Whitehall concerned over mass redundancies and being part of potential tax avoidance scheme

International Monetary Fund says Russia experiencing two consecutive quarters of negative growth.

Two former Anglo Irish bankers, found guilty of handing out illegal loans, avoid prison.

Mike Cash, the acting general secretary of the RMT, says Johnson is posturing as the 'hard man of the Tory right'

Over-50s holidays to insurance group Saga said it plans to float

EBay moves to boost its available US cash by about $6bn when needed.

The ONS says around 13% of employers reported some use of non-guaranteed hours contracts.

Gambling firm also bemoans "totally unexpected" hike in machine games duty.

Total sales in the 17 weeks to 26 April 2014 up 4%

Retailer Next unveils improved sales and profit guidance for full year.

Senior executives resisted selling shares at low end of IPO price range, according to Bloomberg.

Sales in the third quarter saw a reduction of 7.6% against the same period last year.

Alstom to make statement about the GE and Siemens offers on 30 April.

Active number of users rose 5.8% on-quarter to 255m, but growth was below analysts' estimates.

Co-op Bank said it broadly accepted the Christopher Kelly's report findings

Lord Burns presented his resignation as a member of Santander's board in January

British lender will release details of its non-core assets bank

Paris-based Sanofi has roped in Evercore Partners and has tapped prospective buyers.

Wild was interim CEO since January after Lance Batchelor said he would step down

German group set to pay nearly one billion pounds for the deal

Ramsay was allegedly asked to step down after an internal investigation revealed a series of leaks.

More younger people are adopting image based social media platform, such as Tumblr, Snapchat and Instagram

EEF warns that almost a million replacement workers will be needed by 2020

Sergei Lavrov says sanctions are work of 'weak politicians trying to blame others'

Berkshire Hathaway CEO and financial guru supports 30% Club, which has launched in the United States.

Crisis in Russia and further lawsuits ensure British Petroleum unlikely to know stability for a while.

China's Tsingtao Brewery has posted a jump in profits from the previous year.