COMPANIES

Primark will sell 20 womenswear products online under a partnership with ASOS.

Fashion chain New Look, which signed October deal with ASOS, returned to profit in 2012/13.

The International Labour Organisation (ILO)'s World of Work Report reveals mass unemployment and heightened riot and strike risk

UK's second-largest water utility says LongRiver group's offer undervalues company.

International Labour Organisation warns burgeoning unemployment and gulf between rich and poor are major trigger.

Institute for Fiscal Studies study shows better-off hit most after recession, but welfare cuts mean it's the poorest's turn.

Barclays, Citigroup, CLSA, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley welcome Infosys' co-founder's return.

Warwick Business School, Cardiff University and Loughborough University research shows firms’ performances falls further behind their industry rivals

Concept Cupboard's Adam Ball says we must not let our intentions become meaningless rhetoric

France plans to close loopholes that allow groups like Apple and Google to pay little or no corporation tax

State-owned RBS boasts of lending growth to consumers and SMEs following Bank of England's Funding for Lending Scheme.

Markit's Purchasing Managers Index at highest level since 2012.

Commodities giant fires workers across three of its chrome mines in South Africa for going on illegal strike

IGas shares soar by 15% on estimates that it alone could garner 170 trillion cubic feet in the unconventional gas

Christophe de Margerie says Europe will see oil plants shutting down on lack of demand and carbon emission targets

BIS unveils plan to avoid future bank bailouts, chaos and panic should the markets crash.

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls says coalition spending review is result of economic failure.

HSBC Manufacturing PMI shows final reading of 49.2 in May, down from 50.4 in April.

Daniel Stewart & Co’s chief economist Alastair Winter previews the week ahead for markets, politics and economics

Murthy takes his son, Rohan Murthy, as executive assistant for five-year period.

Counter-terrorism and counter-espionage expert will join Financial System Vulnerabilities Committee to help prevent future money laundering scandals

Durables and energy products purchases also show increase.

Apple raises prices of iPads and iPods in Japan following yen fall.

Centrex Services protects staff from potentially spiralling debt by forging a battleplan to combat lure of 'legalised loan sharks'

Lloyds realises pre-tax gain of around £540m from sale.

Public Accounts Committee urged the FCA to tougher oversight and rules for short term lenders such as Wonga

Wall Street gains propel Asian markets as fears over Fed's asset purchase cutbacks ease.

Exceptional items generate net loss of £12m in year ending 31 March, 2013.

Full-year pre-tax profit increased 37% to £215m, as turnover rose 3.4% to £1.8bn.