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China overtakes France in vineyards to become world's second-biggest wine-growing area

China is now the second-largest wine-growing area in the world after Spain, according to the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (IOVW).

Market round-up: HSBC continues to lift FTSE 100 while Tesco struggles

It was a good day for Standard Chartered and HSBC as the FTSE 100 finished on 7,103.98

Election 2015: Cameron and Miliband can gain huge advantage by winning small business favour

Small business community has a crucial role to play in the election - but we have plenty of demands.

Asia EM-FX: Rupee off lows on RBI, Thai baht falls to 1-month low while Malaysian ringgit up to 2-month high

Indian rupee is still hovering near a 4-month low and Indonesian rupiah is not far away from last month's record low.

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Asian markets round-up: Shanghai and Australian bourses hit seven-year highs

Chinese shares soared on hopes of stimulus, announcements about corporate mergers and investment in infrastructure.

SEK, RUB and BRL: Currencies to watch for likely changes in central bank policy this week

Brazil's real is up 12% and Russian rouble near a five-month high while the Swedish krona is still close to a six-year low.

Nepal earthquake: IMF aid likely as toll reaches 3,200

Nepal eligible for assistance fromIMF's new Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust.

Central banks watch: FOMC, Sweden, BoJ, RBNZ, Israel, Brazil, Mexico, Russia and Thailand to set rates; RBA's Stevens to speak

RBNZ and BoJ are likely to hold but statements could be dovish; Russia and Sweden may cut while Brazil may raise.

A 45-bedroom mansion that had belonged to former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri

Election 2015: Mansion tax 'squeezing the rich is a dangerous game' says property expert

Labour proposal to tax UK houses worth £2m would have severe economic costs, according to expert.

Crude oil futures trade mixed amid lower US drilling activity and Yemen conflict

Société Générale has raised its Brent crude forecast for the full year by $4.33 to $59.54 a barrel.

Gold prices: Market awaits hints from US Fed Reserve on timeline for rate hike

US central bank monetary policy statement, due out on 29 April, will be the biggest driver for gold prices next week.

True cost of owning a super yacht

Super yacht that is 100-metre long with 25 knots top speed and 50 crew should cost about $275m on average.

Greek talks with EU reach boiling point as Athens fails to come up with acceptable reforms for €7.2bn loan

Yanis Varoufakis warns that his country won't be bullied and might leave euro.

Market round-up: Banks and miners push FTSE 100 close to record high

FTSE 100 climbed after Europe's biggest bank HSBC said it was considering relocating from the UK.

Greece: Yanis Varoufakis says eurozone talks have progressed

Finance minister criticised some plans but spoke of talks 'improving' over past few weeks.

Cost of renting homes in England and Scotland rises by 2.1% says ONS

London saw the biggest rise on a regional basis with renting going up by 3.2%

Crude prices surge to new 4-month highs as Middle East concerns outweigh rising US stocks

The technical reversal since January now has more fundamental reasons to take to new highs.

Greek crisis: 'Time running out' warning as Grexit looms

Stakes are high as eurozone finance ministers meet in Riga.

Europe considers more powerful regulator to control Google and Facebook

Document prepared by senior officials for EU Digital Commissioner Günther Oettinger talks about 'EU-wide body' with increased power.

Dollar drops as Greece offers concessions; Goldman Sachs predicts EUR/USD parity in 6 months

EUR/USD and GBP/USD bounce off Asian session lows to multi-week highs.

Asian markets round-up: Most indices trade lower as investors take profits

In Hong Kong, HSBC's stock was up 3.25% at 3.42pm local time, ahead of its AGM meeting in London later today.

Euro off weekly highs as Eurogroup discusses Greece; German and US data in focus

Friday's Eurogroup deliberations are crucial as the current bailout programme for Greece ends in June.

Cameron and Miliband are both guilty of taking business for granted

The idea that 'business' is just another issue or topic to be forgotten about ahead of polling day is dangerously misguided.

WWF: Ocean is 'an important business asset' and £24tn economic value is quickly deteriorating

The ocean works out to be the seventh strongest economy in the world.

India's richest state needs over $200bn to house its poorest

The western Indian state of Maharashtra, home to India's financial capital Mumbai, will need five million new homes by 2022.

UK retail sales in surprise slump in March with drop in petrol purchases blamed

Falling petrol sales lead to slump in overall retail sales in March.

UK government borrowing falls

UK public debt continues to rise but the deficit falls below the estimate given at the budget.

Pound off 1-month highs after retail sales data

Pound slides on weaker than expected retail sales data and rising public debt.

Asian markets roundup: Bourses outside Hong Kong and India rise despite weak China data

Markets in Tokyo and Seoul scale new highs despite dismal China factory activity data.

Euro weakens on GfK and PMI numbers, at one-week low vs dollar, one-month low against pound

Spanish unemployment rate, PMI numbers for France and Germany all disappoint.

Aussie dollar remains supported as China data boosts stimulus optimism; Kiwi currency slides on dovish RBNZ

National Australia Bank business confidence index drops to zero.

China's manufacturing sector continues to contract despite improved overseas demand

HSBC flash China manufacturing PMI fell to 49.2 in April compared to 49.6 in March.

Greece safe from default until June

The Greek government issues a decree ordering local governments to transfer cash reserves to the central bank.

Tesco losses: Can 'Drastic Dave' Lewis turn supermarket around?

Tesco reported biggest losses in its history on April 22 totalling £6.4bn.

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