ECONOMY

ING study finds growing base of consumers using mobile phones to shop, particularly on impulse.

Australian farmers hope to start exporting livestock to Iran as soon as possible

A new report reveals the extent to which US companies are using Ireland for tax avoidance purposes.

Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller told Russia's President Vladimir Putin that Gazprom will only deliver what Ukraine pays for

Russian newspaper cites high-ranking Moscow source saying Syrian regime requested aid for social projects

New report finds Britain has spent more than £34bn on military inrterventions since the end of the Cold War.

Detroit Blight Removal Task Force urges city to demolish over 40,000 buildings immediately.

Over a third of online retail in the UK is carried out on mobile devices.

Council of Mortgage lenders shows sharp increase in value of lending to London's first-time-buyers.

Economists have used the methods favoured by the insurance industry to predict Brazil's victory.

Ngoako Ramatlhodi said mediation to end four month-old mining strike has broken down.

An entrepreneur has urged the UK government to include the private sector in its export support strategy.

OECD highlights link between financial hardship and obesity in developed economies.

The treasury 'badly misrepresented' figures of cost of establishing independent Scotland says man behind the stats

Deputy director at National Energy Association ousted from role after allegations of corruption.

Bank of England governor speaks out against financial market fundamentalism.

EU ministers say no further sanctions will be imposed on Russia unless Ukraine situation deteriorates.

Sam Bowman, research director at the Adam Smith Institute, writes about why the thinktank calculates Tax Freedom Day.

The Netherlands fears trade sanctions from Saudi Arabia over actions of right-wing politicians.

High street footfall down as wet Bank Holiday kept shoppers at home.

BBA figures show third month of decline in number of mortgage approvals during April.

President Xi says Beijing must lower direct state intervention in micro-economic activity.

ECB ready to act on inflation risks amid weak economic recovery in Europe.

Ukip electoral success means Labour leader should make stronger case for EU and immigration, says Blair.

BCC director general John Longworth says British businesses demand a change in relationship with the EU

Lagarde says still work to do in transforming global financial sector from exclusive to inclusive capitalism.

CBI survey shows increasingly confident service sector amid UK economic recovery, but staffing problems loom.

China will eliminate six million vehicles by 2014-end, according to State Council's action plan.

A quarter of TSB to be sold off in first part of bank's float onto the London Stock Exchange.