ECONOMY

High street bank says more customers access services using smartphones.

Britain's largest mutual lender sees rise in profits over the past six months to the end of September 2013.

Yellen says the Fed will not trim its massive bond-buying programme anytime soon.

FCA's Martin Wheatley also fails to forecast final bank bill for mis-sold swaps

Company to invest in Kraken field that contains 137m barrels of oil.

NSA director general Keith Alexander said Snowden's actions 'seriously increase the chances of a terrorist attack'.

Protests at oil ports and political turmoil also results in less money for wheat imports.

Leading bank experiences mass of negative tweets and stops twitter event as a result.

The embattled retailer's administrators say the news will be extremely upsetting.

IPPR says affordable childcare provisions should be extended.

Red Devils report record revenues for first quarter of 2014.

West Africa experiences surge in piracy as hijackers target the region's growing oil and gas industries.

Alex Salmond, Scotland's first minister, warns of big challenge to find jobs for BAE workers.

Lianna Brinded delivers on-the-ground special report from the cradle of the Arab Spring and ponders its future.

Tourre, found guilty of securities fraud, earned $1.7m in salary and bonus in 2007.

The budget airline says the move will also generate up to 1,000 indirect jobs.

India hiked import duty on gold and tightened rules for gold loan companies in order reduce its gold imports and current account deficit.

No major disaster claims in the third quarter will help insurance giant exceed targets.

German utilities company says revenue rose slightly to €39.9bn.

UK Asset Resolution, set up to wind down Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley mortgage assets, gives government windfall.

Group owned by family of billionaire Philip Green sees sales decline on back of milder than expected weather.

Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen's remarks and positive German GDP data support the markets.

Wolfson Prize asks: How would you deliver a new garden city which is visionary, economically viable and popular?

BPCE is the first big bank in France to announce a strategic plan following the euro zone crisis.

Virtual currency's value soared to $400 per coin on 13 November from $13 in January.

Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) breaks sales record for a work by Warhol.

BNP Paribas bought Belgium's 25% stake in for €3.25bn, a €900m capital gain for the government.

US Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen to testify before the Senate on 14 November.

Serco Chief Executive Christopher Hyman quit his role amid investigations. Shares tumble by nearly 8%