ECONOMY

Strathclyde University impact assessment says Glasgow naval yard cuts would have serious knock-on effects on Scottish economy.

Germany's total tax take is expected to rise by €14bn from 2013 to 2017.

Twitter shares open 73% higher than IPO level after Patrick Stewart rings bell on social media giant's opening day.

X-men and Star Trek star rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

The DWP put forward new pension proposals in a consultation.

As the social media giants starts trading shares, IBTimes UK takes a look at the key facts

Ofgem and Financial Conduct Authority find gas prices not tampered with through market manipulation.

London Metal Exchange has changed its rules so customers can access metals more quickly.

Consulting firm Johnson Associates says Wall Street bonuses will rise but there's a disparity between sectors

Public Accounts Committee says the programme suffered from "alarmingly weak" management.

Deutsche Telekom made net profit of €588m in third quarter, compared to net loss of €7.02bn last year.

World's second largest bottle maker sees sale demand declines in Russia and austerity hit countries.

Women now account for 19% of FTSE 100 and 15% of FTSE 250 board positions.

Reuben Guttman takes a poignant and personal journey through Berlin on the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht.

Rightmove said it is confident of meeting its expectations for current year.

FCA unveils October update report on the interest rate hedging product review with HSBC, Barclays, RBS and Lloyds

Investors await US Q3 GDP data due on 7 November.

The TUC says women are still earning on average almost £5,000 a year less than men.

Only £15.3m paid out in redress as Lloyds, RBS and HSBC split redress payments.

ECB may lower its main refinancing rate.

Parliament will gather evidence from chiefs of electronic eavesdropping agency GCHQ, domestic security service MI5, and foreign Secret Intelligence Service MI6.

Lloyds Banking Group revises its split payment system and falls in line with RBS and HSBC.

Deloitte says the average Christmas budget across Europe will jump 0.7% this year to about €450 per family.

TNS BMRB poll reveals 47% supporting staying in Britain just a year ahead of referendum.

CEBR has revised Scotland's economic growth up to 2.2% for the year that the country votes for independence.

IHS report on financial risks in emerging market banks flags up Ukraine as area of concern.

Greece has experienced many protests in its long-running economic crisis.

Petroplus Holdings AG (Switzerland) was, not so long ago, Europe's largest independent refiner. In January 2012, the company defaulted on its senior notes and filed for bankruptcy. In the UK, its centre of operations was the Coryton Refinery in Essex which it had bought from BP in 2007 and which was able to handle tankers up to 250,000 deadweight tons (dwt). The refinery had a capacity of 11 million tonnes per year and had been running at about 88 per cent capacity shortly before its demis...

The manufacturer hopes to raise between €1bn and €2bn from the plan.