FINANCE & BANKING

News Corp profit down 52% to $23m

Sainsbury's reported a loss before tax of £72m.

HSBC overcomes Swiss leaks scandal to post surprise hike in profits in first quarter.

McDonald's will focus more on franchises after a dip in profit.

First time buyers elsewhere in the UK require an annual average wage of £40,553.

It said that it has a 'moral responsibility' to take a tougher stance on climate change.

Online campaign group Avaaz wants judicial review of the way HMRC offered generous Liechtenstein-based amnesty to HSBC tax evaders.

State-backed bank said it had reduced bad debt losses.

It finished on 6,960.63 but Centrica, ITV and the Royal Bank of Scotland struggled.

IAG made an operating profit of €25m in the first quarter.

RBS reported a first quarter loss of £446m in 2015.

US recovery has slowed and hiring has lost momentum

Some 18% of active members of the extra-marital affairs site are bankers.

Sarao did not meet the terms of bail.

It saw its pre-tax profit reach £34.2m.

Other major banks have paid billions of pounds to UK and US regulators over foreign currency manipulation.

Pre-tax profit fell by 22% in the first quarter.

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

The bonds will be available for £2,000 with 6.50% interest.

Deutsche Bank handed record €2.5bn fine for interest rate rigging last week.

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

The board has asked management to look at where the best place is for HSBC to be headquartered,

Is this the start of an exodus from Wall Street towards the next generation of cryptocurrency fintech firms?

Some 742 million shares were sold by the government on 23 April.

Institute of Fiscal Studies estimates that Labour's policies would mean an extra £1,000 in taxes on families.

The German bank is the latest financial institution to pay a fine for manipulating key interest rates.

Group operating profit was down by £16m in the first quarter.

The arrest came 'as something of a bolt from the blue' for Sarao.

They are the first top flight club to reduce prices as a result of the Sky and BT Sport deal.