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Friends of Scotland, supported by Sir Sean Connery, says 74% of expats vote 'No'.

A review of 36 firms found that they were not performing to the best of their ability.

United Emblem tanker unloads half its crude oil cargo but buyer and destination are a mystery.

United's failure to qualify for the Champions League again will cost more than £20m a year from Adidas deal.

Carillion shares are tumbling on the news its construction rival axed deal.

The UK drugmaker posted a 4% increase in revenues to £3.8bn.

German airline posts drop of €82m in net profit

Site could have up to 200 tonnes of gold.

Eurostat reveals that eurozone unemployment mildly improved over the last month.

Shell reported profits of $5.1bn for the second quarter, up from $2.39bn in the same period in 2013.

However, it said its outlook remain unchanged for 2014

Asian currencies weaken as upbeat US growth data helps dollar remain strong.

The British arm of Spain's biggest bank added 1.1 million current account customers in the past year.

Carillion apparently changed the terms of the deal.

The British Gas owner's operating profit fell to £1bn from £1.5bn a year earlier.

Lloyds Banking Group reported a 32% increase in underlying first-half profit

BoE deputy governor Ben Broadbent says any rate rises won't be dramatic

OnePoll and busuu also reveal 71% of Brits wish they could speak a foreign language.

US economy expanded 4% on an annualised basis in Q2 after contracting 2.1% in Q1, while analysts were expecting growth of 3%.

Rio Tinto sells Mozambique coal assets, purchased in near $4bn Riversdale Mining deal, for just $50m to India's ICVL.

However, earlier this year, one fan paid $2.16m for lunch with legendary investor Warren Buffett

The economic tendency indicator falls 0.9 points to 100.4 in July from 101.3 in June.

The last time that bitcoin rates rose from previous close was on 18 July, when it closed at $628.22.

The KOF barometer has fallen by 2.4 points – from 100.5 in June (revised from 100.4) to 98.1 for July, which is below its long-term average value of 100.

The tanker is thought to be carrying around one million barrels of crude oil, worth about $100m.

Finance director Tushar Morzaria said the group was on target for the mass of job cuts.

The USD index is set to post the biggest monthly gain in more than a year on 30 July.

Shares soar despite the payment protection insurance compensation hit.

VTB was sanctioned along with Bank of Moscow and Russian Agricultural Bank.