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Global gold consumption largely unchanged at 1,074.5 tonnes in first-quarter of 2014.

M&S's results show another annual drop in profits.

Egyptians will vote for a new president next on May 26 and 27 with Sisi the runaway favourite

Limits have boosted gold smuggling into India, the second-largest bullion consumer after China.

Rebels controlling oil ports in eastern Libya have backed former military leader's assault on Islamist militants.

China is Russia's largest trading partner and the countries are expected to announce a number of agreements

Steven Levitt co-authored Freakonomics, which sold more than 4 million copies worldwide

Russia's foreign minister says Russia open to Slovakia sending reverse gas flows to Ukraine.

New survey says British capital is thriving economic powerhouse

As the TTIP negotiations enter their fifth round, we look at what the deal could mean.

Malaysian Airline's stock drops to a record low on 19 May.

EU Energy Commissioner says two rounds of talks will take place next week

Kerviel sentenced for making unauthorised trades that lost Societe Generale some $6.7bn.

Arson, violence and looting directed at foreign businesses in Vietnam damaging investor confidence.

Brent and US futures rise 2% for the week as a whole.

Prices up 0.3% for the week as raft of upbeat US data caps gains.

European Union could import gas from Cyprus and Israel as alternative to Russian gas.

Production at South Africa's platinum mines has been halted by worker strikes since January.

S&P BSE Sensex could hit 28,000 points by mid-December.

All Nippon Airways subsidiary budget airline will cut around a third of its domestic schedule

MNI Indicator's economist details the challenges Modi faces

Swedish lawmakers say that Pfizer has to map out its intentions for the group more clearly

Trends and results signify end to coalition politics, long considered an impediment to India's growth.

Ofgem slapped the energy giant with a record redress package for customer

Meanwhile, AstraZeneca is launching a research fund with the Medical Research Council's Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Chinese gold and silver jewellery sales in April dropped 30% from a year ago.

Ukraine offered to pay $4bn to Gazprom if it reduces the price it is demanding from Kiev for gas supplies

Manchester United post record third-quarter revenues.

It is the second inter-dealer broker firm to be fined for Libor misconduct