MARKETS

Lloyds unveiled a 22% jump in first-quarter pre-tax profit

Lloyds has already bolstered its balance sheet by selling off a range of assets

Russian president preparing for a trying month as Ukraine elections loom at end of May

Rouble depreciation led to falling income and profits in the first quarter.

International Monetary Fund Slashes Russia's growth forecast to 0.2% for 2014.

Cairo owes foreign oil companies billions of dollars as economy struggles to recover from political turmoil

UK bookmaker says 150 betting shop closures have been announced so far across industry and more expected

GSK shares fell after Britain's biggest drug maker also showed 10% drop in first quarter sales

Ukrainian metals and media tycoon says he has no plans to sell off his businesses.

Nonetheless, US Federal Reserve expected to trim bond buys by a further $10bn today.

International Monetary Fund says Russia experiencing two consecutive quarters of negative growth.

Two former Anglo Irish bankers, found guilty of handing out illegal loans, avoid prison.

Over-50s holidays to insurance group Saga said it plans to float

Ukraine's economy shrunk in the first quarter of 2014 as political turmoil engulfed the country.

Total sales in the 17 weeks to 26 April 2014 up 4%

Sales in the third quarter saw a reduction of 7.6% against the same period last year.

Lord Burns presented his resignation as a member of Santander's board in January

British lender will release details of its non-core assets bank

Wild was interim CEO since January after Lance Batchelor said he would step down

German group set to pay nearly one billion pounds for the deal

Ramsay was allegedly asked to step down after an internal investigation revealed a series of leaks.

Sergei Lavrov says sanctions are work of 'weak politicians trying to blame others'

Crisis in Russia and further lawsuits ensure British Petroleum unlikely to know stability for a while.

Sanctions by Washington are highly personal attack on Russian president

China's Tsingtao Brewery has posted a jump in profits from the previous year.

Singapore has overtaken the British capital as the top overseas clearing centre for China's RMB.

Oxford University study shows that financial journalists have not unduly 'bashed bankers' between 2007 and 2013

International Monetary Fund report slashes growth prospects for eastern Europe amid an 'unusual constellation of risks'.

McGee received around £9m in bonuses last year