MARKETS

Serco announced after the market closed that 'performance this year has been more challenging than expected'

Foxtons' turnover also shot up by 19%

SEC member criticised her own agency for waiving 'common sense' when it came to RBS

The UK government blocked RBS's proposed 2:1 variable-to-fixed pay ratio, but granted it to Lloyds.

Unlike stocks, futures or options, currency trading does not take place on a regulated exchange

Kiev to seek compensation in European Court of Human Rights over losses incurred over Crimea

Ukraine's Naftogaz is taking court action against Russia'a Gazprom over the price hikes.

White House and EU announce fresh Russia sanctions targets over failure to implement Geneva agreement.

Serious Fraud Office has charged former Barclays traders but investigation continues.

Pfizer CEO Ian Read says the US drugmaker has contacted Whitehall over the bid

Gold prices steadied on Monday as markets braced for Western sanctions on Russia.

The Department of Justice has gone to Britain's capital to question individuals over alleged FX rigging activities

The United States and the European Union could impose sanctions as early as Monday.

BrewDog, Scotland's largest independent brewery, cites rise in home brewing as key reason for London launch

The cost of insuring against Russia's government debt has risen to highest level since November 2011.

Bratwurst, salami and chorizo casings maker expects profits to drop

Finlayson resigned only 16 months into the job.

Finlayson resigned on Monday after just 16 months in the job.

Switch from traditional cigarettes to electronic version explodes in just two years

Commerzbank says not much of a cushion available in case of further oil supply outages.

Traders await US Federal Reserve FOMC statement and US nonfarm payrolls data.

President Vladimir Putin thinks so, but how would it fare outside the global system?

China holds more technically extractable shale gas reserves than the US.

The Iranian government has slashed the subsidy on fuel as prices increased by as much as 75%

Standard and Poor's ratings agency downgrades Russian debt but economic impact will be limited

HSBC Tower's estate agents hope this means a return to pre-recession property prices.

Russian stocks and rouble drop after S&P cuts Russia's foreign currency ratings.

Russia's third biggest bank has moved $7bn to the Russian central bank, as the country's lenders look to repatriate funds.

Barclays, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Bank of Nova Scotia and Societe Generale under FCA scrutiny.