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Zoopla has announced plans to list on the LSE this summer.

China and Japan log modest improvements in manufacturing activity in May, but overall contraction seen.

Xactly hopes to adopt similar methods to Billy Beane, the subject of Michael Lewis' book Moneyball.

Barclays estimates Indian mining sector needs $20bn in investment.

European energy firms don't expect gas supplies to suffer from Ukraine crisis.

Details over the price China will pay for gas not released

Shriver, author of six books, and former first lady of California as wife of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Xactly unveiled the first ever remuneration study based on empirical data and not surveys

Cajoling China to sign a multibillion dollar gas supply deal is proving tougher than carving up Ukraine.

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