Asian markets: China Shanghai Composite gains despite a negative Wall Street close overnight
Asian investors were muted to the hawkish comments from US Federal Reserve.
ECB deposit rates to remain unchanged despite zero inflation in euro zone says Benoit Coeure
Negative deposit rates have come under criticism by banks and investors, particularly in Germany.
Sales of Harry Potter books help Bloomsbury Publishing post strong revenues
The illustrated version of Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone saw high demand in 2015.
Asian markets: China Shanghai Composite volatile amid Fed rate hike fears
Many US Fed committee members said it would be 'appropriate' to increase interest rates in June.
British Airways announces non-stop flights between UK and Chile
This service will start in January 2017 and will cost £749 for a return economy ticket.
Goldman Sachs warns investors to avoid equities amid Fed rate hike and valuation concerns
Wall Street's largest investment bank still upgraded it's commodities to 'neutral' for the next 3-month period.
SSE posts highest operating profit margin despite losing 370,000 retail customers
SSE facing tough market conditions amid stiff competition.
Asian markets: China Shanghai Composite slips amid Fed rate increase fears
Fed presidents Robert Kaplan and Dennis Lockhart spoke in favour of a rate increase.
BP exploration boss to leave British oil major amid spending cuts
Richard Herbert, a veteran at BP, is said to be a long-time ally of Bob Dudley, BP's chief executive.
British Airways owner IAG sells additional stake to Qatar Airways
The move will deepen Qatar Airway's stake in the trans-Atlantic market between the US and London.
Climate change: Natural disasters will affect 1.3 billion people and $158tn of assets by 2050, World Bank says
Global warming and increasing population will increase havoc from disasters.
Asian markets: China Shanghai Composite gains following a positive close on the Wall Street overnight
Rebound in Apple shares and oil price gains led to a positive close on the Wall Street overnight.
HSBC to cut 840 IT jobs across Sheffield, London, Leeds and Birmingham
These jobs will be outsourced to Poland, China and India.
UK job vacancies fall 9% in April amid Brexit uncertainty and higher minimum wage
However, hospitality industry manages to buck trend as it witnesses an rise in job listings.
The Church of England has sold £250m of equities amid market slowdown fears
The Church is being criticised for its investment in Google, which has been accused of avoiding taxes.
Asian markets: China Shanghai Composite gains despite weak economic data
The negative news was offset by the Japanese yen, which managed to retreat by 0.25%.
O2 CEO Ronan Dunne exploring £8.5bn management buyout after Hutchison's failed takeover bid
Liberty Global and Tom Alexander are also considering buying O2.
British Airways to stop serving free food and drinks on short-haul economy flights
The move is an effort to better compete with rival airlines such as easyJet and Ryanair.
Oil oversupply 'may ease' by 2017, Opec says
This is amid non-Opec countries reducing their oil production.
Zipline partners with UPS and Gavi for its Rwanda drone project
Drones will deliver blood supplies and vaccines across the East African country starting August.
Sainsbury's apologises for ad calling for artist to refurbish its staff canteen for free
The ad led to the creation of the #payartists hashtag on Twitter, which began to trend in the UK.
British Gas preparing a national rollout of its 'free electricity' plan
The so-called FreeTime tariff was introduced in 2013 and is said to have been under trial since then.
Nickelodeon to open new theme park just outside London
The park's attractions will be based on SpongeBob, Dora, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and other characters.
About 400 LSE-listed companies registered in offshore tax havens, research reveals
These revelations follow David Cameron's anti-corruption conference held on 10 May in London.
Asian markets: China Shanghai Composite slips as oil prices give up gains
Oil prices touched its highest levels in 6 months this week amid supply concerns.
Tata Steel crisis: Sajid Javid's proposal to change pension plan faces resistance
The business secretary's plan is to link the annual uplift in pensions to the CPI instead of RPI.
Airbus aims to become a major player in drone industry says CEO Tom Enders
Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems dominate the military drone market.
Asian markets: China Shanghai Composite slips following a negative Wall Street close overnight
US companies such as Disney and Macy's reported disappointing corporate results overnight.
Google to ban payday loan ads after including it in 'dangerous products' category
Illegal drugs, guns and tobacco are among the other products which are banned and termed dangerous by Google.
Tata Steel crisis: Endless revealed to be 7th bidder for UK business
Liberty House, Excalibur, Greybull Capital, JSW Steel, Nucor, Hebei Iron & Steel are the other six bidders.
