Ireland to sell a quarter of its stake in bailed-out bank AIB
AIB chief executive Bernard Byrne says their is 'very significant investor appetite' for the lender's shares.
Supermarket sales jump as cost of weekly shop rises
Grocery sales across the sector put in their best performance for almost four years.
FTSE Moves: Stocks set fresh records as pound slips after election lead narrows
The FTSE 100 and the FTSE 250 both end the week setting mid-session records.
George Soros: The billionaire who broke the Bank of England still bets big and shoots from the hip
Soros has called US President Donald Trump an 'impostor and a con man and a would-be dictator'.
Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg calls for universal basic income
The Silicon Valley boss said these payments could boost personal potential and build economic growth.
Sales slide at Frankie & Benny's owner despite good weather and strong cinema releases
The Restaurant Group says 2017 will be a 'transitional year'.
FTSE Moves: Top flight shares struggle for direction amid downbeat UK growth data
London-listed budget Wizz Air was the best performer in the second tier after reporting record profit, up 28% to €246m.
Italy 'guarantees' cash for two Venetian banks amid EU crisis talks
The Italian banking system is weighed down by €360bn of bad loans.
Fever-Tree founder gets the drinks in after netting £73m from share sale
Shares in the drinks mixer firm has jumped by 900% since its stock market launch in three years ago.
Profits jump at Tate & Lyle boosted by new products and weak pound
The British ingredients maker said its new products division hit sales of over $100m for the first time.
UK car production hits the brakes after strikes and late Easter prompts 18% fall in April
A strike by BMW workers at three factories over pensions hurt output last month.
FTSE Moves: Top flight shares rise buoyed by Royal Bank of Scotland settlement hopes
The High Court has adjourned the RBS case for a month to allow further talks between the bank and its shareholders.
Marks & Spencer counts the costs of costly store closures
The retailer plans to close 30 UK stores and 53 internationally as it shifts its focus towards food.
RBS trial delayed until June to allow bank and shareholders time for talks
Mr Justice Hildyard at London's High Court is told both sides are "hopeful" of a deal.
UK household debt to hit a record £15,000 as wages stagnate
Families are increasingly turning to credit cards and payday loans to pay bills, says TUC.
Marks & Spencer sees profits tumble as shake-up costs bite
The high street retailer racked up costs of over £437m as it attempts to boost sales at the business.
FTSE Moves: Top flight shares struggle to gain ground amid RBS edging closer to shareholder deal
Disgraced former RBS boss Fred Goodwin looks like avoiding giving his account of the bank's near-collapse.
RBS wins second court adjournment as it closes in on £700m rights issue settlement
RBS shareholders' barrister says there is "good prospect" of a deal over the next 24 hours.
Retail sales fall away after bumper Easter trading
Average selling prices on the high street rose at their fastest pace in six years, says CBI report.
Severn Trent lifts profits and cuts leakages and floods
The FTSE 100 group claims to have the lowest combined average bills in Britain at £341 per year.
Amazon steps up battle with Sky and Netflix as it adds new UK TV channels
The US online giant will allow subscribers to pick channels individually rather than as a package.
Low interest rates see profits slump at Nationwide
The mutual said protecting savers from rock-bottom interest rates helped see its membership soar to a record 15 million.
FTSE Moves: Top flight shares lifted by higher commodity prices and weaker pound
The Footsie opened the week higher making gains after surprise sharp falls late last week.
House prices shrug off election jitters hitting record high over £317,200
Young families looking for bigger houses drive home prices.
Ford appoints Jim Hackett as new boss as it prepares for self-driving future
The move comes two week after Fields was criticised by shareholders for sliding financial results.
RBS £700m shareholder court battle adjourned with both sides locked in settlement talks
14-week High Court case is expected to see Goodwin give his first account of the bank's near-collapse in 2008.
BT's Italian offices raided in probe into £530m accounting scandal
The raid at the telecoms giant comes after it announced it would cut 4,000 jobs at its international division.
FTSE Moves: Top flight stocks recover following row over Donald Trump's Kremlin connections
Shares in Just Eat gain ground despite competition probe over its latest takeover.
A tale of two banks: Lloyds has paid back taxpayer but RBS still has a mountain to climb
Lloyds has more than paid back its £20.3bn bailout, while RBS has posted its ninth year of losses in a row.
Just Eat and hungryhouse £200m merger faces full competition probe
Competition and Markets Authority said Just Eat failed to address any of the concerns it has.