Shane Croucher

Britain's largest bookmaker's earnings driven by mobile app and online growth

Verizon Wireless saw revenues and sales grow, as well as its customer base, giving a boost to Vodafone stock.

GSK offered $13 a share in an "unsolicited" bid for the US pharmaceutical company, but it was rejected as not being good enough.

The French catering firm was boosted by strong demand in Latin America and saw revenues and profits rise.

Fears of a fuel tanker drivers' strike will be reignited and petrol panic buying may lie ahead as the Unite union rejects an offer aimed at avoiding industrial action.

A decline in sales growth for Heineken in western Europe was offset by growth in other regions of the world, helping the brewer deliver solid first quarter sales.

Unemployment rate has seen its first quarterly fall in a year, to 2.65m and a rate of 8.3 percent.

The world's largest primary silver producer said its silver output for the first quarter met expectations, while its gold output exceeded them.

A Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey of fund managers found increasing concern over the state of French and other EU states' finances.

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner plans raise international concern, hit Repsol shares

Consumer prices rise 0.1 percent from February, driven by rising food and clothing prices, according to the Office for National Statistics

Falling sales in M&S's general merchandise were only just offset by increasing food sales at the upmarket British retailer.

A Financial Times report confirms three top Angolan government officials have stock in Cobalt's local partners in their west African oil venture.

Report forecasts even lower growth for UK in 2012 than 'depressing' 2011 figure and blames businesses for hoarding cash rather than investing it.

Global transportation and logistics business hit hard by increasing costs and a large antitrust fine.

Swedish clothing retailer says poor comparative sales and good weather boosted March sales and warn of negative effect on April figures.

Federation of Small Businesses says smaller retail outlets under threat from Tesco expansion of local convenience stores.

John Lewis stores saw a 27.5 percent boost in Easter sales compared with the previous year.

Chancellor plans to increase UK exports to emerging markets jeopardised by slowdown in growth.

Goldman and Credit Suisse bottom in league of world's top 10 investment banks.

Millionaire's death sentence mulled by judges in China's top court.

Opec and IEA reports show oil production and supplies increasing as demand growth steadies, which could ease prices in 2012.

Roche, the world's biggest manufacturer of cancer medicines, has upped its offer to Illumina shareholders.

Phuket international airport closed after tsunami alert and travellers from UK airports to Thailand urged to check their flights.

Athletes will be randomly selected and tested for performance-enhancing drugs ahead of Games.

Record 70 million passengers adds to pressure to scrap third runway ban.

Spain's debt yields hit four-month high and Italy's borrowing costs soar amid fresh investor concerns over economies.

From Christian preachers like Ted Haggard to the former head of the FBI J.E Hoover, some of the fiercest anti-gays turn out to be homosexuals.

Alcoa, world's third largest aluminium producer, is first major US company to report its first quarter results, providing benchmark indicator of other companies' performances.