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The 12ft high flags will be the first of 500 union flags across London's West End including Bond Street, Regent Street and Piccadilly.

Morrisons, Britain's fourth biggest supermarket, said its first quarter performance broadly met expectations.

Germany showing signs of rust as rotting European economy chaffs the region's engine

Despite official estimates of a plunge in construction sector output, PMI data continues to show steady growth in sector activity.

Manufacturing output in the UK surprised to the downside in April, as the exports orders of the country declined due to slowing eurozone economy, putting the British economy at a risk of prolonged recession.

A surprise cut in interest rates from Australia's central bank reminds us that China's meteoric growth may be in for a "hard landing"

A new report from the ratings agency Moody's reveals that the London 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic games are unlikely to provide a long term boost to corporates and the UK economy.

On Monday 23 April 2012 a Guardian newspaper headline read: "Conservatives turn three-point opinion poll lead into eight-point deficit" in a story which illustrated the travails of being in government and not getting the PR quite right - on this occasion over Chancellor George Osborne's Budget. The poll covering Westminster voting intentions, was conducted for the newspaper by ICM and showed that the Conservatives had slumped to 33 per cent, a fall of six per cent which accounted for n...

New orders drop the most in three years as UK manufacturing sector slows further into the second quarter

Everything Everywhere believes that the UK will see significant economic and social benefits from the introduction of 4G LTE mobile broadband.

Recession confirmation, bank sector downgrades pile pressure on markets as Investors question ECB firepower

The downtrend in the unemployment rate of debt-stricken Spain is expected to continue in the coming months, as the deepening recession along with austerity measures likely to weigh on the labor market in the nation.

Retail sales slump, unemployment surges as economy careens further into recession

Opposing Dutch politicians are trying to agree a 2013 budget that will meet the EU's deficit target after the coalition government collapsed when it could not agree.

Though the retail sales numbers in March tally with the biggest rise in over a year, they are not in conjunction with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) data released on Wednesday.

Experts point to data, history in sceptical reading of ONS data on economic growth

On Malaria Day, worrying new figures in Nigeria and Congo prove fight against the decease is far from over.

Huge construction sector slump plunges UK into "double-dip" territory as the UK economy contracts for the second consecutive quarter.

Emerging market powerhouse could see budget woes hit growth, S&P says

Europe's fiscal compact is slowing coming apart at the seams

The Office for National Statistics says public borrowing hit £18.2bn in March, but government on target in deficit reduction.

The improvement in Euroarea’s economic activity in early 2012 proved to be temporary, as the re-emergence of sovereign debt crisis again strongly weighed on the region’s manufacturing activity in April.

Nicolas Sarkozy, Francois Hollande, Marine Le Pen, Jean-Luc Melenchon: What they stand for.

Market trumps auctions ahead of big political weekend for European leaders

Global lender says spillover risks in eurozone sovereign debt crisis remain high.

Forbes magazine released the list of the wealthiest countries based on their gross domestic product (GDP) at purchasing power parity per capita, the value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given year. Checkout the list to see who made it to the list.

On 22 April 2012, France will go to the polls to elect their President. If no contender gains over 50 per cent of the vote to win outright in the first round of voting, then a run-off will take place between the two strongest candidates on 06 May. There are 10 candidates aspiring to be the country's Head of State including the present incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy who is seeking a second five-year term in office. Mr Sarkozy's only serious rival for the Presidency is the Socialist candidate...

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

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

Regional purchasing managers index data shows London's services sector and West Midlands manufacturing as the forces behind the UK economy's positive start to 2012.