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Chinese police question American citizen in crackdown on pharmaceutical industry following GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) bribery scandal.

Larsen & Toubro's stock down 7.46% on Monday in Mumbai.

Vacancies unchanged at 2% in first quarter as investment trust tackles challenging market.

Diamond Electric becomes 10th auto-parts company to plead guilty in the US Department of Justice's long-running investigation

Stock gain 9.73% early in the day to 243.70 pence.

Industry body VDMA revises 2013 output forecast to -1%.

Berkeley's stock was trading 3.38% higher at 11:14 am in London.

£202.5m deal will broaden Keller's exposure to the North American energy and resources market.

Durables and energy products purchases also show increase.

Exceptional items generate net loss of £12m in year ending 31 March, 2013.

Asia-Pacific and Latin American markets boost revenue and profit.

Britvic aims to cut £30m in costs annually, by 2016.

The company's order backlog has risen to an all time high of $12.1bn as of 30, April.

Maersk Line reports a profit of $204m in the first quarter as against a loss of $599m, a year ago.

British water utilities Yorkshire Water and Thames Water have attracted foreign investor-attention in the past.

The group's bid pipeline rises to £15.5bn at the beginning of April from £9.5bn in 2012.

Agreement should prevent further strikes at Spanish carrier but will cost more than 3,000 jobs.

Job losses come just days before two planned strikes by Spanish unions to protest plans by CEO Willie Walsh to cut jobs at the loss-making Spanish unit of British Airways merger

Europe's second-biggest carmaker losing €7m a day and burning €200m in cash each month.

Iconic cab maker bought out of administration by China's Geely Automobile for a debt-free £11m.

World's biggest planemaker notches up record earnings and order backlog.

China's fourth-quarter rebound lifted the FTSE close to a five year high but weak retail sales keep investors cautious.

World's biggest jet engine maker says Industrial unit ready to deliver "double-digit" earnings growth in 2013

Scientists at Manchester University say ultra-thin substance could have applications in the medical, security and aviation industries

Investors pull back after grim European data points to deeper fourth quarter recession ahead of key US earnings data from Alcoa

Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy agree to form a joint venture that will integrate their thermal power generation businesses.

Jersey's Financial Services Commission to examine HSBC allegations.

Shares in AstraZeneca were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading, despite the group reporting a drop in revenue and pre-tax profit in the third quarter, thanks to the loss of exclusivity on some of its brands and the disposals of Astra Tech and Aptium.

Baoshan Iron & Steel is likely to be followed by other steel makers in cutting output because of slack demand caused by the sluggish global economy.