US retailer reports better than expected sales and profits amid investigations and a lawsuit over allegations of bribery in Mexico

Concerns of a Greek exit from the euro left many benchmarks at multi-month troughs

Part-nationalised lender’s shares placed ‘under auction’ by regulator after it loses more than a quarter of its market value in Madrid

Gasps at annual meeting as a third of votes failed to back the insurance group’s plans to give seven executive directors a total of £29.8m

BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire got reaction to the Metropolitan Police chief's suggestion that all workers should be screened.

UK is ‘moving in the right direction’, says PM, insisting he will not “blow the budget on more spending” to try to stimulate the economy

Japanese ecommerce group leads $100m investment round in the social scrapbooking site that has been rapidly gaining users in the US

Insurer vows to improve communications with shareholders as part of a strategic review to improve its balance sheet and regain investor confidence

Former chancellor Lord Lamont discusses the dangers of a breakup of the Eurozone.

Rating agency suggests 29 ‘global systemically important financial institutions’ face hurdles if they are to meet the tougher Basel III standards

Analysts warn that pace of expansion will soon ease as temporary boosts to consumption and investment from reconstruction and car-buying subsidies fade

The leader of a left-wing party in Greece, Alexis Tsipras, looks likely to do best in next month's election and there is increasing speculation that Greece could be forced out of the euro if his party wins.

A young farmer talks about why he does the job and why it's an often overlooked career path.

Sir Martin Sorrell explains to Rory Cellan-Jones the strengths and weaknesses of Facebook when it comes to advertising, as the company prepares to float on the stock exchange.

Benoit Coueure, from the European Central Bank, has been speaking about their decision to provide a loan of more than a trillion euros to hundreds of banks.

The UK agriculture minister is heading to Beijing to put the finishing touches to a breakthrough trade deal offering £50m of pork sales

Huge risks without stable bloc with effective firewall, well-capitalised banks, fiscal burden sharing and supportive monetary policy, says UK PM

The Bank of England has cut its growth forecast for this year to 0.8% from 1.2%, saying the eurozone "storm" is still the main threat to UK recovery.

Steffen Kampeter, the German deputy Finance Minister has told Newsnight that the governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King has 'misjudged' the activities of the eurozone.

Blackrock and Oliver Wyman to carry out two-stage assessment in move designed to ease investor fears on the possible extent of loan losses