Deutsche Bank will pay $554m for criminal wrongdoing in helping rich people to shelter from US tax liabilities.

Michael Dell has spent another $100m buying shares in the company he founded.

The Work and Pensions committee warns that ending the Future Jobs Fund early risks leaving youths in long-term unemployment.

Japan keeps its key interest rate at between zero and 0.1% as policymakers try to bolster the country's fragile economic recovery.

Womenswear retailer Alexon Group warns that its annual profits will be cut by £1.5m after the freezing weather hits sales.

Toyota agrees to pay a record fine in the US of $32.4m over its handling of millions of car recalls over the past 15 months.

AstraZeneca says it will have to write-down $445m after discontinuing a key development of its Motavizumab drug.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signs nuclear and defence agreements worth billions of dollars during a two-day visit to India.