China posts its first quarterly trade deficit in seven years, as it continues efforts to rebalance its economy.

Three-quarters of mobile phone subscribers are wasting an average of nearly £200 a year because they are on the wrong contract, research suggests.

The world's first Chinese-currency shares to trade on a stock exchange outside mainland China will be listed in Hong Kong.

China's auto market rebounds in March as car sales rise by 6.5%, compared with the same month a year ago.

UK banks' retail operations should be "ring-fenced" from their investment banking arms, the Independent Commission on Banking recommends.

NYSE Euronext rejects a bid from rival US exchanges Nasdaq and ICE, saying it will stick with plans to merge with Deutsche Boerse.

India reports weaker-than-expected industrial production numbers, dragged down by a slump in capital goods output.

Nitrogen pollution from farms, vehicles, industry and waste treatment costs the EU up to £280bn (317bn euros) a year, a report says.