Walt Disney's quarterly profits beat analyst expectations, which offset losses at its film studio due to the epic flop John Carter.

Re-balloted fuel tanker drivers at one company have voted against strikes but in favour of other forms of industrial action.

UK retail sales were damaged by the wettest April since records began, the British Retail Consortium says.

Portugal adds to its austerity measures with the decision to suspend four of its 14 public holidays for five years.

House prices in the UK fell back sharply in April after the end of the stamp-duty holiday for first-time buyers, the Halifax says.

Burma's growth is set to accelerate, driven by commodity exports and increased investment, the International Monetary Fund says.

Supermarket group Sainsbury's reports an increase in sales and market share but a small dip in profits in what it describes as a "good year".

Danish brewer Carlsberg reports a fall in profits for the first quarter of the year after being hit by a weak performance at its Russian business.