Shares of US computing firm Oracle fall more than 5% in after-hours trading on weaker than expected earnings.

A new £1 coin, modelled on the old threepenny bit, is set to be introduced in 2017 to combat counterfeiting.

The chief executive of Italian energy firm Eni's tells the BBC that he does not think the crisis in Ukraine will impact Russian energy exports.

Japan's trade deficit narrows in February to its lowest level in nine months as exports rise 9.8%.

Chancellor George Osborne is expected to focus on boosting economic security and aspiration in his fifth Budget

Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty resigns after eight years in the job, announcing that he is returning to the private sector.

Bookmaker Paddy Power's ad featuring Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius brought advertising into disrepute, the UK's ad regulator has ruled.

UK unemployment fell by 63,000 to 2.33 million in the three months to January, with the jobless rate at 7.2%.