Internet streaming video service Netflix reports profits of $53m during the first quarter, and says it will soon increase subscription prices.

"Lethal" chainsaws and dangerous toy dolls were among more than a million unsafe goods that have been seized at the UK's ports and borders.

China's Shandong Airlines says it has placed an order for 50 Boeing 737 aircraft, worth $4.6bn (£2.7bn) at list prices.

China's economy expanded by 7.4% in the first quarter of the year, better than expected but down from 7.7% at the end of 2013.

A major report into the near collapse of the Co-operative Bank will say poor oversight of the organisation sowed the seeds of its troubles.

The US tells China its currency must be allowed to rise if its own and the rest of the world's economy are to see stable growth.

Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), two of the world's leading drug makers, agree to exchange some assets and combine their consumer healthcare units.

Facebook's highest ranked woman has said women need to take action to create a more equal world.