The online retailer Amazon is accused of 'bullying' smaller UK publishers in the latest round of contract negotiations.

Nike reports a 36% jump in marketing costs in its fourth quarter due to heavy spending ahead of the 2014 Fifa World Cup.

Consumer prices in Japan rise at an annual rate of 3.4% in May, the fastest pace in 32 years, due to the effect of a sales tax increase.

The government may have failed to protect the interests of bill payers when awarding green energy contracts, say auditors.

Bank of England governor Mark Carney suggests interest rates could reach a "new normal" of around 2.5% in early 2017.

North Korea's economy grew by 1.1% in 2013 according to estimates by South Korea's central bank, even as trade with the nation is constrained by UN sanctions.

Luis Suarez loses the support of one of his financial backers after he is banned for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini.

Further evidence of a two-pace housing market has been revealed as data shows prices rocketing in London but rising below inflation in some regions of northern England.