BUSINESS

US SEC and CFTC reportedly open probes into suspicion that traders rigged forex rates to manipulate options and ETFs.

PWC says the move could help hike the level of UK GDP by up to 0.8% by the mid-2020s.

Labour claims there are almost 583,000 people currently employed on zero-hours contracts.

Four passengers believed to have travelled on black market passports

Barclaycard says consumer spending rose just 2% and supermarkets saw a fall.

US-EU relationship tetchy over reaction to Ukraine crisis and NSA snooping scandal.

Bangladesh February exports rise 6%

During DDoS attacks, hackers take control of computers to send large amount of data to target, resulting in server crash.

Researcher Nielsen says personal savings will be the primary source of retirement income.

Bullion has gained some 11% this year thanks to 'perfect storm' of geopolitical uncertainty and US growth scares.

Salmond ramps up criticism of British politicians amid his 'Vote Yes' for independence campaign

Fallon is expected to make the pledge at the Edison Electric Institute's International Utility Conference.

China Labour Bulletin has tallied 1,171 strikes and protests between June 2011 and December 2013.

Labour Leader Ed Miliband and Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls will make the Compulsory Jobs Guarantee announcement.

Hackers release Mt. Gox transaction data on Reddit and personal blog of CEO Mark Karpeles claiming he lied about bitcoin balance.

Lee Victory, who was arrested for conspiring to murder Robin Clark, 'punished' the City trader for harassing his daughter.

The British Chambers of Commerce claims GDP will hit this level in the second quarter

Bank for International Settlements reveals global debt nearly doubled as governments borrowed their way out of recession

Ex-Barclays investment banking boss I famed for his Fatcatinahat racing horse

Other senior executives will receive a boost in pay to between £500,000 and £900,000.

Shares in Malaysian Airline System trading at 22.5 Malaysian sen at 10:03am local time, down 8%.

BNP Paribas reportedly in talks with US authorities to settle probe.

US federal jury finds Litvak guilty on all counts.

Economic data from China to influence prices next week.

US judge denies lawyer's claim that Pascal Reid did nothing wrong as bitcoin is not money under Florida law.

Following 10.6% rise in January, exports decline by 18.1% in February.

Boeing maintained production targets for full year 2014.

International Federation of Accountants CEO Fayez Choudhury talks about the evolving role of the CFO

Managing director Ed Ainsworth says big data centres for companies will help understand and streamline costs