UNEMPLOYMENT

Better than expected US jobs and retail sales figures boost markets.

US job and retail figures help end losing streak on Wall Street and Asian markets.

With no positive economic data, most European indices decline in early trade.

Seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate declined to 5.5% in May from revised 5.6% in April.

Auctioneers' bargain house in Nantymoel, South Wales, comes with garden - but no roof.

Industrial production grew 0.4% in April, following a 0.9% jump in March, 2013.

Essex tycoon Simon Dolan talks about his journey from expelled pupil to owning a £100m business empire

ONS figures show long-term unemployment rose in February to April as critics brand government's Work Programme "extremely poor".

Slashed benefits keeping single parents and older workers in labour market and increasing competition, says IFS.

As anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela lies critically ill in hospital, Catherine Everett ponders risks and dangers facing Rainbow Nation.

Ian Silvera says Britain's higher education commodification undermines British academia

Government may decide on one-year extension after only accessing 40% of rescue fund.

Andreas Efstathiou's installation is latest in political artwork highlighting economic problems in Greece, Spain and Italy.

Factory output shot up 2.2% in France, while Italy's fell 0.3%.

Entrepreneur and author Simon Dolan says going to university is completely pointless

Morgan McKinley's London Employment Monitor says available financial services jobs soared in May even as banks shed headcount

Markets tracking output and retail data to be released by France, Italy and Denmark.

Daniel Stewart & Co’s chief economist Alastair Winter previews the week ahead for markets, politics and economics

Markets positive ahead of US job figures which could provide pointer to Fed move on QE.

Number of jobless French creeps up to 10.8%, highest level since 1998.

Citi and EIU research says London will rise significantly in terms of economic strength between 2012 and 2025