Lloyds Bank to float TSB in June
Lloyds Bank plans to float 25% its revived TSB business at the end of June it has said, with at least some of the shares being made available to the public.
Turkish police fire tear gas in May Day protests
Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas on Thursday to prevent hundreds of protesters from defying a ban on May Day rallies.
UK’s Morrisons cuts more prices to combat discounters
Wm Morrison Supermarkets, Britain’s fourth largest grocer, has unveiled a second round of price cuts.
Meet Artie, the robot of the future…
Nigel Crook, head of computing and communication technologies at Oxford Brookes University, introduces Artie the robot and explains how it could be used in healthcare.
VIDEO: EU bans Indian mango imports
The European Union imposes a ban on imports of Indian mangoes, unless they’ve been specially treated to cut the risk of fruit fly infestation.
High finance as cannabis fund pitches at Waldorf
A new private equity fund aims to raise $200-$300 million to invest in the legal marijuana industry, the Financial Times reports.
Lloyds posts profit increase, sets TSB float date
U.K. banking group Lloyds has reported a rise in underlying profit for the first quarter of 2014 as the company plans to restart dividend payments.
Suntory completes $16bn Beam buyout
Japanese beverage giant Suntory Holdings completes the buyout of US firm Beam, maker of Jim Beam whiskey, in a $16bn deal.
Sony slashes profit forecast by nearly 70%
Sony slashed its operating profit estimate by nearly 70 percent for the financial year ended March 31.
Is April’s best-performing currency set for further gains?
South Korea’s won outperformed major global currencies in April, and according to HSBC, investors can expect it to continue rising this year.