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  • Facebook drops below float price

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 17:19)

    Shares in Facebook slump 12% in early trading to below the initial price they were launched at on Friday in the biggest stockmarket flotation in recent years.

  • Minister meets Air India unions

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 17:02)

    India's aviation minister meets the unions from national carrier Air India, where a strike by the pilots has entered its 14th day.

  • Germany restates eurobond unease

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 15:53)

    Germany restates its opposition to so-called eurobonds as the new French finance minister prepares to meet his German counterpart for the first time.

  • VIDEO: PM: Greek elections a vote on euro

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 14:06)

    David Cameron has told the Greek people that they should decide once and for all, whether they want to stay in the Eurozone.

  • Google must answer trust concerns

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 13:12)

    The European Commission tells Google it has a "matter of weeks" to allay fears it is abusing its position as the world's dominant search engine.

  • Barclays to sell Blackrock stake

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 12:17)

    Barclays says it will sell its stake in US asset management firm Blackrock, which has a value of $6.1bn (£3.8bn).

  • VIDEO: Are blood diamonds a thing of the past?

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 10:27)

    After the war in the 1990s, Sierra Leone has taken another symbolic step away from its wartime image as the home of the "blood diamond".

  • Higher fares help Ryanair profits

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 10:26)

    Ryanair reports record annual profits as fare rises help to offset a sharp rise in fuel costs, but it warns profits could fall this year.

  • Eurozone crisis 'hits mortgages'

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 10:21)

    Mortgages - along with other loans - could become more scarce and more expensive if the eurozone crisis persists, a lenders' group says.

  • China clears Google Motorola bid

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 10:20)

    Chinese regulators approve Google's $12.5bn purchase of US phone maker Motorola Mobility, the final hurdle for the deal to go through.

  • 'More fail to save for pension'

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 09:30)

    A growing number of people are failing to save anything for their retirement - leaving them in a "precarious" position, a pensions provider says.

  • AUDIO: 'Capital flight' causing trouble in Greece

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 09:25)

    The BBC's Europe business correspondent Nigel Cassidy reports from Greece that the latest surge of capital flight is being "led by families".

  • UK childcare 'needs an overhaul'

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 09:01)

    Childcare in the UK needs to be overhauled to make it more affordable, a report by MP Elizabeth Truss, for the CentreForum think tank, suggests.

  • Qantas cuts 500 maintenance jobs

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 08:12)

    Qantas says it will cut 500 jobs as it relocates its heavy maintenance and engineering work out of Melbourne.

  • Is air leaking from the Facebook bubble?

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 07:57)

    Why investors in Facebook remain cautious

  • China's Wanda to buy AMC cinema

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 07:33)

    Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group agrees to buy US cinema chain AMC Entertainment for $2.6bn, making it the biggest movie theatre owner globally.

  • Yahoo agrees $7.1bn Alibaba deal

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 05:48)

    US internet company Yahoo says it has reached a deal to sell part of its stake in China's biggest internet company Alibaba Group.

  • Thai growth rebounds after floods

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 05:23)

    Thailand's economy rebounds sharply as factories boost production recovering quickly from last year's floods.

  • VIDEO: Thai growth recovers after floods

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 05:22)

    Thailand's economy expanded a robust 11% between January and March, compared to the previous quarter.

  • VIDEO: Zac Posen targets Asia for growth

       (Monday, 21 May 2012 01:16)

    Fashion guru Zac Posen, who has created gowns for stars like Gywneth Paltrow and Oprah Winfrey, has designs on Asia.