The move effectively keeps Shell's options open for raising its bid for the east African gas explorer after the latter spurned its £1.12bn offer

Irish lender's cost-cutting plans will include slashing executive committee members' pay 15% and switching employees from its existing pension scheme

Shares fall 16% as Finnish handset maker warns that second-quarter losses from its mobile phone business would be larger than expected

Dick Boer blames politicians' hints on renegotiation of austerity pact for creating uncertainty after Netherlands records 8.7% fall in retail sales

FT series: 3D printing technologies that reduce barriers between design and production are used to improve productive capabilities

Shares in Switzerland's second-largest bank by assets drop more than 10% after it is urged by the central bank to bolster its reserves

Move by Gerhard Gribkowsky, who is at the centre of bribery charges involving the motor racing group, could lead to a conclusion of the trial

Vladimir Putin has moved to further weaken his PM's control over the energy sector, creating a special presidential commission for strategic development of the sector

French retailer pulls out of the austerity-hit country ahead of elections on Sunday as Crédit Agricole transfers Greek subsidiary assets back to France

América Móvil decision to buy the 21% stake that Austrian investor Ronny Pecik built is welcomed by telecoms group, part-owned by the government

Losses are mounting as it becomes even clear that Nokia is losing the mobile phone war to Apple and phones using the Android operating system

Rating agency warns further downgrades are possible if the group's cash falls below €3bn, while separately Fitch warns it is 'running out of time'