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Andy Burnham’s apparently inexorable march down to London from the North is quite unusual for Britain, even if the country has changed its prime ministers more often than is wise in recent years.

What 10 years covering the Manchester mayor’s many reinventions taught me about the man who wants to lead Britain

Likely next prime minister has signalled he wants to draw on Manchester example and shift power away from Westminster

Political inaction in the battle against climate change is costly and getting costlier

Rubio kicks off Middle East trip as allies seek answers on Iran Reuters

Tankmaker KNDS NV started the process to hold an initial public offering in Frankfurt and Paris in the next few weeks as it moves forward with plans to become a pan-European defense company.

UK landlord’s shares jump 18 per cent as real estate group urges Segro shareholders to pressure company’s board to engage

Huang Yiping, a member of the monetary policy committee at the People’s Bank of China, says he sees a potential rate cut this year. He joined Bloomberg's Minmin Low on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Dalian and appeared on Insight with Haslinda Amin. (Source: Bloomberg)

Asian refiners have slowed purchases of Middle Eastern crude after a buying spree over the past three weeks, with oil majors and traders stepping in to take some of the surplus barrels.

The Bank of Japan sees the risk of inflation exceeding its 2% target and will conduct additional interest-rate hikes appropriately, Governor Kazuo Ueda said in speech Wednesday that reiterated policymakers’ recent messaging.