US targets Putin’s inner circle

EU decides to take only incremental new measures to punish Russia

EU adds new names to visa bans

Decision to take only incremental new measures to punish Russia

Sanctioned Timchenko sells Gunvor stake

US Treasury claimed Putin had investments in trading house

Ineos alleges IP rights breach by Sinopec

Dispute over acrylonitrile manufacturing rights

Pensions revolution casts pall on insurers

Warnings over £12bn annuity market

Crisis stress tests find banks face big hit

Ability to return capital to shareholders under question

Search for MH370 faces huge obstacles

Even if wreckage is found, retrieval will be very difficult

Further tensions revealed at Pimco helm

Fund manager Seidner quit ahead of being made Gross deputy

Marathon talks seal EU banking union

Eurozone governments no longer masters of national banks

Netflix targets Comcast over ISP fees

Online video operator complains of ‘constrained’ performance

Activists force corporate climbdowns

Social media and shifting consumer expectations bring policy change

Airbnb valuation soars to $10bn

Online home rental site raises at least $400m in latest round

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Luxury goods: handbagged

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Microsoft Surface pro 2

Down to business with work-friendly tablets

The Surface Pro 2 is in effect a Windows desktop all-in-one PC shrunk to a handy size

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