Nervous investors interrupted the global market rally last night, with major indices in Japan, the UK and across Europe turning negative in the face of economic concerns.

Fri May 24, 2013 12:58am BST. (Reuters) - The chief executive of Royal Mail, Moya Greene, who is responsible for leading a turnaround of the business, is set to receive an annual bonus worth nearly 500,000 pounds, as the company readies itself for a stock ...

By the close of the morning's session in Tokyo the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average stood at 14,868, up 2.7 per cent, as investors piled back in to heavily-sold stocks such as Sharp, Pioneer and Suzuki Motor.

Flybe has hit out at the owners of Gatwick, claiming the airline's decision to sell 25 take-off and landing slots at the base to easyJet for �20m was due to the airport's "discriminatory" treatment of smaller airlines.

New Pearson chief executive John Fallon looks to be on a mission to reshape the education giant in dramatic fashion, but the market did not seem convinced by his plans for a sweeping reorganisation.