Dramatic political events over the weekend saw what amounts to a revolution in Ukraine. Weeks of violent protest in Kiev led to in the impeachment of President Viktor Yanukovych, his flight from the capital to an undisclosed location, and the appointment of an opposition figure as acting president to run the government until elections can be held in May. Acting energy minister Eduard Stavytsky expressed on Monday Ukraine's hope that Russia will not use gas transit and prices to influence the political process.

We’ve all been in settings over the years, from locker rooms to auto plants in China, in which motivational signs were prominently displayed to ensure that key lessons were not forgotten.

Best known for its Firefox browser, Mozilla has partnered with low-cost Chinese chip maker Spreadtrum to produce a device that, while not as powerful as more expensive models, will still run apps and make use of mobile internet. These cheaper “feature” phones are extremely popular in the developing world where they act as bridge between the most basic of devices and modern smartphones.

The sale, which will cost Vitol $2.6 billion, includes Shell’s refinery in Geelong, 870 service stations, its bulk fuels and chemicals unit, and part of its lubricants business. The move comes at a time when Shell is looking to dispose of various assets as part of its strategy to change the emphasis of the company in 2014.

Other recent disinvestments by Shell include the sale of refineries across Europe in the UK, Germany, France, Norway and the Czech Republic. The firm has also offloaded its downstream businesses in Egypt, Spain, Greece, Finland and Sweden.

“Hello, this is Norm.” Sometimes it is an advantage to catch a busy man at full flight. Norman Anderson is President and CEO of CG-LA Infrastructure and I finally caught up with him in the transit lounge of Tunis Airport – he claims not to be affected by jet-lag but the last seven days or so had seen him in Manila, Tokyo, Rome, London and Dubai. But he is not a man who needs to think too hard about the message he lives – and travels – to proclaim.

Actavis has spent many billions of dollars in the last three years acquiring rival drug companies in order to expand its products portfolio, however this marks its biggest purchase ever and is one that it expects to bring more than $1 billion in cost savings.

The world’s largest mining company profited from improvements in its iron ore, coal and petroleum businesses, with profit from the former rising by 60 percent, powered by production from its Western Australia mines which produced a record of 108 million tonnes.