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M&S boosted as profits overshadow clothing woes

Shares at Marks & Spencer were on the front foot after the retail giant unveiled a better-than-expected rise in half-year profits, but saw a...

Volkswagen admits underestimating CO2 emissions in 800,000 cars

Volkswagen has found a new issue around what it calls "unexplained inconsistencies" in carbon dioxide emissions from 800,000 vehicles. The latest revelation, where the car...

Volkswagen ‘cheated for second time on emissions tests’

The US government has said German car giant Volkswagen cheated on emissions tests for a second time. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said the firm...

Standard Chartered bank to cut 15,000 jobs worldwide

Standard Chartered is to slash 15,000 jobs worldwide and is making a $5.1bn cash-call to investors as part of a major overhaul to shore...

Candy Crush firm to be bought for $5.9bn

Gaming giant Activision Blizzard is set to buy the maker of Candy Crush in a deal worth US$5.9bn. Activision said the purchase of King Digital...

Uber driver jailed for raping female passenger

An Uber driver has been sentenced to life in prison for raping a passenger in his vehicle in New Delhi last year. The judge had...

Ryanair sees profits fly high for first half of year

Ryanair have announced that their profits for the first half of 2015 have risen 37% to just over €1bn. The budget airline also announced that...

HSBC quarterly profit surges by third as costs fall

HSBC Holdings reported in Hong Kong that pre-tax profit has jumped by a third in the latest quarter as it paid out less in...

Aer Lingus records €45m operating profit since joining IAG

Financial results from IAG show that Aer Lingus made an operating profit of €45m since it joined the airline group in August. The parent company's...

RBS endures sharp fall n Q3 profits

British taxpayer-backed Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed a sharp fall in third-quarter profits. Pre-tax profit before one-time items and restructuring costs came in at...

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