corporate South Korea tech giants Samsung post record earnings Samsung has posted record earnings putting it on course to beat rival Apple's quarterly profits. 27/07/2017
corporate Luxury shoe brand Jimmy Choo snapped up by Michael Kors Luxury shoe brand Jimmy Choo snapped up by US handbag maker Michael Kors in a 1 billion euro deal 25/07/2017
corporate Alphabet profits hit by record EU fine Profits at Google’s parent company Alphabet have been hit following last month’s record fine imposed by the EU. Despite strong growth in the 25/07/2017
corporate PayPal and Visa extend partnership deal to Europe Both companies say the agreement will increase payment possibilities for European customers. 18/07/2017
corporate Air France to launch new lower-cost airline Pilots have overwhelmingly backed the airline's 'Boost' plan which aims to develop new long and short-haul flights. 17/07/2017
corporate Easyjet to open new airline in Austria Budget airline, easyjet is to open a new airline in Austria to allow it to continue flying within Europe after Brexit. 14/07/2017
corporate Siemens threatens legal action over Russia's 'use of its turbines' in Crimea Sanctions barring EU firms from providing Crimea with energy technology were said to have been ignored by Russia. 10/07/2017
corporate All Volvo cars going electric from 2019 It is the world’s first major automobile company to set a date for going green. Volvo has announced that all of its car models will be electric or 05/07/2017
corporate Monte dei Paschi to cut 5,500 jobs in EU-approved restructuring plan World's oldest bank receives EU approval for restructuring plan, which includes thousands of job cuts. 05/07/2017
corporate Uber suffers fresh legal blow in France EU court rules in favour of France against Uber 04/07/2017
corporate Total re-invests in Iran French energy giant Total signs a reported multi-billion euro deal with Iran to develop the South Pars offshore gas field. 03/07/2017
corporate Google hit with record fine for abusing internet search monopoly For the European Union, the record 2.4 billion fine against Google is all about choice and protection for consumers. EU anti-trust regulators say 27/06/2017
corporate Amazon spends 12bn euros to buy Whole Foods Market Online retailer could make high-end grocer into mass market merchant 16/06/2017
corporate Ryanair makes big profits, vows lower fares Ryanair is vowing to cut ticket prices by up to seven percent after posting record annual profits. The low-cost Irish airline earned a net profit 30/05/2017
corporate Apple and Nokia avoid court battle over patents Nokia has settled its legal battle with Apple. They have made a new patent licence agreement and have also signed a fresh business deal. 23/05/2017
corporate RBS tries to settle embarrassing court case A compensation court case against Royal Bank of Scotland has been postponed after the lender made a last-minute settlement offer to investors. 22/05/2017
corporate Ford changes gear, ousts CEO US carmaker Ford has dumped CEO Mark Fields. He'll be replaced by James Hackett, the head of the unit developing its self-driving cars. 22/05/2017