Now playing Next Business Series Bayer raises bid price for Monsanto Bayer's quest to become the world's largest producer of seeds and pesticides has led it to raise the price it is willing to pay for US firm Monsanto to more than $65 billion. 06/09/2016
Now playing Next Belgium 2,000 jobs under threat at Caterpillar in Belgium World's largest maker of heavy machinery begins consultation process that could lead to closure of plant in Charleroi. 02/09/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Airbus and Boeing face order challenges Even as Airbus caught up with Boeing for orders for the first half of this year, combined orders for the world's two dominant planemakers fell 17 percent from the same period last year. 05/08/2016
Now playing Next Business Line It's a Poke-nomenon In this edition of Business Line we will tell you all you need to know about the phenomenon that is Pokemon GO. 27/07/2016
Now playing Next Business Series No Pokemon profit boost for Nintendo - yet Despite the popularity of Pokemon GO Nintendo has announced an operating loss for the period from April to June. 27/07/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Unilever and Roche results better than expected Consumer goods giant Unilever has reported better then expected Q2 sales. Swiss drugmaker Roche also beat market expectations. 21/07/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Pokemon GO Japan launch delay angers gamers, hits Nintendo share price Confusion over the launch of Pokemon GO in Japan has gamers angry and investors selling the shares of Nintendo. 20/07/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Facebook faces tax probe over transfer of assets to Ireland The US tax authorities say Facebook may have unfairly cut its tax bill by understating by "billions of dollars" the value of intellectual property it transferred to Ireland in 2010. 08/07/2016
Now playing Next Economy UK finance minister wants post Brexit business tax cut Finance minister George Osborne plans to cut UK business tax to less than 15 percent to try to cushion the effects of Brexit. 04/07/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Rosneft's quarterly net profit falls 75 percent Rosneft's quarterly net profit fell by 75 percent as crude oil prices declined, but Russia's top oil producer also blamed heavy investment in the period. 08/06/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Cost cutting Royal Dutch Shell to halt operations in up to 10 countries Royal Dutch Shell is to end oil and gas operations in up to 10 countries as it further reduces spending after the purchase of BG Group. 07/06/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Sharp's losses widen, underscoring Foxconn's turnaround challenge Japanese electronics maker Sharp has reported a huge net loss for the second year running, underscoring how difficult it will be for new owner Foxconn to turn the firm around. 12/05/2016
Now playing Next Business Series BP considers more spending cuts after 80 percent profit drop BP has said it could reduce its capital spending further after reporting an 80 percent drop in profits in the first three months of the year. 26/04/2016
Now playing Next Luxembourg Trial begins of 'LuxLeaks' whistleblowers Two former employees of the accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) go on trial today in Luxembourg along with a French journalist. Antoine 25/04/2016
Now playing Next Business Series VW to slash board bonus package in the wake of emissions scandal The scandal hit car manufacturer Volkswagen looks set to dramatically reduce management bonuses. 11/04/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Tata Steel wants to sell UK business, finding a buyer will be a problem India's Tata Steel has decided to sell its steel making operations in Britain, but will likely struggle to find a buyer amid falling prices and huge overcapacity in China. 30/03/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Foxconn to take over Sharp for reduced price Taiwan's Foxconn is to acquire the struggling Japanese technology firm Sharp but after much wrangling which creates doubts on how well they will work together. 30/03/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Bouygues-Orange deal 'on track' France biggest telecoms operator, Orange, is reportedly making good progress on an agreement to buy Bouygues Telecom. 14/03/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Vivendi increases Telecom Italia stake French media group Vivendi has raised its stake in Telecom Italia to 24.9 percent which gives it effective control of the company without the expense of taking it over. 14/03/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Barclays quits Africa as profit falls Barclays is quitting Africa after almost a century of doing business there. The announcement came as it reported pretax profit last year was 5.4 billion pounds, down 2% on 2014. 01/03/2016