Liberty in takeover talks

Liberty, owner of the iconic London department store, said it was in the early stages of takeover talks with suitors and that it continued to trade well in 2010.

Cineworld PLC reports growing box office revenue

Cineworld PLC, the UK cinema operator has reported swelling numbers of cinemagoers last year, after it made £230.9 million in box office revenue - up 16.9 pct on 2008. (12:47 PM BST)

Department store Liberty in takeover talks

Liberty <LIBE.L>, owner of the iconic London department store, said it was in the early stages of takeover talks with suitors and that it continued to trade well in 2010. (12:45 PM BST)

Examiner sees gimmicks in Lehman demise

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc used accounting gimmicks and had been insolvent for weeks before it filed for bankruptcy in September 2008, but there was not extensive wrongdoing, a court-appointed examiner has found. (12:21 PM BST)

Man Utd boost Asia base with 5-yr deal

Manchester United have moved to strengthen their huge Asian support base and global brand by signing a five-year deal with Telekom Malaysia . (10:58 AM BST)

Barclays Diamond optimistic on fixed income

Barclays <BARC.L> President Bob Diamond said on Thursday he is optimistic that the robust fixed income trading market should last for a while yet. (3:07 AM BST)

BP to pay Devon $7 bln for fields

BP <BP.L> will pay $7 billion (4.6 billion pound) to Devon Energy <DVN.N> for assets that will extend its reach into Brazil and bulk up its position in the Gulf of Mexico, as the world's top oil companies look to acquisitions to refill de... (2:17 AM BST)

BP shares rise on FTSE 100

es in British Petroleum, BP, were up on the FTSE 100 after it confirmed acquisition of Devon Energy's deepwater assets. (Mar 11)