BUSINESS

BMW experienced a sales record breaking year in 2014, with its brands shifting two million vehicles.

Better-than-expected UK industrial and trade data, and some dovish Fed comments weighed on the greenback.

Circle Holdings to pull out of running Cambridgeshire hospital as it's 'no longer sustainable'.

Attackers have hijacked AOL's ad network to silently serve malicious ransomware ads that lock PCs.

The two department stores will close some 54 department stores across the US.

Swiss y/y CPI rate falls to -0.3% in December from -0.1%, unemployment rate up to 10-month high.

Penalty is the largest amount ever paid by an automaker as a result of a US NHTSA probe.

Job cuts will affect company's Atlanta headquarters and its international operations.

A drop in oil prices has put money in consumers' pockets, says Minneapolis Federal Reserve boss Narayana Kocherlakota.

Macquarie is working to seal the deal for about 100 jets before the end of the month.

Facebook's integration of QuickFire's technology would help social network to reduce buffering of videos without degradation in quality.

There were reports that Sue Ann Arnall rejected cheque and has been pursuing her appeal.

The company will be selling shares to raise the funds.

US Department of Defence set to permanently base F-35s at RAF Lakenheath.

The average price has been calculated at 109.8p per litre.

Unbound offers a platform for authors to reach their audience and find funding to publish their work. Could film and TV be next?

His investment firm has acquired a minority stake in Privateer Holdings.

Billionaire financier George Soros says $50bn package should be viewed as a safeguard against an aggressive Russia.

Low prices also raise the risk of geopolitical instability, warns commodity hedge fund manager Andrew J Hall.

TSL is revised up to Ba1 with stable outlook, TSUKH confirmed at B2/B2-PD with positive outlook.

Leu has fallen 16% since June and is just 320 pips away from a record low.

Euro is 125 pips away from 11-year low, pound 221 pips away from four and a half-year low.

Sanctions imposed on North Korea so far are based on inveterate hostility and repugnancy towards republic, says North Korea.

FBI remains insistent that North Korea is behind Sony Pictures attacks, and says its hacking 'got sloppy'

Since 2011, KKR has committed over $1.8bn of equity to 29 real estate transactions in the US, Europe and in Asia.

M&S blamed unseasonal weather for disappointing clothes sales.

President Xi expects two-way trade between China and Latin America to rise to $500bn within 10 years.

The TUC says failing to pay the minimum wage is an antisocial act.

Tesco will also sell Dunnhumby data business and online movie streaming service Blinkbox.