COMPANIES

Toyota closes plant for a couple of days, while John Deere stops operations indefinitely.

Average FTSE 100 CEO pay jumped to £4.964m in 2014, compared to £27,195 median pay for full-time employee.

Apple officials contacted GoMentum Station, former naval base near San Francisco that is being converted into testing ground for autonomous vehicles.

The online tailor is set to create the UK's largest network of bespoke fitters

As part of its 'Rubix' project, Deloitte Canada has been tasked to 'align ourselves with the right groups'.

GE Capital Bank's US online banking business has $16bn in savings accounts and other deposits.

Iran will discuss its new oil contract models and 45 oil and gas projects including oil and gas exploration with international oil companies at December conference.

CEO Tim Cook says 50% of US recruitment comprises women, Black, Hispanic, or Native American.

Planned announcement at upcoming Apple event in San Francisco dropped.

IBTimes was granted a talk through with itBit's Steve Wager about the top secret Bankchain project.

The company announced a profit of €49.4m in the third quarter to 30 June.

Bombay High Court says ban on Maggi was violation of principle of natural justice.

CEO says the reservoir being explored by Shell will be 'relatively easy' to drill for oil.

Uzbekistan Airways to use weighing machine to estimate average passenger weight with hand luggage.

Companies jumping on the feminist bandwagon better be prepared to follow through.

US SEC has charged traders who infiltrated servers of news agencies and stole more than 100,000 press releases.

Exclusive: musician and tech champion Imogen Heap tells IBTimes about her blockchain plans.

Scandal-ridden company reported a 3.2% fall in UK and Ireland sales due to its London Olympics errors.

The sale is subject to regulatory approval.

Cloud music service Revelator and bitcoin developers Colu have launched music rights service on the blockchain.

Lender to raise A$5bn to meet stricter capital ratio requirements.

Uber is facing probe in Hong Kong over its drivers, who allegedly operate without proper licence and insurance.

US banks under pressure from regulators to strengthen balance sheets by reducing exposure to high-risk businesses.

Banks are in talks with US regulators to settle claims of alleged unfair practices.

Sale part of GE's move to divest $100bn worth of financial assets under GE Capital by end of 2015.

Some with allergies to corn have abandoned product after switch, others say it makes icing 'gritty'.

Sundar Pichai has been installed as Google chief executive after a shake-up.

IBTimes UK ventures underground to see how Transport for London plans to reopen the station.

The MDC Partners/Nadal scandal shines a light on the enduring war between agencies and clients over money.