COMPANIES

Sales fell by 3.9% for Asda

HSBC is offering first sub-1% mortgage with an initial rate of 0.99% on its two-year discount special mortgage.

About 200 protesters gathered at the Port of Seattle to block access to a Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig headed for the Arctic.

DCC Energy has made a binding offer to acquire Royal Dutch Shell's Butagaz Liquefied Petroleum Gas business in France for €464m.

Vodafone's sales were up by 0.1% in its fourth quarter

Facebook seeks options to generate revenue out of popular messaging app, which it acquired for $22bn.

Samsung secured partial win on its appeal of patent litigation against Apple.

Court has also imposed injunction barring Citibank from leaving its role as custodian of Argentina's restructured bonds.

The US firm is looking to tap into the trend for premium burgers.

Transport for London seeks innovative uses for Down Street tube station, which closed in 1932.

The tour operator has come in for heavy criticism after it was awarded £3.5m in relation to the deaths of two children

The two betting firms could begin a bidding war.

Brands had a better chance of succeeding in clamping down on counterfeit trade if they talked to Alibaba instead of suing it, says company top executive.

Procter & Gamble's media review could leave its chosen agency working harder for less money.

Jonathan Hart had been with company for four years

Vodafone took the 'most complained-about provider' crown in Q4 2014.

Ofcom reveals the most and least complained about UK broadband providers.

Shares opened at A$2.13, valuing the company at A$11.3bn.

US District Judge Denise Cote ruled banks must pay full amount requested by Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Lawsuit alleges that Alibaba had been aware of sale of counterfeit products on its websites.

Probe by FBI means that apparent fake takeover bid has violated criminal statutes.

Fifth Avenue rent is too high, owner Toys R Us aims to open new place late next year

Tycoon snapped up New Look but also has several more UK interests

A deal could be announced as soon as next week, during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Brazil.

All you need to do is log on to make a multi-billion pound bid.

SABMiller said it hoped the purchase would help company appeal to female drinkers.

The US sportswear giant is set to make a major entry into the world of football as it takes on the dominance of Nike and Adidas.

Nowadays the unglamorous world of retail banking has become the acceptable business model for UK banks.

Chinese markets regulator says its recent move to expedite approvals for IPOs will not have a big impact on the market.