COMPANIES

Virgin Money said 2014 was a landmark year.

The company's US restaurants will aim to completely change their poultry supply within two years.

Premier Li Keqiang wants to boost China's technology industry against a backdrop of slowing economic growth.

Citi, which had been the second largest shareholder in Akbank, aims to increase its business in Turkey.

HBO is in talks with five companies including Apple and Google to promote HBO Now.

The UK government has given Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman seven days to make a convincing case that sanctions will not affect the industry.

Pharmacyclics makes Imbruvica approved for treatment of three different types of blood cancer.

Blood Bricks campaign strives to force UK firms to meet their obligations under Human Rights Law.

Target to slash jobs primarily from corporate locations in the US and in India.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo mandated to manage deal.

India-based iVoice Enterprises filed lawsuit with Intellectual Property Appellate Board of India, asking to remove or rectify Apple's 'iPhone' trademark.

New Zealand-based Xero's priority for 2015 is to grow its UK and US subscriber base.

Lamborghini presented the new incarnation of their flagship Aventador car at the International Motor Show in Geneva.

The government's 40% holding sold to Canadian public pension fund CDPQ and Hermes.

Reliance Communications, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Tata Teleservices, Uninor, Idea Cellular and Aircel in fray.

RBS plans to reduce its investment banking footprint from 38 countries to 13.

Kingfisher's performance of late can be best described as somewhat schizophrenic.

Morgan Analyst Katy Huberty forecasts that Nasdaq-traded Apple stock will rise to $190 by March 2016.

Barclays said it had set aside another £750m to resolve claims of currency market rigging.

Pre-tax profit was up 21% for the Irish bookie.

Fitch rated the firm 'BB-' and Moody's 'Ba3'.

Firms did not divulge financial details but said they expect to close the deal by August.

The bank's earnings are weighed down by provisions set aside for market rigging and PPI mis-selling.

Orient Securities Company Limited proposes to issue up to 1 billion shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

The Nordic region's largest cinema operator could be worth between £350m and £400m.

GSK and Novartis have completed several transactions totalling $20bn.

Orange's chief executive Stephane Richard says that the former monopolies have been discussing a potential tie-up.

A survey from IoD shows what the public think about excessive salaries.

Buyout firms, including Permira Advisors, Blackstone, Carlyle and TPG Capital, still own 64% of Freescale.