COMPANIES

Carlos Slim now controls 16.8% of the New York Times Company.

The Department for Business said the employers owe their workers more than £177,000 in arrears.

The Corner, a new cafe in Sydney's trendy inner west, looks a lot like its peers - white frontage, rustic wooden seating, potted plants on the counter, quinoa on the menu and servers wearing hemp aprons.

Caesars Entertainment is the largest US casino company and owner of the famed Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Cadbury is owned by American group Mondelez International.

Internet company Google has begun discussions with most of the world's top carmakers and has assembled a team of traditional and non-traditional suppliers to speed up efforts to bring self-driving cars to market by 2020, a top Google executive said on Wednesday (January 14).

A French delegation will visit New Delhi shortly to rescue Dassault Aviation's bid to sell 126 Rafale combat jets to India.

BP employs about 4,000 staff in the North Sea out of a total of 15,000 across the UK

In India, shares rally after the central bank announces a surprise interest rate cut.

Oil prices have plunged 60% over the last six months.

Offices of Med-Care Diabetic & Medical Supplies, accused of submitting false claims to Medicare, raided by FBI.

General Election uncertainty weighs heavily on buyer demand says Rics.

Reuters earlier reported that Samsung has offered $7.5bn to buy BlackBerry, leading to 30% surge in Canadian company's shares.

Marketing firms and merchandisers have been quick to capitalise on the Charlie Hebdo terror attacks in Paris

JPM said legal expenses rose to about $1.1bn in the fourth-quarter of 2014 from about $847m a year ago.

Exclusive: Michael Mercieca, of Young Enterprise, says he supports the move 'in principle'.

The Varkey Foundation has called on the top companies to increase funding to education schemes.

Universal Credit Rating Group would issue first ratings in 2015, according to Russian analyst.

There's no shortage of vehicles to choose from at this year's North American International Auto Show, but when it comes to jaw droppers, Ford's new GT leads the pack.

Entry of foreign players in Shanghai FTZ is expected to trigger gradual opening to overseas capital in the e-commerce sector across China.

The Reserve Bank of India has permitted Tata Sons to buy NTT DoCoMo's minority stake in stressed Indian JV Tata Teleservices.

Premier Oil also said it expects to spend around 40% less, or $600m, on planned development this year.

Model 3 will be priced at $35,000, excluding state or federal tax incentives – half the price of a Model S.

Tesco Grocery app allows customers to order goods online for home delivery through Google Glass

The government owned firm will target Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.

Sainsbury's said its outlook was "challenging" after sales at supermarket plummeted.

KKR's German Estate Group (GEG) will invest in the office and retail property segments.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said on Monday (January 12) the car industry has made a strong recovery following the severe economic difficulties in 2009 that led the federal government to loan millions of dollars to two of the three major carmakers.

The fortunes of Coke and McDonald's show how changes in the world of marketing and advertising have affected some huge global brands.