COMPANIES

Tobacco company said it is 'prepared to protect its rights'.

The deal will help Hanergy take on US-based market leader First Solar.

Pre-tax profits were up by 6.3% for the company.

Move helps e-commerce service company Alibaba take home bigger share of earnings from financial services affiliate.

IBTimes UK takes a look at how commercially viable Manchester United is as a brand.

When you need to advertise your business to the masses with maximum impact, digital and online advertising can be extremely effective.

The English Premier League season kicks off this weekend, with the country's biggest club Manchester United entering a new commercial era.

Royal Enfield makes the Bullet and Continental GT café racer motorcycles.

Operating profit was up by 17% for the firm.

June current account deficit would have been €3.1bn in absence of BNP Paribas fine.

Samsung and Apple are set to lose significant share in global smartphone market by 2015, according to Fitch.

Rupert Soames, chief executive of Serco, says trading was 'poor' in first half of 2014.

Ladbrokes reported a 49.8% drop in profits.

Banks might appear to be circling bitcoin but they're actually squaring up to traditional payment solutions.

Trans-Pacific submarine cable to connect US west coast with Japan.

Professional mannequin makers have decided to embrace beacon technology for a 21st century high street.

Fox investment is San Francisco-based hedge fund's fifth largest holding.

Antibacterial chemical triclosan has been linked to cancer-cell growth and disrupted development in animals.

Company allegedly paid bribes to doctors and officials in cash and kind.

Copy of Sports Direct's controversial zero hours contract leaked.

Full-service carrier to begin operations in India by October 2014.

Profit before tax at Jaguar Land Rover rose to £924m in April-June quarter.

Tata Motors' stock and REIT rules boost benchmark Indian index.

Law Firm Winckworth Sherwood said many businesses may decided to take legal action against tax advisors.

Sale of the private bank's international business could fetch between $720m and $1.1bn.

Some accounts on Baidu Cloud found to have contained obscene and pornographic content.

Over half of the population support fracking, according to UK Onshore Oil and Gas.

Consortium includes South Korea's National Pension Service and gas seller E1.

Balfour Beatty has rejected talks with Carillion over a merger.