COMPANIES

WPP has reported strong growth in the first part of 2014

Brewdog recently revealed that turnover surged 70% in 2013

The British business is the UK's fastest growing hand-cooked premium crisp brand.

EU antitrust arm has charged the three firms with operating a cartel that fixed microchip prices.

The company stated off as a homemade venture, in mother-of-two Julie Deane's kitchen.

The Financial Conduct Authority said Britain's biggest payday lender conducted unfair and misleading debt collection practices.

Spire Healthcare becomes the latest company to announce its LSE intentions.

French Economy Minister Montebourg says Paris has cash from previous share sales to fund Alstom stake.

Commercial property firm Land Securities also acquires full management rights to Bluewater mall in Kent

Higgs, a former London-based Credit Suisse trader, has been spared prison.

Founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou says the flotation will lead let him 'step back' from the company

Konigsberg said he was not aware of Madoff's Ponzi scheme.

BNP reached broad agreement with US regulators that is expected to be announced next week.

Britain's business secretary is removing exclusivity clauses for zero hours contracts.

Terence Shepherd ordered to pay £1m to Beijing Olympics and UK music festival ticket fraud victims.

Michael Osbaldeston of City & Guilds tells IBTimes UK that employers are desperate to recruit youngsters.

Adidas will reach its target of €2bn in football sales for the World Cup

Prize awarded to KiWi Power for energy-saving app is part of Cities Summit

In June, a US hedge fund lost millions from a cyber-attack

SMEs haven't seen any improvement since the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards.

The Abu Dhabi United Group has agreed a £1bn deal with Manchester Council

The Towers Watson research reveals that there is a lack of information about employee benefit spending.

Private equity heavy-hitters Kohlberg Kravis Roberts picks up a one-third stake ahead of a likely flotation of AEI assets.

Exclusive: Frank Field tells IBTimes UK that he is pleased by the Labour Party leader's new 'Youth All policy.

Balboa swindled investors by overstating the value of Nigerian debt by $80m.

Annual digital payments will reach £2.8tn by the end of the decade, as mobiles, tablets, contactless cards and China's Alibaba boost transactions.

MBIA wants Credit Suisse to carry out 'targeted re-review' of records to ensure it is turning over evidence properly.

Some 55% of small businesses still do not have websites, according to Google.

Reports say that the mining giant has already announced hundreds of job cuts in Australia