COMPANIES

The board of UK construction firm Balfour Beatty repeats its rejection of a merger proposal by rival Carillion

Panama Canal opened on August 15th 1914 and now celebrates its 100th anniversary.

Oil giant punished with Western sanctions and chief executive faces US blacklist.

Roy to sell London's Grosvenor House and New York's Plaza and Dreams Downtown hotels.

Indian government to offload a 10% stake in state-held CIL.

Lloyds is simply too much of political football for the Tories to risk offering to the public before next year's election.

Shareholder R Andre Klein filed a lawsuit against Apple and Jobs over its recruitment agreement with rivals.

Adani has hired South Korea's Posco to build North Galilee Basin Rail project.

Carillion offered an 8.5p per share dividend if the deal goes ahead.

Technology giant's Q4 profit slipped 1% on revenue that was down 0.5%

Axalta Coating Systems floatation could raise about $1bn.

Lenovo is currently the fourth-largest smartphone maker with a market share of 5.4%.

Gautam Adani's firm buying Lanco's Udupi power plant in Karnataka state.

The USA is the top export destination for the UK's small and medium enterprises.

Net sales jump 11%, buoyed by increase in European demand.

The FCA opened 227 cases regarding non-compliant promotions.

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.