COMPANIES

Lloyds Banking Group reported a 32% increase in underlying first-half profit

Wikimedia Foundation partners with Coinbase to accept bitcoin payments on its website.

Rio Tinto sells Mozambique coal assets, purchased in near $4bn Riversdale Mining deal, for just $50m to India's ICVL.

HSBC has alerted Finsbury Park Mosque and various other Muslim led organisations of account closures.

Members of the Finsbury Park Mosque will protest outside HSBC in Seven Sisters, North London

Ofgem has introduced new measures that will save customers £12 a year

However, earlier this year, one fan paid $2.16m for lunch with legendary investor Warren Buffett

ITV posts pre-tax profits of 40%.

Amazon's India push will see it battle cash-rich local rival Flipkart.com.

Property website sees decent leap in revenue, profit and online traffic as housing market heals.

Oxfam has cut its own costs and seen a reduction in humanitarian aid spending for 2013-2014.

Expert says team management failures could wreck your business for the rest of the year

Profit before tax at Travis Perkins leaps 19.4% in first half of 2014 to £162.5m.

Finance director Tushar Morzaria said the group was on target for the mass of job cuts.

New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) probing alleged manipulation in forex market.

Young people from Bansal community dominate about 88% of India's indigenous e-tail market.

HSBC has closed accounts for a number of other Muslim organisations and individuals in the UK.

The Bank of England is imposing tougher laws on bankers behaving badly.

Airbus aircraft were to be fitted with Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines.

Research from the Universities of Bristol and Strathclyde found serious issues with the fee regime.

Madison has forwarded $800m bid for Roy's New York hotels to India's market regulator.

The retailer reported a 10.9% rise in sales.

CVC in talks with Epicor-owner Apax Partners.

Andrew Higginson will step in as Deputy Chairman in October.

The World Cup boosted Puma sales, but they were down overall.

Tesco still holds the majority of the market but its share is declining.

The Prime Minister says his goal is clear: an immigration system that puts Britain first.

Savills and Deloitte Real Estate put building on sale, the Guardian reports.

Profits are up by 34% but BP warns that sanctions on Russia could have big impact on its performance.