COMPANIES

Unions say Pfizer should sign up to a legally binding agreement, saving UK jobs following a takeover.

Proposal substantially undervalued Allergan, according to company.

China accuses GSK executives of routing 3bn yuan in bribes to doctors through travel agencies and consultancies

However, the low cost airline posted better than expected results in its first half financial report.

The children's film about two royal sisters in a frosty kingdom has also boosted Disney's balance sheet

Justice campaign group handing report of failures to police and SFO.

AT&T's reported deal with DirecTV comes after Comcast's agreement to buy rival Time Warner Cable.

US drug maker and Britain's second largest pharmaceutical are giving evidence at the Business Select Committee

Outsourcing giant unveils new sales for 2014 while Serco and G4S remain under SFO probe.

The embattled lending is selling off a large chunk of its US retail and commercial banking services

Facebook's social networking service is banned in China.

Ursula Lidbetter said she was ready to speak personally to anyone not yet ready to back reform proposals.

EFF warns manufacturing needs to tackle 'dirty and unglamorous' image to attract talent

China's investment in east Africa infrastructure marks shift to relationship building and resource exploitation

Consumer groups picket gas giant's shareholders' meeting in Westminster in protest at rising energy prices

Bangladesh's state-owned telecommunications company illegally cut off Zamir Telecom on orders of Abdul Latif Siddique.

Russian energy giant says Kiev owes $3.5bn and must pay up before June to keep the gas flowing to the country.

One analyst says Ellison 'not like a CEO but like a king'

Credit Suisse and BNP Paribas, facing threat of criminal charges in the US, tried to shift subsidiaries into the gun sights.

European Union slaps sanctions on 13 individuals and two companies after separatist referendum held in eastern Ukraine

South African company is world's no. 3 platinum producer and says it may have to cut jobs if the strike continues.

Tax expert Richard Murphy accuses British government inactivity of hitting some of world's most impoverished nations.

Sir Brendan Barber says workers on zero-hours contracts are afraid of looking for work elsewhere.

National Australia Bank director Lukas Kamay helped by LinkedIn friend Chris Hill at ABS to gain millions illegally.

EU foreign ministers meeting to discuss sanctions against Russia as the Kremlin backs Ukraine referendum.

Markit says the survey highlights a worrying waste of talent within the country's labour market.

PPI's annual survey shows that General Motors is the worst big automaker to deal with

The CISI says young people expressed an interest in working in the country's technology sector.

Indian rupee strikes near 10-month high on 12 May.