COMPANIES

Walt Disney's animated blockbuster pushes the media company's profits higher

Lawmakers mull review of punishments to deter bankers from rigging Libor and FX rates

Former Burberry boss takes up position at tech giant with 113,000 restricted share options

Germany's economic affairs and energy minister says Europe cannot quit Russian gas

The Eurotunnel is twenty years old today, and business is finally looking up.

United States looking into the position of a Chinese oil rig that Vietnam says is in its territorial waters

Zero-hour contracts and strikes are taking centre stage but equality in the workplace is still diabolical

The DECC received 173 applications from firms for around 370 blocks

Remuneration committee says no rise for Greene amid heavy criticism over Royal Mail privatisation.

Prime Minister David Cameron's office said jobs and skills base are at stake

International Monetary Fund regional director urges action over a possible housing bubble in Dubai.

Australian fashion brand built on social media bans opinions on Facebook page in row over 'goddess' joke

EU energy chief says the bloc's stance has hardened on the prospect of exemptions for Russia's Gazprom.

BMW Group reported 11.4% increase in first-quarter profits primarily on higher demand from China, US and Europe.

82 million customers use the budget airline over the course of the year – a record for the firm.

British parliamentary committee will call representatives from Pfizer and AstraZeneca to discuss potential merger.

The number of temporary workers in IT roles increased by 11.2% during the 2013/2014 financial year.

Ongoing violence in eastern Ukraine and threat of deeper sanctions put upward pressure on oil prices

Lufthansa has reported narrower losses in its first quarter results thanks to its SCORE restructuring programme.

Shares are down nearly 4% in early trading

Payday companies lend short term loans at significantly high interest rates.

Advertising giant snaps up the South African digital marketing agency

Gold steadies after trading close to a three-week high over the increasing violence in Ukraine.

Firm says profit lifted 26% as mortgage market recovery drives millions more visitors to Zoopla.

But ICAEW/Grant Thornton warns British firms are witnessing a widening skills gap.

Trading is slightly ahead of management expectations as a result of the unusually wet winter weather

Net income declines to $1.61bn in first quarter from $2.21bn last year.

The change comes under the government's new universal credit scheme.

Barclays' financial director says there is also a weak investment bank results will continue