COMPANIES

The FAA allows Boeing to test its redesigned lithium ion batteries after thorough review of the changes.

RWE is looking to offload its oil and gas exploration unit as it plans more investment in renewable energy.

PPI mis-selling spawns new industry as banks become inundated with claims for compensation, says employment group Manpower.

Bank shifts 20 percent of wealth management business in trim of non-core operations.

HP accuses Autonomy of serious accounting improprieties and disclosure failures.

Only major UK bank not part of the governments Funding for Lending Scheme boosts SME lending pot

PetroChina and other Chinese energy companies are looking to secure themselves for the longer term.

Alibaba is planning to go public within the next 12 months.

Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards recommend banks to be broken up if they flout ring-fencing rules.

The banking commission demands the inclusion of legal powers for the breakup of banks that violate ring-fencing rules.

Commander Shepard and his Normandy crew gear-up for their final voyage in Mass Effect 3's final DLC - Citadel.

Esure is set to enter FTSE 250 index with a flotation price in the range between 240p to 310p per share.

Financial Services Authority reveals that banks paid customers £439m in January alone.

China's growing middle class will provide massive boost to the European tourism industry, says research

Investors bet on deeper central bank support in face of tepid data and rising political risks.

US regulator to hold hearing into design and certification of 787 jets.

Vince Cable's right-hand person puts question to parliament after consulting IBTimes UK over series of exclusives.

Oil policy will not change overnight but Malcolm Graham-Wood details the repercussions on the energy markets.

Adidas shares gain as investors expect better sales and bottom-line results in 2013.

France’s jobless rose above 10 percent for the first time since the second quarter 1999

Italian bank suffering huge derivatives losses seeks damages from two former executives as well as Nomura and Deutsche Bank.

BT's £2.5bn fibre rollout project to provide high-speed broadband services across the country.

Britain's second-biggest insurance group says dividend cut will free-up cash to reduce debts.

The spokesman of Monte Paschi di Siena who has been found dead was under pressure over an investigation into alleged corruption and fraud that has rocked the world's oldest bank, newspaper reports said on Thursday.

AirAsia becomes the first foreign firm to enter India's aviation sector as its joint venture with Tatas gets government nod.

While axing investment banking jobs Credit Suisse is also paring back security in line with cost cutting measures

Office of Fair Trading tells 90 percent of payday loans market to tighten business practices or face closure.

Samsung takes 3.04 percent stake in the struggling Japanese firm in a third-party allotment deal.

Verizon considers buying Vodafone’s $115bn stake in joint venture Verizon Wireless