COMPANIES

Engineering and technology firm reports 4% drop in underlying profits for 12 months ended 31 July.

UK leapfrogs Japan, Hong Kong and Finland which were ranked higher last year.

RBS said this would not affect its core capital ratio as this was covered by existing provisions.

Contract expected to be signed on 29 September although no official date given by utility.

Four Angolans and two foreigners involved as chopper crashes due to 'bad weather'.

Chemicals giant Ineos brings ethane from the US to Scotland where a shale moratorium prevents fracking for gas.

In landmark deal US-Israeli consortium agrees to provide 300 cubic feet of gas per day over 15 year period.

Tour operator says terror attacks in Turkey and Belgium have hit summer holiday demand.

Wolseley reported an 8.5% on-year increase in total revenues to £14.43bn for the year ended 31 July.

Revenue rises 10% to £15.1m in six months ended 30 June.

BMW UK intends to shift from its two defined benefit schemes to a less generous defined contribution scheme.

Irn Bru maker posts profit before tax of £17m for the six months ended 30 July.

These top 1% people earn pre-tax income of £119,000 or more annually.

Germany's largest bank has been ordered to pay a $14bn penalty by the US over past misconduct.

Google and US cloud computing company Salesforce are also expected to make a bid for the company.

After closing all of its high street stores this year, BHS returns with its best-sellers - lighting and home furnishing.

A spokesperson for Monarch has denied rumours of it going bust.

Monarch said its flights and holidays were operating as normal and it was carrying its customers as scheduled.

This is said to be the highest single payout made by any UK company till date in this regard.

Sales jumped 12% to £7.7bn in 2015 calendar year.

Boss of state-owned fuel behemoth also expects oil market to remain volatile in the near future.

Co-founder Vernon Hill says lender is only challenger bank in UK and wants to win fans instead of customers.

69% of the CEOs are confident the British economy will grow over the next year.

25% of firms surveyed expecting business volumes to grow at a moderate rate in the next quarter.

Dalian Wanda entertainment group has opened the first phase of the project.

Deloitte said the gap between full-time working men and women was closing at a rate of just £0.025 every year.

This follows German rival TUIfly denying earlier reports that it was in talks to be acquired by easyJet.

Panama Papers and Bahamas Leaks show that the tax avoidance industry is alive and well.

Online retailer giant cleared of one of 11 counts at Southwark Crown Court.