COMPANIES

The UK's biggest bookmaker reports bottom-of-the-range profit after customers win big on Boxing Day football.

RMT and TSSA general secretaries defend industrial action as majority of Zone 1 stations are closed.

FTSE 250 company's revenue increases by 10% to £112.5m.

Car maker to modernise two plants in Michigan and Ohio, creating 2,000 jobs.

Union leader Petros Elia says tips should be called 'Qatari sovereign wealth fund charge'.

Strikes on 10-11 January by British Airways cabin crew will not hit travel, according to the airline.

The Chinese electronics company sold over 2 million smartphones in India in 2016.

Britain's second biggest airport records busiest ever December as traffic surges 15% year-on-year.

100 people are thought to have died after using a humidifier disinfectant.

Source close to negotiations tells IBTimes UK there has been 'lots of movement' in jobs dispute.

South Korean electronics giant expects operating profit to rise by 50% in the fourth quarter.

American owner DFC Global confirmed it has received an approach for under-pressure Money Shop.

General secretaries Mick Cash and Mick Wheelan say they want to meet the senior Conservatives.

Japanese firms have upped their interest in buying cheaper British firms since the UK's Brexit vote.

Keith Hellawell survives second vote, despite 54% of independent shareholders calling for his resignation.

Aldi's new pay rates put it well above the government's minimum wage and national living wage levels.

US retailer to close over 60 stores in 2017 to save costs.

The controversial commentator had previously said the book would be the moment he 'goes mainstream'.

Security manager wanted to test toy before he purchased it for his child and returned it after few days.

British cruise company ceases to trade - but travel bodies pledge to fly passengers home.

Drivers now plan to walkout on 10, 11 and 14 January in dispute over rail guards.

Retail bellwether Next warns that rising inflation will make it a tough year ahead on the high street.

Station staff represented by the RMT and TSSA unions are planning to walkout on 8 January.

The striking members had earlier planned the 48-hour walk out on Christmas and Boxing Day.

The UK's top bosses have already earned more than the typical UK worker will make all year.

Ford said its new generation of electric cars will be built in the US following criticism from US President-elect Donald Trump.

US president-elect claims General Motors produces cars in Mexico before selling them in the US without paying border tax.

Confectionery visionary called himself the 'material executor', not the inventor, of the children's favourite.

In a turbulent business environment chief executives continued to search for transformative deals.