COMPANIES

This is the latest failed deal which highlights M&A challenges under the Obama administration.

MPs want to speak to wife of retail billionaire Sir Philip Green, who owns his businesses in Monaco.

Retail tycoon could pay back millions to meet retirement commitments for 20,000 employees.

Cisco, Microsoft, Oracle, Telefonica, Orange, SAP and IBM are the other top paying tech firms.

The antiseptic gel called Umbipro was developed in partnership with the charity Save the Children.

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Ecuador on 16 April killed more than 650 people.

World's largest brewer plans to sell SABMiller's operations in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Romania.

Anglo-Swedish pharma firm says its revenues for the first quarter rose 1% to $6.12bn.

Activist investor Carl Icahn dumps entire multi-billion-dollar Apple stake due to Chinese 'dictatorship' fears.

Most UK supermarkets will operate under normal working hours.

British Airways owner swings to profit in the first quarter as passengers revenue surges 8% to €4.46bn.

Taxpayer-owned lender posts £968m loss after making £1.19bn payment for bailout package.

Minister was not on top of the Tata Steel situation, Business Select Committee finds.

Susan Boyle had a heated argument with a BA employee at the Heathrow airport earlier this week.

Deal creating a mega operation that could rival animation kingpin Disney.

Barclays is also in talks to sell its French retail business to AnaCap Financial Partners.

There are a number of factors behind the demise of UK retailers such as BHS and Austin Reed.

VW posts €127m loss in the fourth quarter as emission scandal costs and tarnished reputation hit home.

Housebuilder says it is well equipped to deal with fallout from EU referendum.

Advertising giant posts 3.2% increase in sales and 9% gain in revenue but warns of EU referendum uncertainty.

FTSE 100 lender posts 46% decline in profit but records increase in loan to businesses and privates.

Musk will unveil his vision for a human city on the planet at Mexico conference.

Bain & Company was commissioned by chief executive Warren East to do the study.

The humble hairdryer gets reinvented as Dyson's Supersonic aims to deliver more power and less noise.

The payment protection insurance scandal, which has totalled £34bn is expected to ease off.

Foxtons CEO Nic Budden says crunch European Union vote will hold back sales and transactions.

Argos owner posts £804m loss for the full year as profit slumps 28% to £94.7m and sales decline.

FTSE 100 group targets more expansion after first quarter revenue beats forecast thanks to growth across the board.

Barclays posts 25% year-on-year decline in first quarter profit as non-core losses widen significantly.