Bill Winters purchases Standard Chartered shares worth £1m
Bill Winters's total holding in the bank has now increased to 229,034 shares worth about £1.4m.
Asian markets close week lower amidst persisting fears of Fed rate increase
Rate increase could strengthen dollar, adversely affecting Asian firms with dollar-denominated debt.
Emirates scraps first class and shrinks business class to carry maximum number of passengers
Airbus A380, launched at Dubai Airshow, will first fly to Copenhagen.
Manchester United to become highest earning football club ever
Manchester United have announced that they expect revenue for the year to be between £500m and £510m.
Bank of England to publish HBOS report seven years after financial institution's near-collapse
HBOS was bailed out by the government that pumped in £20bn in 2008 for a 41% stake.
Most of Asian markets trade lower or remain flat while oil prices decline
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closed higher by 2.40%, witnessing its biggest daily jump in over a month.
Australia: Apple Store manager apologises after video shows staff ejecting black students
College principal said this was not the first time his students had faced racial profiling.
Angie's List receives $512m acquisition offer from billionaire Barry Diller's IAC
IAC's all-cash proposal to acquire Angie's List translates to $8.75 per share.
Carlsberg to cut 2,000 jobs in effort to improve earnings
This move is part of its new cost-cutting programme that will include both impairment and restructuring costs.
Asian markets rule flat as data shows China growth still faltering
Moody's outlook for China points to continuing slowdown.
Dell's EMC deal could be derailed by $9bn tax bill
In October, Dell had confirmed the acquisition of EMC including VMware for $67bn.
Care home sector faces financial crisis that could lead to loss of thousands of beds
Westminster-based think-tank ResPublica warns of impact on NHS.
Singles Day sales for Alibaba exceeds $1bn in the first 8 minutes
The sales that Alibaba generated today in 8 hours is about $2bn more than Netflix's annual sales last year.
Asian markets down on Fed rate increase fears and weak Chinese data
Barring Japan's Nikkei 225, all other stock indices decline.
General Electric bags $2.6bn contract from Indian government to supply locomotives
The deal was awarded to the company by the government of India on 9 November.
Yahoo hires McKinsey to help reorganise company
McKinsey to help Yahoo decide on which units need to be sold, closed down or invest more in.
Ericsson and Cisco forge alliance to take on rivals such as Huawei Technologies
The alliance will add $1bn or more in annual sales for both companies by 2018.
Angad Paul: Chief executive of Caparo Industries falls to death from his penthouse
The 45-year-old fell from his eight-storey property in Portland Place, Marylebone.
Asian markets continue mixed trend after US publishes positive jobs data
Shanghai Composite index continues bull run on positive statement from stock market regulator.
Weyerhaeuser to buy Plum Creek creating a $23bn timberland giant
Plum Creek's shareholders will receive 1.6 shares of Weyerhaeuser for every share they own.
PwC: About 28% of Britain's largest companies fail to disclose bonus criteria
Non-disclosing companies citing commercial sensitivity of information for their action.
Jaguar Land Rover working on secret £4.5bn cost-cutting plan
Under Leap 4.5, carmaker plans to double its production to 1 million cars annually by the end of the decade.
US rate increase becomes more likely as unemployment dips to 5%
Non-farm payrolls increased by 271,000 in October, almost double the growth in September.
Alibaba to acquire all of Youku Tudou for $3.7bn
'China's YouTube' will give ecommerce giant a share of the online video market in world's most populous nation.
Verizon Communications could sell assets worth $10bn
America's largest wireless carrier wants to focus on its core business as industry rapidly evolves.
Singapore Airlines offers to buy entire stake of Tiger Airways
Deal will allow Singapore Airlines to coordinate operations of Tiger and Scoot.
Asian markets continue mixed trend ahead of US job data
Positive data could be a factor in Fed decision on rate increase.
Expedia to acquire HomeAway for $3.9bn; deal will ramp up competition with Airbnb
This deal is expected to close in the first quarter of next year and will be financed via cash and stock.
Eurostar stake sold by government despite NAO forecasting rise in profits
UK's 40% stake sold to Anglo-Canadian consortium for £757.1m.
Goldman Sachs rolls out new initiatives to retain employees
Goldman has already tried to attract its junior employees by offering a 20% pay rise in summer 2014.
