South Korea

Samsung: the scandal threatening South Korea's behemoth

How did a economic giant that accounts for a fifth of South Korea's GDP get into the position where its top boss was arrested accused of corruption?

20 February 2017

Economy

Trump pushes GM, Ford and Fiat Chrysler on US car plants

Trump has met the heads of GM, Ford and Fiat Chrysler pushing them to make more vehicles in the United States and create more American jobs.

24 January 2017

Business Series

BT shares plummet on deepening Italian accounting scandal

UK telecoms firm BT has cut its revenue, earnings and cash flow forecasts due to a worse than thought accounting scandal at its Italian business.

24 January 2017

Business Series

Weaker pound, pricier fuel to hit easyJet profits

British low-cost airline easyJet warns the weaker pound and pricier fuel will reduce its profits more than expected this year.

24 January 2017

Economy

China seeks balance between growth and debt

China is trying for more balanced economic growth and to avoid asset bubbles by ensuring companies don't build up too much debt.

10 January 2017

Business Series

Nestle claims designer sugar cuts content by 40%, taste unchanged

Foods behemoth Nestle has says its hollowed out sugar molecule can cut sugar content in products by 40%, promises sales by 2018.

1 December 2016

Business Series

Saudi Arabia and SoftBank plan to become world's largest tech investors

Saudi Arabia and Japan's SoftBank are to team up to launch a huge technology investment fund to back cutting edge innovations.

14 October 2016

Business Series

New chief executive faces huge task to rescue Italian bank Monte dei Paschi

New chief executive Marco Morelli has taken over at struggling Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena which has to raise five billion euros to survive.

15 September 2016

Business Series

Bayer raises bid price for Monsanto

Bayer's quest to become the world's largest producer of seeds and pesticides has led it to raise the price it is willing to pay for US firm Monsanto to more than $65 billion.

6 September 2016

Belgium

2,000 jobs under threat at Caterpillar in Belgium

World's largest maker of heavy machinery begins consultation process that could lead to closure of plant in Charleroi.

2 September 2016

Business Series

Airbus and Boeing face order challenges

Even as Airbus caught up with Boeing for orders for the first half of this year, combined orders for the world's two dominant planemakers fell 17 percent from the same period last year.

5 August 2016

Business Line

It's a Poke-nomenon

In this edition of Business Line we will tell you all you need to know about the phenomenon that is Pokemon GO.

27 July 2016

Business Series

No Pokemon profit boost for Nintendo - yet

Despite the popularity of Pokemon GO Nintendo has announced an operating loss for the period from April to June.

27 July 2016

Business Series

Unilever and Roche results better than expected

Consumer goods giant Unilever has reported better then expected Q2 sales. Swiss drugmaker Roche also beat market expectations.

21 July 2016

Business Series

Pokemon GO Japan launch delay angers gamers, hits Nintendo share price

Confusion over the launch of Pokemon GO in Japan has gamers angry and investors selling the shares of Nintendo.

20 July 2016

Business Series

Facebook faces tax probe over transfer of assets to Ireland

The US tax authorities say Facebook may have unfairly cut its tax bill by understating by "billions of dollars" the value of intellectual property it transferred to Ireland in 2010.

8 July 2016

Economy

UK finance minister wants post Brexit business tax cut

Finance minister George Osborne plans to cut UK business tax to less than 15 percent to try to cushion the effects of Brexit.

4 July 2016

Business Series

Rosneft's quarterly net profit falls 75 percent

Rosneft's quarterly net profit fell by 75 percent as crude oil prices declined, but Russia's top oil producer also blamed heavy investment in the period.

8 June 2016

Business Series

Cost cutting Royal Dutch Shell to halt operations in up to 10 countries

Royal Dutch Shell is to end oil and gas operations in up to 10 countries as it further reduces spending after the purchase of BG Group.

7 June 2016

Business Series

Sharp's losses widen, underscoring Foxconn's turnaround challenge

Japanese electronics maker Sharp has reported a huge net loss for the second year running, underscoring how difficult it will be for new owner Foxconn to turn the firm around.

12 May 2016