British Airways has announced contingency plans to fly 60% of its customers during the first planned strike by cabin crew.

Private equity firm Apax partners sells Tommy Hilfiger to the owner of Calvin Klein, Philips-Van Heusen.

US factory output has gone up for the eighth month in a row, despite winter storms that affected industry in the north east.

Germany's Deutsche Telekom introduces gender quotas to fill 30% of senior jobs with women by the end of 2015.

China National Offshore Oil Corporation is paying $3.1bn for a 50% stake in Argentine oil and gas group Bridas Corporation.

The credit ratings of major AAA governments including the US and the UK are well positioned, says Moody's Investors Services.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao rejects criticism that Beijing keeps the yuan undervalued in order to boost exports.

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European carmakers are in talks about acquiring mutual equity interests as part of talks about greater co-operation

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Claims about Ernst Young’s part in the collapse of Lehman Brothers has brought the auditing profession under uncomfortable scrutiny

Consol Energy, the US mining company, said it would buy Dominion Resources’ Appalachian exploration and production business in a $3.5bn deal to expand ...