COMPANIES

Surprise decision to hold to $85bn-a-month bond-buying stimulus fuels stock market rallies in US and Asia.

Verizon executive criticises technology firms over Snowden revelations.

Japanese investment banking unit pleaded guilty to wire fraud while UBS pays $1.5bn global civil settlement

Warner will pay a $53m penalty following ongoing IRS probe into UBS clients

JD confident about turning around outdoor clothing businesses Blacks and Millets.

Chinese food company Shuanghui expected to get Smithfield shareholders' nod in meeting on 24 September.

Man U bags a hat trick of positive increases in sponsorship, revenue and fiscal outlook

Scotland's deputy first minister hits back after NIESR report warns independence means decade of austerity.

European Commission scraps plan to place commodity and financial benchmarks under the sole watch of a Paris-based regulator

Markets have already factored a $10bn per month reduction in US stimulus.

Federal Open Market Committee started a meeting on 17 September to decide on tapering of bond-buyback programme.

Markets have priced in a $10bn per month reduction in US stimulus- the asset purchase programme.

Dilma Rousseff cancels visit and mutual trade pact on revelations that US' National Security Agency hacked into presidential emails.

Thain says trading practice is fragmented and not transparent enough to protect investors

Coordinated $800m civil settlement will not mark end JPM's legal woes.

Nearly one in five UK workers expect they will never be able to afford to retire fully.

Slowdown and China's crackdown on assorted luxury product advertising may weigh further on luxury goods' sales.

JPM's CIO former traders indicted after being charged with allegedly trying to cover up the bank's legal losses

Fed may trim its bond-buys by $10bn from September onwards.

Fed Reserve may trim bond-buys by $10bn.

JPM reveals it will rack up more than $1.5bn in additional legal expenses.

Bank contests £50m Qatari fundraising fine as it also faces a £100m penalty for personal loan paperwork mistakes.

Free trade zone will officially open on 29 September.

12 Chinese banks to raise $69bn through subordinate debt.

The US Federal Reserve's FOMC to meet on 17-18 September.

Health experts fear years of progress will go up in smoke as big tobacco "re-glamourises smoking".

Automaker says Figo hatchback and Classic sedan need inspection.

West Pilbara Iron Ore project being developed by Aquila Resources, AMCI Investments and Posco.

Purchase makes subsidiary Helios the largest private hospital operator in Europe.