COMPANIES

Pre-tax profit for first half declined to £344m from £440m last year.

The US Federal Reserve's FOMC meets on 17 September.

Saudi property tycoon Mohammed bin Issa al Jaber plans to sue London-based Barclays .

Vodafone must secure 75% of Kabel Deutschland's shares to complete €7.7bn deal.

Pre-tax profit before goodwill and exceptional items declined to £365m from £371m.

British firm to exit the US after a six-year struggle.

Morris tells IBTimes UK where growth opportunities lie in the green energy sector overseas.

Venda's James Cronin on tapping into the Asian and Chinese market.

Chinese property developers listed in Hong Kong enjoyed high shares prices recently.

IBTimes UK speaks to Trace Media MD Olivier Lachouz about his plans to expand to the UK.

Former Head of Kidnap for Ransom at Kroll tells IBTimes about expanding businesses in the world's most risky areas

Nuclear Management Partners managers rang up millions in bonuses and lodged extravagant claims for cat taxi and Masters golf tournaments.

Markets to track US Congress vote on military action in Syria, on 9 September.

Justice Department to ascertain if GSK contravened US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Generali and Mediobanca plan to sell their shares in Telecom Italia

Wise tells IBTimes UK where to invest and what to avoid in the global property market.

Letter by leading thinktank condemns Barclays' 'unnecessary' decision to close money-transfers in Somalia

The move will benefit some 5,500 laid-off Fiat workers.

SKF expects annual cost savings of $30m and sales synergies of $50m.

China would require 5,580 new airplanes valued at $780bn over next 20 years, according to Boeing.

Dixons agreed to pay €69m to rid of loss-making Pixmania business.

BofA ends eight-year investment in China Construction Bank at a substantial profit.

Twist talks about getting more women into coding and computing careers.

Radiation levels in pipes and containers that hold radioactive water have risen 18-fold.

Public outcry as UK-based phone giant avoids UK tax after one of biggest corporate deals in history

Graft investigators point finger at GSK's China HQ rather than individual salespeople.

Ceeney says women are being prevented from top-level financial posts.

Dutch foundation moves in as majority shareholder and demands better price for deal from Movil.

Josef Ackermann resigned as Zurich Insurance Group's chairman over Wauthier's apparent suicide, but denies any responsibility for death.