COMPANIES

Recent hailstorm smashed windscreens and dented thousands of new Volkswagen cars.

After GlaxoSmithKline, China is probing Sanofi for alleged bribery by staff.

TeliaSonera plans to increase its stake in both Latvian companies.

Sale comes after RBS deal with HSBC fell through in November last year.

GDF to acquire WorkPlace to boost its facilities management business.

The joint venture will create a business with sales worth £10bn.

SPECIAL REPORT: MPs demand an overhaul of bankruptcy law, horrified at how an alleged £7m smuggling case ruined a business, after its directors were pursued by liquidators from accountancy giant Deloitte.

América Móvil is offering about €7.2bn for 70% stake it does not own in Dutch carrier KPN.

Companies with 5bn rupee market capital will have to earmark 2% of their annual profit for corporate social responsibility.

China's solar shipments to EU were capped earlier at 7 GW per year to prevent dumping.

Goldman plans offloading stakes to comply with the regulatory rules.

Plan to sell Mergermarket is part of Pearson's overall reorganisation

GSK's $50m Action Potential Venture Capital Fund's first investment is US-based SetPoint Medical.

SFO says thousands of documents and a number of audio recordings were accidentally lost in 2012.

Anonymous sources tell Reuters TPG Capital's price tag deterred some potential bidders for Aptalis Pharma.

Chinese government data shows exports rose 5.1% in July, compared to 3.1% drop in June.

Mainland Chinese and Japanese stocks retreat in the afternoon session

Judge Sally Shushan orders BP to pay Patrick Juneau despite claims of settlement programme fraud.

Court filing shows bank under 'parallel investigations' by civil and criminal divisions of US Attorney's Office.

AXA PPP healthcare services division’s MD warns of the risk of Britain’s ageing workforce.

Tokyo estimates 300 tonnes of radioactive water may be seeping into the Pacific Ocean every day.

£1.3bn Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm fields 140 turbines and is run by SSE.

Royal Mail will be floated on the London Stock Exchange by the end of March 2014

UK Chancellor George Osborne, Labour's Ed Balls and FSB's John Allan among critics and supporters

UBS misled investors about a risky mortgage-backed bond transaction in 2007.

TUI Travel posts 3% increase in the operating profit.

Jaspal Bindra says bank mulling over SC Capital and SC Savings Bank sale after pre-tax profits tanked 16%

Ben Bernanke may announce a bond buying purchase cut at any of the three FOMC meetings this year.

Wal-Mart plans to expand its business in Asian markets.