COMPANIES

Lloyds Banking Group has used 18% of its compensation fund for victims of complex derivatives mis-sales

Lloyds Banking Group hit by half a billion charge while increasing compensation fund

Jurors will decide whether to hold Fabrice Tourre liable for sub-prime mortgage investment deal in 2007.

Delaware judge refuses to force VEBA to sell 50,000 Chrysler shares to Italian car giant.

Diageo profits from expensive whisky but sales of iconic Guinness fall in Ireland and UK.

Despite lower sales, UK-based BAT posted a rise in profit and revenue for the first half of 2013

Brazil and 10 small nations in Central and South America and the Caribbean refuse to support bankrolling Greece.

Unemployed people in the region decreased by 24,000 in June to 19.3 million from May, says Eurostat.

Schneider Electric to acquire the British engineering firm to boost its industry automation business.

The Financial Conduct Authority said arrests are not linked to any other ongoing insider dealing investigation

Facebook's stock price rises 7% in heavy trading on Tuesday.

British Chambers of Commerce finds overwhelming majority of firms want in/out EU referendum, but back UK staying in.

Dubai’s Real Estate Regulatory Authority found that more than 200 development projects were cancelled between 2009 and 2011

SEC charges Cedric Cañas Maillard and former Spanish judge Julio Marín Ugedo related to 2010 Potash takeover bid

The Office of Fair Trading said 14 lenders decided to leave payday market while one has stopped operating

Accenture to boost growth with purchase of Booz&Co.

Fed is likely to continue bond buyback at an $85bn monthly pace, as it seeks clear signs of job market recovery.

Collapsed broker files for the latest in a string of lawsuits over credit default swap market

ACCA/IMA Global Economic Conditions Survey shows business confidence rising in UK and beyond.

The US bank will also disgorge $125m in "unjust profits."

India welcomes foreign investment into domestic aviation sector.

Santander's key Latin American business saw weak results on lower interest rates and currency valuations.

Fahion retailer, Next posts promising profit with better online sales.

The International Monetary Fund gives greenlight on confidence that the country will stick to strict reforms

Domino's Pizza reports fall in pre-tax profits but overall growth is rapid.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has to pay 400m Korean won (£234,473) to families of the deceased plaintiffs.

Pre-tax profit increased 11% despite fall in vital advertising revenues.

Oil giant BP shells out further $1.4bn in Deep Horizon explosion compensation payments during second quarter.

Tourre's decision not to call other witnesses could work in his favour.