COMPANIES

Steve Martin questions moves to placate the Saudis for 'short term' gain.

Bookmaking giant upbeat over outlook as online division posts 32% increase in operating profits.

Drivers allegedly log-out at the app at coordinated times to deliberately cause a drop in the number of rides available.

RMT union labels commuter fares "the great British rail rip-off."

Almost one third of UK employees say they are likely to leave current employer within two years.

Agreement will see McColl's distribute Morrisons and Safeway products in over 1,300 stores from January.

FTSE 100 company posts uptick in production and plans to launch massive project investment drive.

Allegations relate to BAT employees bribing politicians and civil servants in countries in east Africa.

Online dating service could pay £12m a year to have its logo displayed on Red Devils shirt.

Electricity prices for 3.1 million customers on standard tariffs will increase by £76.

Mittal is the chairman and chief executive of ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel-making company.

Services company's accounting practices deemed "less conservative" than its peers.

Report claims the move is caused by shift in the oil and gas giant's business model.

FTSE 100-listed lender pleased with 'excellent' first half performance after difficult two years.

Britain's largest retailer will pay for the tax itself and will cut prices on women's sanitary items by 5%.

Trainees told to repay money if they left scheme which involved four months of unpaid work.

Renè Tkáčik was killed in 2014 as a tonne of wet concrete poured onto him.

Only a quarter of firms use customers' personal data for real-time engagement.

IAG posts 37% increase in first half operating profit as IT glitch costs €58m.

Banking giant books £2.5bn loss on sale of 33% in Barclays Africa Group and set aside £700m for PPI compensation.

Profit before tax falls 42% to £418m in three months to June.

Tycoon will pocket £220m from the sale of a 31% stake in the airline he founded in 1984.

Eduardo C. Leite tells IBTimes UK the British legal industry is in a great place and will remain so regardless of Brexit.

Ratings agency Moody's says European tobacco giants on sound commercial footing.

Ben Van Beurden believes move to electrify the economy is a good thing.

End of the road for Libor nears as watchdog FCA says global interest rate benchmark has outlived its usefulness.

IAG and industry bodies have warned expansion could result in sharp increase in landing charges.

Singapore marks the first time the online retail giant has entered the south east Asian market.

Shell, Total, Statoil and Repsol post encouraging quarterly financials and hint at recovery from three-year long decline.