BP gives up attempt to remove Patrick Juneau as spill claims administrator
BP which had accused Juneau of awarding improper payouts, sees improvement in payment procedure.
Facebook, BMW and United Continental test smartwatch apps at Apple's secret lab
Apple has allowed certain companies to fine-tune their apps on its Watch, which is due to be launched in April.
Der Spiegel: Lionel Messi might have personally benefited from charity games
Documents obtained by Der Spiegel fuel suspicion that six charity games were conducted for benefit of players and agents.
China to invest $260bn in infrastructure projects to arrest growth slowdown
China will invest massive amounts in railway construction and major water conservancy projects.
George Osborne wants to 'quickly get rid of' RBS stake after general election
Chancellor admits he made a mistake by not restructuring RBS in 2010, and says he wants to return bank to the private sector.
Commerzbank nearing $1.4bn settlement with US authorities over various charges
Charges against bank, in which German government has stake, include violations of sanctions.
Malware presence on internet rises by 159% in 2014
Cyber security firm CYREN says the average daily number of emails containing malware increased by 50% to 2.5 billion.
HBO in talks with Apple and Google to promote web-only service
HBO is in talks with five companies including Apple and Google to promote HBO Now.
AbbVie buys blockbuster blood cancer drug maker Pharmacyclics for $21bn
Pharmacyclics makes Imbruvica approved for treatment of three different types of blood cancer.
China cuts 2015 growth target to 7%
At 7%, China's growth rate will be lowest for about 25 years.
India cuts interest rates for second time in 2015
Repo and reverse repo rates reduced by 25 basis points, to 7.50% and 6.50% respectively.
'Apple chopped our legs', says Indian firm that challenges 'iPhone' trademark
India-based iVoice Enterprises filed lawsuit with Intellectual Property Appellate Board of India, asking to remove or rectify Apple's 'iPhone' trademark.
RBS to cut up to 14,000 investment banking jobs over four years
RBS plans to reduce its investment banking footprint from 38 countries to 13.
How Google's new California headquarters will look like [Photos]
New headquarters would reportedly give Google room for additional 10,000 employees, over 20,000 people that currently work there.
India slashes corporate tax rate by 5% as Jaitley envisions imminent double-digit growth
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced cut in corporate tax rate to 25% from 30% over four years.
Uber reveals hacking attack on database containing drivers' information
Hacking led to possible theft of information about 50,000 drivers in Uber network.
Microsoft to layoff 9,000 employees in China as it shuts down two former Nokia plants
Some of the manufacturing equipment in those factories will be shipped to Vietnam, according to media reports.
Whatsapp faces ban in Brazil over child porn
Brazilian judge ordered suspension of messaging app as Whatsapp allegedly did not cooperate with investigation.
Unhappy meal: Here is how McDonald's allegedly dodged €1bn in taxes
New report accuses the company of restructuring its business in 2009 primarily to extract billions of dollars in royalties from European operations.
Chelsea signs £40m shirt deal with Japanese tyre-maker Yokohama Rubber
Deal puts Chelsea ahead of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City in shirt sponsorship.
Bitcoin: BoE suggests central banks could issue digital currencies
Digital currencies combined with mobile technology may reshape mechanisms for making secure payments, says central bank.
Samsung Electronics to freeze salaries of employees in Korea due to weak 2014 results
Overall performance incentives, which are based on profits, are not part of plan.
US crude inventories rise to 80-year high at 434 million barrels
US crude oil inventories rose by 8.43 million barrels for week ended 20 February, according to EIA.
Morgan Stanley strikes tentative $2.6bn deal with US authorities over mortgage bond case
Bank reaches agreement with Justice Department and US Attorney's Office for Northern District of California.
Apple ordered to pay $532.9m over patent infringement in iTunes
Smartflash was seeking $852m from Apple in damages, after suing the iPhone maker in May 2013.
China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly expands ahead of New Year
HSBC flash China manufacturing PMI rose to a four-month high of 50.1 in February, compared to 49.7 in January.
Google's Eric Schmidt to meet Europe's antitrust chief next week
Meeting is expected to help Europe decide next step in its four-year-old investigation against Google.
Shareholdings in Apple help many hedge funds break even
Apple is owned by one in every five hedge funds and is top-10 position for 12% of them.
Baltic nations set to lose €690m in 2015 due to Russian crisis
Value of goods and services exported to Russia by these three countries will shrink by between 18% and 25%.
BP appeals for cut in Gulf of Mexico oil spill size
US judge Carl Barbier earlier rejected BP's attempt reduce its maximum civil penalty from $13.7bn to $9.57bn.
