Roger Baird

Reporter

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Roger Baird is a senior business correspondent for the International Business Times UK. He previously worked as a City reporter for the Press Association for two years. Prior to that he spent a further two years as a business freelance journalist on the Financial Times and the Daily Mail. Prior to that he spent five years at City A.M., where his final role was as the paper's deputy night news editor.

Diageo to setup plant in Bali to produce its alcohol-free drink - ‘Guinness Zero’

Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker lift sales at drinks firm Diageo

The global drinks firm sees its power brands such as Guinness and Smirnoff drive sales

BAE benefits from global focus on national security as terror attacks are on the rise

The defence firm said it has built up a large order back log from a number of governments

FTSE Moves: Footsie gains on better-than-expected GDP data

Top-flight shares rise

Glaxo posts jump in profits on new drug sales

GlaxoSmithKline said development work on its new drug pipeline is starting to pay off

ARM sees profits rise ahead of takeover by Softbank

The Cambridge-based chipmaker said strong sales and market share gains drove growth

ITV profit jumps as it buys up production studios

Broadcaster's strategy of buying independent studios continues to bear fruit

London market subdued ahead of key US rate decision

Despite corporate news from BT and BP traders sat on their hands ahead of economic news from US.

Tesco to launch ‘wonky veg’ range to tackle food waste

Tesco trials Holland & Barrett concessions

Tesco extends concession programme in a bid to hold market share as it battles discounters Aldi and Lidl.

Your finances: What the papers say

Extra costs from the falling pound as a result of Brexit are beginning to be felt by holidaymakers.

The unacceptable face of capitalism: Philip Green joins an infamous band of businessmen

A scathing report by MPs means that billionaire retailer joins a list of the UK's most scandalous captains of industry

Man Group suffers almost $9bn of redemptions in 2016 amid volatile Brexit conditions

Man Group said the investor environment after the Brexit vote remains uncertain

The Footsie struggles for direction amid lacklustre reaction to G20 ministers meeting

Traders on London market find little to get excited about over meeting in China over the weekend.

Yahoo largest-ever machine learning dataset

Web pioneer Yahoo sold to Verizon, following in the footsteps of one-time competitor AOL

Yahoo bought by telecoms giant Verizon for a fee of $4.8bn, joins AOL in digital-media unit.

Aberdeen Asset Management buys Unesco heritage site, Albert Dock for £43m

Aberdeen Asset Management reports almost £9bn of investor outflows following the Brexit vote

Scottish fund manager posts large investor outflows in the wake of the Brexit poll.

Rolls-Royce and Airbus sign £4bn deal with Garuda Indonesia

Rolls-Royce set to announce a £2bn write-down as pound slides after Brexit vote

Rolls-Royce will see its turnaround programme distrupted as the weakening pound is forecast to send the firm into a pre-tax loss

Sir Philip Green and hangers-on to blame for collapse of BHS say MPs

MPs say Green took out more than £300m from BHS without investing sufficiently in the business.

Just Eat boss says his greatest rival is the telephone not Amazon

The head of Just Eat David Buttress wants a bigger slice of the £24bn takeaway markets he operates in.

Yahoo Inc closes in on $5bn sale to US rival Verizon Communications

Yahoo is in exclusive talks with Telecoms firm Verizon regarding the sale of its core online assets.

London stock market increases on strong corporate earnings as it defies poor economic data

FTSE 100 Index shrugs off the worst combined services and manufacturing data for seven years.

Ofcom monitoring BT broadband outage as connectivity issues persist

Communications watchdog awaits further information from BT following two days of teething problems

Footsie trades lower after disappointing retail sales data

The FTSE 100 Index is hit by poor corporate news and a fall in retail sales in June

Unilever to acquire American men’s razor company Dollar Shave Club for $1bn

Unilever beats sales forecasts despite tough global markets

Unilever posts a rise in half-year sales, but warns that trading will remain challenging in 2016

William Hill's James Henderson leaves with immediate effect as bookmaker aims to keep up with rivals

Chief executive departs after 31 years with the company as sector faces tough trading conditions.

Prime Minister Theresa May is in no mood to take blind corners at speed during Brexit talks

Key members of the government want Brexit as soon as possible, while the PM simply wants the best deal.

FTSE Moves: London market sees increase on the back of upbeat UK employment levels

Share prices increase as UK unemployment falls to lowest level in more than a decade, according to ONS data.

Uber begins court battle with London drivers over employment rights

Cab hire service Uber begins a court case in London over whether its drivers are staff or self-employed

TalkTalk sees customers and revenue slip but keeps full-year guidance

Company said trading has started well following last year, which saw profits halve after a damaging cyberattack

FTSE Moves: The London market falls as inflation rises and geopolitical worries mount

The Footsie is on the back foot as inflation hits a 20-month peak

Brexit: Vodafone says that its headquarters could be shifted outside the UK

Brexit Aftermath: UK phone users may suffer higher charges as a result of vote to leave the EU

Higher charges, billion-pound takeover deals and a single digital market face telecom firms after Brexit

Inflation jumps to 0.5% in the wake of the UK's Brexit vote

Following the Brexit vote the cost of living in the UK rises to a more-than-expected 0.5%