Deutsche Bahn, the German national rail company, has confirmed that it has tabled a bid for Arriva, the UK transport group.
Israeli generic drugs giant Teva buys German firm Ratiopharm for 3.6bn euros (£3.2bn, $4.9bn).
Marks and Spencer's chief executive and chairman Sir Stuart Rose will give up his executive role in July and take a 25% pay cut.
One of the biggest claims management companies, Cartel Client Review, has been shut down by the Ministry of Justice.
US consumer prices showed no increase between January and February, according to Labor Department figures.
The biggest issuer of credit card cheques in the UK - MBNA - is to stop issuing them to customers from 31 March.
Barclaycard confirms its decision to relocate its loan centre in Glasgow, which employs about 350 staff, to other UK sites.
UK borrowing could be less than forecast this financial year after better-than-expected February figures and revised January data.
Talks between British Airways and the Unite union aimed at averting strike action have continued into the night.
UK business lending weakened in January, giving a record annual fall of 9.3%, according to the latest Bank of England survey.
The former chairman of Anglo Irish Bank is being questioned by Irish police about alleged financial irregularities.
The industrial giant Siemens says it is cutting more than 10% of its IT workforce, but also promises extra investment.
More than 300 customers who suffered chemical burns from leather sofas lose their High Court battle for compensation.
Nissan is to build its new electric car, the Leaf, in Sunderland, safeguarding hundreds of jobs, the Japanese firm announces.
Nissan is to build its new electric car, the Leaf, in Sunderland, safeguarding hundreds of jobs, the Japanese firm announces.
A Belgian sex shop owner attempting to cut the VAT bill for his film screenings under cultural exemptions is told by the European Court of Justice that solo viewings are excluded.
UK mortgage lending increased in February as the fluctuation in the housing market continues, lenders say.
New rules come into force aimed at stopping phone companies stealing custom by mis-selling landline deals.
UK car production jumped sharply in February, up 62.7% from a year ago, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says.
The Co-operative Group reports "record sales and profits" in 2009, after buying Somerfield and merging with Britannia.
A damning verdict on the UK's £24bn secondhand car market is published by the fair trading watchdog.
Australia's prime minister tells China the world will be watching the trial of Rio Tinto employees, which begins next week.
