By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - PayPal has made deals with 15 retailers including Toys R Us, J C Penney (JCP.N) and Barnes & Noble (BKS.N) that will allow consumers to pay for purchases with ...

A woman has alleged that a man who stole her smartphone gave his own game away after he accidentally shared photos with her that he had taken after the crime.Katy McCaffrey says she had her iPhone stolen ...

 Imperial Tobacco Group PLC - Transaction in Own Shares Purchase of own securities Imperial Tobacco has today, 24 May 2012, purchased 100,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 2369.85 pen ce per ...

LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - The British motor insuranceindustry could be on course for its first underwriting profit in18 years after dramatically narrowing its losses during 2011,according to accountants ...

 TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company") announces that in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on ...

* U.S. seasonally adjusted U.S. commercial paper grew * Not seasonally adjusted CP outstanding fell * Some analysts give more weight to data that is notadjusted * Euribor rates fall to new two-year lows ...

Dairy Crest has slumped to its first loss since it was privatised more than two decades ago, as it wrote off the value of its dairies.

Food wholesaler Booker was in demand after saying that increased customer numbers and higher internet sales helped revenue increase by 7.3 per cent in the 52 weeks to March 23rd.

Volkswagen cars are manufactured in Wolfsburg, Germany. Eurozone private sector activity suffered its worst monthly slide in nearly three years in May, a survey has shown.

* Cathedral City cheese nears 10 pct of UK market * Spread brands enjoy strong growth * Pretax loss 10.1 mln stg; 81.7 mln one-off charges * Revenue up 2 pct at 1.63 bln stg * Final dividend up 4 pct at ...

Panmure Gordon has upgraded its rating for food wholesaler Booker from hold to buy after the group substantially raised its dividend for the year to March 23rd.

Volkswagen cars are manufactured in Wolfsburg, Germany. Eurozone private sector activity suffered its worst monthly slide in nearly three years in May, a survey has shown.

ARM, ASOS, Astra, Booker, Bowleven, C&W Comms, Dairy Crest, M&S, Reed Elsevier, SABMiller, United Utilities, Vodafone

By Mari Saito and Jonathan Standing TOKYO/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Japan's loss-making Renesas Electronics Corp said on Thursday it will tie up with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co in the microchip business ...

Dairy Crest Group, maker of Cathedral City cheese, has delivered its first annual loss as a public company, writing down the value of its core dairies division and taking a charge for the closure of two ...

Electronics and maintenance products distributor Electrocomponents has seen a switch-round in recent weeks with growth in the UK compensating for a levelling out in international sales.

Increased customer numbers and higher internet sales at Booker saw the food wholesaler achieve solid growth in revenue in the 52 weeks to March 23rd, helping the group to hike its dividend.

Cheese and milk producer Dairy Crest reported a £10.1m loss compared to a £77.8m profit the year earlier, after it incurred impairment charges at its dairies business.

May 24 (Reuters) - Dairy Crest Group Plc, maker ofCathedral City cheese, delivered its first annual loss as apublic company on Thursday, writing down the value of its coredairies division and taking a ...

Cheese and milk producer Dairy Crest said trading in its fourth quarter has remained in line with company expectations as a strong performance from its foods businesses compensates for headwinds at its ...

By Henry Foy MUMBAI (Reuters) - Mahindra & Mahindra is finding it tough to exorcise the ghosts of failed Chinese ownership at its South Korean car unit Ssangyong as it looks to push the brand into China's ...

BUSAN, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korean car maker Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) expects to achieve this year's target of raising its global sales by 6 percent to 4.29 million vehicles, driven by overseas ...

One of the leading bidders for Battersea Power Station is planning to build a multi-storey car park inside the historic site.

By Henry Foy MUMBAI (Reuters) - Mahindra & Mahindra is finding it tough to exorcise the ghosts of failed Chinese ownership at its South Korean car unit Ssangyong as it looks to push the brand into China's ...

 Tata Global Beverages Limited Registered Office: 1 Bishop Lefroy Road, Kolkata - 700020 Statement of Audited Financial Results for the Quarter and year ended March 31, 2012 Rs.In Lakhs Three Months Ended ...

 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii Ultra Electronics Holdings plc 2 Reason for ...

 NOT FOR RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR SOUTH AFRICA Regulatory Announcement XSTRATA PLC ANNOUNCES COMMENCEMENT OF U.S. ...

Annual net profits for luxury clothing company Burberry have jumped by more than a quarter, boosted once again by surging demand in Asia.Earnings after taxation rose by 26% to £263m in the 12 months to ...

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) reckons retail sales in April were a wash-out, with clothing retailers particularly hard hit by the miserable weather.

(Fixes date in dateline, no change to text) * Natural-origin sweetener competes with aspartame in food,drinks * Danone to change yoghurt recipe due liquorice aftertaste * France tests market for stevia ...

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - New York's police chief said onWednesday he was impressed with security planning for thissummer's London Olympics, rejecting suggestions that U.S.officials were concerned about ...

* Natural-origin sweetener competes with aspartame in food,drinks * Danone to change yoghurt recipe due liquorice aftertaste * France tests market for stevia before other EU states * Coca-Cola, Merisant, ...

 British American Tobacco p.l.c. Supreme Court Judgment in the FII Group Litigation The Supreme Court today handed down its judgment in the case of The Test Claimants in the FII Group Litigation v The ...