Chinese wealth fund denies purchase of 4-10% of German luxury car and truckmaker despite report on Communist party's mouthpiece website

Move will heighten competition for the labels that regulators forced Vivendi's Universal to sell as a condition of its £1.2bn purchase of EMI last year

Air France-KLM expected to try to increase its stake as a lock-up in shares expires, prompting a clash over the future of the national airline

Plan to give newspaper publishers the right to stop search engines from linking to their web pages if Google and its rivals refuse to pay royalties

The bold move to concentrate on equities trading, advisory work, foreign exchange and precious metals marks the first decisive retrenchment of a large investment bank

The plans to be announced this week by the bank could intensify the battle for market share in Germany's fragmented banking system,

Issue has resurfaced amid a rising death toll in the Czech Republic, where 30 people have died from drinking a fake version of a local rum

Prime minister sidesteps concerns over regional security and human rights in the UAE in an effort to get the UK economy moving again

Middle Eastern investment house is buying business, founded by the Danish designer in 1904 from private equity firm Axcel Capital Partners

Move by Australian sports wear group to seek damages raises the possibility that others might also launch action against Union Cycliste Internationale

Italian private equity group took initial 50 per cent holding in the theme park three years ago, and will now acquire remaining stake from La Caixa

Kazakhstan mobile operator plans to list about a quarter of its equity for up to £500m in a fresh test of investor appetite in former Soviet groups