Move by Russian billionaire partners to torpedo BP's dividend proposal puts further pressure on the UK oil group to resolve dispute over the company

Friedrich Joussen, who led Vodafone's German unit for seven years, will replace Michael Frenzel as the travel group's new head in February 2013

German lender feels impact of eurozone crisis amid low investor confidence and as companies elect not to pursue initial public offerings

Nintendo shows more than 20 games for its Wii U unit, due out later this year

Heathrow airport continues to defy critics over London 2012 traffic but is bracing itself for ‘biggest peacetime transport challenge' on Thursday

Results from the German carmaker were not as bad as feared as operating profit fell 13% and underlying earnings stayed flat

Utility will postpone investment approval for North Sea project to at least early 2013 because of legal uncertainties over revenues in Germany

On the day that Peugeot reports a €819m loss in the first half of the year, French socialist government boosts subsidies for electric and hybrid cars

Chief insists carmaker is ‘not on the verge of bankruptcy' as he moves to calm fears about the speed at which the company was burning through cash

With falls in production forecast after severe weather problems, traders are speculating about possible export taxes or even a ban

UK oil group gets the upper hand after the Russian state oil group's enters the contest for the conflict-plagued joint venture TNK-BP

The eurozone crisis is to blame for poor results at the steelmaker, where the group must look at permanently closing plants