Business News

The messaging platform makes record quarterly profits but monthly usage numbers disappoint.

Its shares fell by a fifth wiping $120bn off its value, one of the biggest one-day losses in history.

The purchase is the British oil and gas giant’s biggest deal for nearly 20 years.

The technology meltdown at TSB earlier this year has cost the bank £176m.

The US economy has been supercharged by tax reform and tariffs – but can it last?

The BBC’s Aaron Heslehurst explains how canned food became a million dollar idea.

From lunch delivery to comics, Myanmar’s start-ups are bouncing back after decades of isolation.

John Schnatter is seeking documents about his exit from the company, after his use of the N-word.

As digital and contactless payments increase, a new review is to look at the impact on consumers.

Millions of UK employees do not get the time off work they are legally entitled to, says union body.

Hauliers who bought trucks from firms that colluded in a price-fixing cartel could get compensation.

Shares in the e-commerce giant jump on record profits, driven by online sales and its cloud services.

The emerging economies sign a declaration backing an “open and inclusive” multilateral trading system.

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator rejects a key element of Theresa May’s proposals for future trade.

The fall in Facebook’s shares wiped more than $120bn off the company’s market value on Thursday.

Facebook’s plans for an imminent comeback in China’s huge social media market appear to have stalled.

The European planemaker’s profits jump after a sputtering start to 2018.

The pan-European satellite broadcaster has added subscribers as US media giants compete for control.

Qualcomm’s NXP deal scrapped after deadline passes without approval from Chinese regulators.

Nine Entertainment and Fairfax say it will create Australia’s “largest integrated media player”.

Councils often chase debts “over-zealously”, the Treasury Select Committee says as it calls for change.

The race to find new sources of cobalt – the key component in smartphone and electric car batteries.

Investigators are finding it increasingly hard to identify which white goods are a fire risk, says Which?

After months of tension Donald Trump and Jean-Claude Juncker vow to lower or scrap tariffs.

The social media firm’s shares were hit by news that growth in monthly active users is slowing.

China has told developing nations there would be no winner in a global trade war

General Motors lowers its profit forecast, blaming rising costs for steel and aluminium due to tariffs.

A tie-up with Walmart will see shopper driven to pick up groceries ordered online.

Researchers looked at eight factors predicting whether people had left or thought about leaving Facebook.

Production of Bosch’s home robot is cancelled ahead of a planned release to retailers.