German luxury carmaker BMW said its third-quarter operating profit rose 17 percent, ahead of forecasts, as surging demand for sports utility vehicles like its X5 model helped by cheap fuel prices more than offset slow electric car sales.

Toyota Motor Corp.

Microsoft is ditching the Nokia brand name from new devices, less than a year after acquiring the Finnish mobile firm.

The Chief Executive of French oil major Total, Christophe de Margerie, was killed in an airplane collision with a snowplow at Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport, airport spokeswoman Elena Krylova said today.

Ben & Jerry's has become the first ice cream company in the world to power one of its factories using the by-products of ice cream.

Customers ordering products on Amazon will be able to buy online up to 11.

One of France's largest banks is teaming up with social network Twitter this week to allow its customers to transfer money via tweets.

A new £16bn nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset is to go ahead after it received final approval from European Union regulators.

As discount chains knock spots off Sainsbury's, Tesco, Asda, and Morrisons in the UK, grocers in Europe and further afield are suffering too.

European Union regulators on Friday (Oct 3) cleared the buyout of the WhatsApp mobile messaging service by Facebook, despite opposition by telecom companies afraid of the growing power of US technology giants.

Adidas AG, the world's second-largest sporting-goods maker, will return as much as 1.

Discount supermarket Aldi has had a record year in the U.

By 2020, the EU hopes that 20 percent of energy will come from renewable sources such as wind, solar and biomass.

London has trumped Hong Kong as the world's most expensive city, according to a report from international estate agent Savills.

Britain's unemployment rate fell to 6.

European car sales rose a 12th consecutive month as price cuts by automakers and demand for compact models from Ford Motor Co.

UK mobile phone retailer Phones 4u said it is seeking the appointment of administrators from PricewaterhouseCoopers after its key partner EE notified the company that it would not be renewing its network agreement.

The technology behind digital currency bitcoin could have far-reaching implications and the potential to reshape the financial industry, according to a new report by the Bank of England (BoE).