From RETAIL & CONSUMER 7:33pm

James Hill to be new CEO at Findus

Frozen food businesses trawling for leaders at difficult times

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 7:14pm

Research rewrites global trade data

US trade imbalance with China shrinks under OECD findings

From RETAIL & CONSUMER 7:13pm

Tui Travel in talks with German parent

Groups discuss nil-premium, all-share merger

From ENERGY 6:34pm

Two groups lead bidders for Total’s TIGF

Consortiums led by EDF and CDC emerge as frontrunners

From FINANCIALS 6:32pm

Norway launches interbank rate probe

Complaint from foreign bank sparks investigation

From TRANSPORT 6:02pm

Other airlines sanguine about Dreamliner

Carriers will not cancel orders for Boeing’s 787s

From WORLD 4:46pm

Russia’s reputed top criminal boss killed

Aslan Usoyan shot by sniper in broad daylight

From WORLD 4:41pm

Expat oil workers abducted in Algeria

At least nine kidnapped from gas facility run by BP and Statoil

From LEX 3:17pm

Europe’s retailers going home

Return to core markets leaves question of where growth will come

From WORLD 12:45pm

Supermarkets withdraw contaminated burgers

Horse and pig DNA present in Tesco, Lidl and Aldi products

From INDUSTRIALS 10:56am

EU car sales suffer worst fall in decades

Manufacturers hit by wounding declines in key European markets

From TRANSPORT 9:39am

Russian freight group plans London IPO

NTS aims to raise $500m

From RETAIL & CONSUMER 9:08am

Metro seeks to ‘sharpen’ its profile

German retailer confirms exit from electronics stores in China

From FINANCIALS 10:51pm

Sabanci eyes IPO of AvivaSA pensions unit

Brokers estimate a value of $712m for group

From RETAIL & CONSUMER 7:37pm

Turkish snack group eyes global expansion

Simit Sarayi hopes to raise $500m in private equity backing

From INDUSTRIALS Jan 15, 2013

Renault to axe 7,500 French jobs

Workforce to be cut by 17% in three years

From TRANSPORT Jan 15, 2013

Air Berlin to cut jobs and downsize fleet

Low-cost carrier to shed 900 staff, or 10% of workforce

From FINANCIALS Jan 15, 2013

ICG surpasses target with €2.5bn fund

Group steps into lending void left by capital-constrained banks

From MARKETS Jan 15, 2013

Investors rediscover eurozone bank bonds

Drop in sovereign benchmark yields opens door

From LUXURY 360 Jan 15, 2013

PPR to control Christopher Kane brand

French luxury group acquires 51% stake in British fashion house

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