Bupa calls for 15% industry price cut

Britain's biggest private healthcare company has told the BBC that it is charging its own customers too much money and that the industry needs to urgently rethink how it sets prices.

U.S. regulators looking into UBS, Deutsche Bank speed trading operations

(Reuters) - Germany's Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) and Switzerland's UBS (UBSN.VX) said they were caught up in an inquiry by U.S. regulators, who are looking into whether broker-run stock exchanges gave an unfair advantage to high-frequency traders.

BSkyB in £5bn deal to create Sky Europe

BSkyB is paying £4.9bn to take over Rupert Murdoch's pay TV companies in Germany and Italy.

GM profits hit by recall problems

Earnings at the carmaker General Motors (GM) have slumped because of costs related to its vehicle recalls. Second-quarter net profits fell 85% from a year ago, to $190m (£112m), the company said.

Amazon posts huge loss in second quarter, despite sales rise

Amazon has reported a rise in sales on Thursday but posted a bigger-than-expected $126m (£74m) loss for its second quarter, sending shares sharply lower in after-hours trading.

McDonald's halts nuggets sales in Hong Kong

Fast food chain McDonald's has suspended sale of chicken nuggets and some other products in Hong Kong. It said it had imported chicken and pork from Shanghai Husi Food, the Chinese firm that allegedly supplied out of date meat to fast food firms.

Barclays defends itself against US allegations over 'dark pool' trading

Barclays is mounting a vigorous defence against allegations that it defrauded its customers – accusations levelled by the US attorney general last month that sparked a fall in its share price and led to customers withdrawing their business.