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Sony cuts back its losses and Samsung is rallying

2009-10-30T08:33:52Z

Sony today said losses will be lower than expected this year while rival Samsung reported booming profits as the global economy bounces back

Arm buoyed despite dive

2009-10-27T08:50:22Z

Computer chip designer Arm Holdings today said it was encouraged by rising confidence among customers after reporting a sharp fall in profits

Graeme Swann looking ahead to more Ashes glory

2009-10-23T10:00:50Z

England off-spinner Graeme Swann has more Ashes glory in his sights

Microsoft takes on iPhone

2009-10-06T13:54:54Z

Ron Gourlay to step up as he�s named successor to Peter Kenyon

2009-09-17T08:15:20Z

Chelsea waste little time in filling vacant role as they promote from within by appointing chief operating officer as their new chief executive

Handset lets sports fans keep tabs on medal winners

2009-08-18T09:35:08Z

Wireless handsets providing information and updates about the 2012 Olympics could be introduced to sports fans at the Games

Sporting Miscellanies

2009-08-06T09:15:58Z

We doubt Simon Jordan ever truly regrets saying anything. But the Crystal Palace chairman might wish he had chosen his words slightly more carefully in an interview with The Surrey Comet in June when he discussed how he came to fund the art-house movie Telstar

Fast guide to the London 2012 Games

2009-07-27T08:28:48Z

From free events to volunteering, here's a quick guide to London 2012

Footsie keeps up momentum as the bulls make their mark

2009-07-20T08:09:45Z

The bulls are back in town. After the stock market enjoyed its best week this year last week, with the FTSE 100 gaining 6.3%, shares in London were on the rise again today

Aston Villa slap �25m price tag on Chelsea target Ashley Young

2009-07-16T07:46:14Z

Blues told they are welcome to try to tempt the young winger to London, but only if they can pay top dollar

New deal could boost Chelsea's kitty

2009-07-15T08:42:53Z

Chelsea are close to announcing a new sponsorship deal with Samsung, which could give them vital transfer funds this summer

Mobile phone firms agree to produce common charger

2009-06-29T12:29:04Z

Europe's mass of different mobile phone chargers will be replaced next year by one type

Manchester United's �80m shirt deal

2009-06-03T15:04:46Z

Football: Manchester United are expected to confirm they have secured the most lucrative shirt sponsorship deal in football history

Pandemic fears wipe billions off travel shares

2009-04-27T08:06:37Z

Billions of pounds were wiped off the value of travel companies around the world amid growing fears of a swine-flu pandemic

LG�s sales plummet but forecasts please

2009-04-21T12:59:53Z

The world�s third-largest mobile phone-maker, LG Electronics, made a second consecutive quarterly loss but impressed investors with an upbeat view on second-quarter trading

�23m Chelsea bill for sacking Mourinho and Grant

2009-02-13T09:20:56Z

Football: Chelsea have revealed they paid out a staggering �23million in compensation after sacking Jose Mourinho, Avram Grant and their backroom staffs

Philips takes a hit of �942m and axes 6000

2009-01-26T16:43:16Z

Electronics: Philips today said it is to shed 6000 jobs as it revealed writedowns of more than �1 billion (�942 million)

Yahoo signs deals to crack TV market

2009-01-08T10:39:05Z

Technology: Online search firm Yahoo has forged a string of deals it hopes will help put its services on the world�s televisions

Vodafone climbs aboard new mobiles platform at Google

2008-12-10T10:41:14Z

Technology: Mobile phones giant Vodafone has joined 13 other top telecom and chipmaking companies in an alliance to support Google's new phone platform

No10 hosts summit of 2012's sponsors

2008-12-02T10:06:02Z

Sponsors of the London Olympics today attended a Downing Street summit to discuss concerns that their interests had been overlooked during the Beijing Games

Samsung and LG cut phone sales targets

2008-12-01T09:58:19Z

Technology: South Korean mobile phone makers Samsung and LG have lowered 2009 sales targets in response to the global downturn

Crash, bang, wallop! Every sector takes a hit

2008-10-24T13:12:49Z

Apple's profits surge by 26%

2008-10-22T08:21:16Z

Apple has had a surprise 26% surge in fourth-quarter profit but its shares could fall, after it warned of slowing sales in the past month as the credit crunch bites

Korean stock market gets a fillip from FTSE Group

2008-09-18T10:52:02Z

South Korea has been awarded �developed� status by FTSE Group, enabling its stock market to attract more of the estimated �1.66 trillion in funds that track the group�s global benchmark indexes

Samsung mulls �1.7bn bid for US chip giant

2008-09-05T09:55:58Z

The battle among the world's biggest microchip makers to stave off losses amid huge price falls gained pace as Samsung said it may bid for the US giant SanDisk

The mobile phone that could kill off the camera

2008-08-22T07:50:44Z

It is the mobile phone which could spell the end of the digital camera

Twice as many corporate guests at 2012 as athletes

2008-04-24T08:43:12Z

Corporate guests will outnumber athletes by more than two to one at the London Olympics, official figures reveal

Scandal claims Samsung chief

2008-04-22T14:14:10Z

Lee Kun-hee, will step down as head of the giant Samsung Group following his indictment for tax evasion and breach of trust

Beijing protest dampens plan for 2012 torch relay

2008-03-27T10:23:00Z

The Olympic torch relay could be scaled down for the London Olympics amid concerns that it has become a magnet for protesters

IOC sponsorship to hit $1 billion

2008-02-25T09:03:41Z

The International Olympic Committee is set to make over $1 billion in sponsorship in the run-up to the 2012 Games