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Burger King is sold for $3.26bn

Burger King is being sold to private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26bn (£2.1bn), it has been announced.

Chinese consider rival Potash bid

Chinese investors approach Canadian pension fund over a possible rival bid for the fertiliser giant Potash Corporation.

Dell pulls out of battle for 3Par

Dell withdraws its bid for 3Par after rival Hewlett-Packard raises its offer for the data storage company to $2.1bn.

RBS to cut a further 3,500 jobs

Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to cut 3,500 jobs from its technical and back office division.

Four power firms face sales probe

Four of the "big six" UK energy suppliers are to be investigated amid concerns of mis-selling to customers, the regulator says.

Apple launches MySpace challenger

Apple launches a music-based social network called Ping as part of its latest upgrade to the iTunes music software.

Cold winter boosts Gazprom profit

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom reports a threefold surge in profits for the first three months of the year, despite a sharp fall in gas prices.

Recruitment firm warns on UK jobs

Although firms are replacing employees who have left, they are not creating new jobs, the UK's largest recruitment company warns.

Greenpeace rig activists arrested

Four Greenpeace activists are arrested after giving up their occupation of a Scottish company's drilling rig off Greenland.

TVs and iPads boost Currys sales

DSG International, which owns Currys and PC World, reports a 3% rise in sales, boosted by demand for TVs and iPads.

Zara launches online retail store

Zara starts selling its clothes online for the first time following similar moves from Gap and Banana Republic last month.

Pernod Ricard seeks to lift sales

Pernod Ricard says it will spend more on marketing to encourage consumption as the drinks market begins to recover.

Sony rolls out rival to iTunes

Sony has unveiled its own music and video download in an announcement timed to coincide with an Apple media event.

Lehman 'could have received help'

The former head of Lehman Brothers, Dick Fuld, blames regulators for the collapse of the Wall Street investment bank.

Ferrari recalls cars after fires

Luxury carmaker Ferrari recalls all of the 458 Italia cars made this year, following reports of the supercars catching fire.

Chunnel to see German train trial

Germany's Deutsche Bahn will test a high-speed train in the Channel Tunnel in a bid to rival Eurostar.

Massive Mini

How far can BMW stretch the brand before it snaps?

Paying the price

PayPal co-founder worked so hard he would sleep in the office

Winning formula?

Formula 1 sponsors form alliance to lobby the sport's power brokers

Chocolate delight

The importance of Fairtrade to Kraft and Cadbury

Silicon switch

Relocating a technology firm from Switzerland to the US

Sign of the times

Asil Nadir was a titan of the 1980s - then everything changed

In the beginning...

Meet Google's first employee