The US state of Virginia is taking “very seriously” a plan that would privatise control of some of the country's most important port facilities

US food group Sara Lee is to spin off coffee company which is expected to have a market capitalisation of €4bn-€6bn and will begin trading on July 9

Hanergy agrees deal with insolvent German solar-panel maker to acquire Solibro, giving it a key technological foothold in specialist thin-film market