Catering group Compass says an internal probe has found serious irregularities regarding work awarded to its Eurest Support Services unit by the UN.
It found “issues in relation to the behaviour of a few individuals” at the service, but did not believe they extended beyond the individuals.
Compass, which has fired some Eurest employees, is under investigation by US authorities over the contracts
Microsoft’s offer to allow rivals access to its software blueprint may not be enough to prevent European Union action, the EU has warned.
The EU has threatened to fine the group 2m euros (£1.4m; $2
Leading internet search company Google has agreed to censor some of its services in China in order to satisfy Beijing’s restrictions on free speech.
Google hopes the new web address for China will boost its access to one of the world’s largest internet markets.
The company says the decision to censor content was hard, but says it has more influence if it is present in China
The US stockmarket watchdog SEC will investigate computer services firm IBM over one of its earnings reports and its stock options scheme.
The move gives the SEC the right to see internal IBM e-mails, documents and to interview company executives.
IBM said it was co-operating with the investigation, but in after-hours trading its share price fell 1
The world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart, has been ordered to pay $172m (£99m) in compensation to workers who were refused lunch breaks.
A California court found Wal-Mart broke a state law requiring employers to give staff an unpaid 30-minute lunch break if they worked more than six hours.
More than 100,000 Wal-Mart employees in California will be eligible for compensation
The European Commission has threatened to fine Microsoft up to 2m euros (£1.36m; $2.4m) a day until it gives rivals more access to its systems
Oil firms ExxonMobil and BP are being sued by local authorities in Alaska who accuse them of holding back gas.
The authorities want to build a gas pipeline to rival one proposed by the firms, who they say have hampered their attempts at getting a deal.
BP and ExxonMobil want a pipeline to take gas from Alaska to mainland US, where prices are near record levels
A US judge has declared a mistrial in the first federal lawsuit against drugs giant Merck and its Vioxx painkiller.
The move came after a jury in Houston was unable to agree on whether the drug had caused a man’s fatal heart attack.
Merck is facing a mass of Vioxx lawsuits
Microsoft has been fined 33bn won ($32m; £18.4m) following an antitrust ruling by South Korean regulators.
The US software giant was ordered to unbundle its messaging service from its Windows software by South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission
Two major online dating agencies are being sued for alleged fraud and malpractice in the United States.
Match.com has been accused of sending bogus emails to clients and using their own staff to attend some dates – the practice known as “date bait”