The governor of the Bank of England, has rejected criticism from Northern Rock's chief executive over his handling of the crisis that caused Britain's first bank run in over a century. By Graeme Wearden.
Marks and Spencer has announced a new push into India and China on the back of better-than-expected results for the last six months. By Graeme Wearden.
The world price of oil set yet another record high today as low stocks of fuel and a tumbling dollar pushed investors into oil futures. By Ashley Seager
The head of the American internet company delivered a personal apology today to the tearful mother of a Chinese journalist who was jailed using email information provided by the firm to secret police in Beijing. By Andrew Clark.
A cross party group of MPs has urged the government to introduce a small tax on foreign exchange dealings as a way of raising money to combat poverty worldwide. By Ashley Seager.
Germany's second-largest bank today reassured anxious investors by reporting a 7% rise in third-quarter operating profit to €361m and writing off just €291m from its €1.2bn exposure to the US sub-prime mortgage market. By David Gow in Brussels.
Mattel forced to issue a mass recall of toys for the fifth time in less than four months over products that could pose a choking hazard to young children.
The world's leading premium carmaker today saw its shares slump despite posting record sales in the third quarter and reaffirming its pre-tax profits would reach an all-time high for the full year. By David Gow in Brussels.
Viewpoint: The truth about Chuck Prince's reign at Citigroup is now horribly clear: the world's biggest bank, desperate to show Wall Street that pure size could accelerate growth in profits, strayed into areas it simply didn't understand. By Nils Pratley.
The Queen's Speech: Every employer in Great Britain will be obliged to contribute to a good quality pension scheme on behalf of its employees, under legislation confirmed in today's Queen's speech.
