BUSINESS

Home prices increased by 0.4% in August from the previous month, according to Hometrack.

HSBC manufacturing PMI rises to 50.1 in August from 47.7 in July.

Companies that destroy 'natural capital' could be fined or branded loan risks.

UK banks begin repayment of £1.089 billion lent to them by government to cover lost UK customer deposits.

Stock and commodity markets volatile over possible US strike on Syria.

Gold remains safe investment hedge in times of economic uncertainty.

Consumer credit grew 3.5% year-on-year in July, fastest since December 2008.

Brent crude prices fluctuate sharply on fears of supply disruption in case of US-led action.

Survey finds British people on dates spend £2.1bn a year on entertainment, restaurants and bars.

Josef Ackermann described as both most powerful and most dangerous banker in the world.

Dutch foundation moves in as majority shareholder and demands better price for deal from Movil.

Josef Ackermann resigned as Zurich Insurance Group's chairman over Wauthier's apparent suicide, but denies any responsibility for death.

Cash-rich Vodafone an attractive target for the US phone giant AT&T.

Eurozone's unemployment rate remains at 12.1%, though state-by-state disparities exist.

Manmohan Singh tells parliament fundamentals of Asia's third largest economy remain strong.

Hermes' net profit rose by 13.9% in the first-half after solid sales rises across all its business regions.

Switzerland has more than $2tn of foreign deposits in its banks because of secrecy laws.

Nationwide House Price Index lifts 3.5% on year during August as demand still outstrips supply.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sought to soothe worries about the Indian economy on Friday (August 30), telling parliament that the crashing value of the rupee was part of a needed adjustment.

Sinopec to buy a third of Apache's Egypt business in deal worth $3.1bn.

Britain's benchmark FTSE 100 index opened 0.2% higher

Japan is benefiting from improved domestic demand while external conditions remain tough.

British Chambers of Commerce lifts 2013 UK growth forecast to 1.3% as service sector booms.

David Cameron losing parliamentary vote on Syria stuns US.

Investigation finds spreadsheet linking bank's appointments to specific deals.

Brokerage firm Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay out in racial discrimination case.

Inflation at 1.6% for August as jobless levels increased to 2.95 million.

Fast food workers in US cities walk out in row over doubling minimum wage.

Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis revises up Q2 GDP growth to 2.5%.