BUSINESS

Several emerging economies welcome new policy, but Germany opposes it.

Chinese sales impacted by slowing economy and upcoming change in Communist Party set-up.

British Gas raises gas and electricity prices by six percent.

Two-year-old served 40-per-cent-proof spirit instead of fruit juice by staff at Swansea branch.

Reuters survey of economists shows most think British economy will barely lift out of recession over the next four quarters.

Green Party MP Caroline Lucas joins raft of politicians in calling for more action against banks mis-selling derivatives to SMEs.

Global Wealth Report projects world household wealth to grow 50 percent to reach $330tn (£206tn) in 2017.

More than one in four Greeks is out of work as the economy tailspins deeper into its six year recession and Coca Cola Hellenic plans to delist shares from Athens bourse.

Inmaculada Reinoso Conesa looks behind the reasons Spain's lost generation is trying to make its voice heard.

Competition aims to popularise automated trading

Four Nigerian farmers have asked a Dutch court to rule that Oil company Shell poisoned their fish and farmland through poor maintenance of its pipelines.

Probe into ex-employee allegations of toxic environment finds emails reveal Muppet references about movie, not clients.

MPC member Weale also used Daily Mail interview to air inflation concerns over more quantitative easing in the UK economy.

Share sale could raise more than £1bn for state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland after EU directed divestment

S&P cites deepening recession and limited options before government to deal with the crisis as reasons for downgrade.

Gartner places Lenovo’s global market share at 15.7% compared to 15.5% for HP and 10.5% for Dell.

Australia job creation slows down even as more people enter the employment market.

Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo has overtaken Hewlett Packard to becoming the world's leading PC maker, according to research firm Gartner.

IMF says global economic slowdown has begun affecting emerging nations, a major force in pulling the world out of 2009 recession.

PM attacks Labour's economic record and policy while emphasising government austerity and welfare cuts.

German demands for job protection and British efforts to keep veto blocks multibillion proposal.

Prime minister speaking at Conservative party conference insisting '"painful decisions' and austerity imperative if UK economy to recover.

The Chief Executives of two of the world's biggest players in the aerospace market - BAE Systems and EADS - have expressed their 'disappointment' after a proposed merger between the firms - which was worth around £28bn - hit the rocks.

USC's John Elliot economist Mohammad Pesaran says and orderly 'Grexit' is impossible without some form of debt forgiveness.

Greenough River Solar Farm will displace about 20,000 tonnes per year of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to taking 4,000 cars off the road.

International Monetary Fund confirms absence of governor of People's Bank of China at annual meeting in Tokyo.

Yum Brands, which owns KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, posts increase in profits, beating expectations.

Labour's House of Lords economic spokesperson says new UK regulations are becoming too complex and will hurt businesses and the economy.

Motorola Mobility has removed all its Android smartphones and tablets from sale in Germany, after the company failed to overturn the court decision that they infringed the patents of devices by Microsoft and Apple.