ECONOMY

Moves in the UK and America aim to get more women involved in starting and funding new businesses.

Tata group companies lost £2.08bn in two trading sessions after Cyrus Mistry's removal.

Resolution Foundation warns deteriorating economic outlook will hit Britain's finance over the next five years.

Australia's third quarter consumer price index beat expectations by increasing 0.7% on-quarter.

One in four firms planning to take on more permanent staff over the next three months, survey shows.

As Government agrees Heathrow expansion, Michael O'Leary wants new runways at Gatwick and Stansted too.

Former Mayor of London hopeful will reportedly tender his resignation to Richmond Park Tories.

The job cuts will help the lender reduce personnel expenses by 9% to €1.5bn in 2019 from €1.6bn in 2016.

According to official data, South Korea's GDP for the third quarter grew by just 2.7% on-year.

There were 15 shop closures a day across the UK in the first half of 2016.

AstraZeneca, GSK, Rolls-Royce, BP and Unilever among top 10 UK R&D spenders during the last fiscal year.

European Council President Donald Tusk will phone Canadian PM Justin Trudeau tonight.

CBI figures show domestic demand grows slowly as businesses warn of skilled labour shortage.

UK firms would have to pay £5.2bn a year in tariffs, compared to a combined £12.9bn for EU firms.

Ratings agency Fitch says Saudi and Qatari banks are better placed than Gulf Cooperation Council peers to cope with a possible oil price shock.

If swap rates continue to rise and mortgage providers decide to pass on the increase, then housing finance will tighten.

Business leaders in Brazil, US and China are most optimistic about the UK start-up environment.

AXA sold part of Bluefin three years ago.

Smaller banks set to relocate outside of Britain by Christmas.

MDC MP says nation 'sick and tired' of presidential succession battles in ruling Zanu-PF party.

Standard Life too lifted a similar temporary suspension last month.

Government's hopes of achieving budget target made harder as public sector borrowing up £1.3bn in September.

A few analysts opined that the US currency would continue to gain until December.

Financial Reporting Council will examine potential Brexit-related risks for the UK accounting framework.

As Prime Minister Theresa May attends first EU summit in Brussels her Cabinet is split over what type Brexit to pursue.

Bank remains "committed" to preserving the very substantial degree of monetary accommodation, ECB President Mario Draghi says.

ONS says retail sales climbed 4.1% year-on-year in September, compared with a 6.6% gain in August.

PLSA report states that defined benefit pension schemes should be made more flexible over time.

Asian markets also got a boost from strong US earnings and oil prices touching near 15-month high overnight.