Japan floods: Two dead and 25 missing as rescue efforts continue
Evacuation alert issued in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, with more rain forecast.
Japan Post to raise £7.5bn through stock market flotation
IPO is Japan's biggest since NTT Docomo's share debut in 1998.
Citigroup economist warns of global recession as China faces 'hard landing'
Willem Buiter says there is a 55% chance of global economy sliding into a moderate recession by 2017.
Asian markets track Wall Street lower
Official data showed Japanese machinery orders unexpectedly declined in July.
Insead tops international business school rankings
London Business School rated best for two-year MBA programme.
S&P cuts Brazil's credit rating to junk status
Another blow to country already reeling from political turmoil and unpopular austerity programme.
Ryanair shares soar to all-time high after airline raises profit forecast
Irish airline expects net profit of over €1bn for the full year after bumper summer.
Surfwear chain Quiksilver files for bankruptcy in US
Oaktree Capital to offer $175m towards California-based firm's restructuring.
Asian stocks surge after Wall Street rebound
Nikkei index poised to make biggest one-day gain in four years.
Retailer Macy's to close up to 40 stores in early 2016
Stores primed for closure represent 1% of US retailer's annual sales of $28.1bn.
United Airlines chief executive Jeff Smisek quits over corruption probe
Oscar Munoz, chief executive of CSX Corp, named as replacement.
China ponders 'circuit breaker' to check heightened volatility in stock market
Regulators propose halting trading for 30 minutes if market rises or falls 5% in a single session.
Baidu among investors as Uber raises $1.2bn for China operations
The online taxi-hailing start-up plans to expand its operations to 100 cities in China.
Asian markets hit by weak Chinese trade figures
China's exports dropped 5.5% in August, while imports plunged 13.8%.
China's exports in August fell by a lower-than-expected 5.5%
The nation is expected to miss 2015 targets despite yuan devaluations.
Japan's second quarter slowdown lower than expected but capital spending dips
Rate of contraction revised up to 0.3%, from 0.4%, due to inventory gains.
Saudi Arabia to slash spending amid oil price slump
Finance minister pledges to cut 'unnecessary expenses' and issue more bonds to control budget deficit.
Scandal-hit Toshiba posts £208m annual loss
The Japanese conglomerate was found to have overstated its profits by £855m since 2008.
Asian markets head lower on lacklustre US jobs data
Chinese stocks slid into negative territory as trading resumed following a four-day break.
China marginally revises downward 2014 growth
Weaker-than-estimated services output caused slower growth.
North Sea oil industry has lost 5,500 jobs
The Oil and Gas Authority warns sector could be shut down unless energy companies work together.
EU migrant crisis: Bob Geldof offers to house four refugee families
Boomtown Rats vocalist blasts political response to crisis as a 'sickening disgrace'.
Tajikistan armed clashes leave 10 dead
US embassy in capital Dushanbe closed as a result of the violence.
Hillary Clinton sorry for private email 'confusion'
Democratic presidential hopeful says use of personal email account 'wasn't the best choice'.
No-poaching lawsuit: Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe to pay $415m settlement
Lawsuit alleged tech giants colluded to hold down salaries at their firms.
China's HNA Group to buy Irish firm Avolon for $2.6bn
Bohai Leasing agrees to pay $31 per share to acquire Dublin-based aircraft leasing firm.
Asian markets down ahead of US jobs report
Analysts expect the US economy to have added 220,000 jobs in August.
UK August retail sales slump 'biggest since financial crisis'
Shoppers' appetite dampened by cold and wet weather, says BDO.
US trade deficit narrows to five-month low in July
Narrowing of gap mainly due to fall in consumer goods imports and higher vehicle exports.
Burger King to press ahead with 'peace burger' despite McDonald's snub
US fast-food chain to collaborate on one-day-only hybrid burger with four other sandwich chains.
