Gold price rises to all-time high
The price of gold hits a new all-time high of $1,040.15 an ounce as a decline in the value of the dollar boosts its attractiveness.

Australia raises interest rates
Australia raises its main interest rate to 3.25% from 3%, the first G20 nation to do so as the global economy begins to recover.

British Airways to cut 1,700 jobs
British Airways announces 1,700 job cuts and a two-year pay freeze for cabin crew as it looks to cut costs during the downturn.

SocGen set to raise 4.8bn euros
French bank Societe Generale plans to raise 4.8bn euros in a share issue to enable it to repay emergency state aid.

UK economy 'is still not growing'
Contrary to expectations, the UK economy did not grow between July and September, an influential economic body predicts.

Boeing admits further 747-8 delay
Boeing announces a further delay to its 747-8 Freighter aircraft and said the delays and tough market conditions would cost it $1bn.

Dollar falls on oil plan report
The dollar falls after a report that Gulf states are in secret talks to replace the greenback as the main oil currency.

Tesco 'well-placed for recovery'
Britain's biggest retailer, Tesco, says it is well-placed for the global recovery as it reports half-year profits up 1.5% to £1.42bn.

Football clubs 'prove resilient'
As the global economy recovers, leading European football clubs are continuing to prove their resilience, a report claims.

Google targeted in e-mail scam
Google confirms to BBC News that its e-mail system - Gmail - has been targeted as part of an "industry-wide phishing scheme".

Apple challenges Australian supermarket in logo war
Technology giant Apple launches a legal challenge against Australian supermarket chain Woolworths over the company's logo.

Yours for $25,000. But is this pen a fitting tribute to Gandhi?
Montblanc has launched a limited edition $25,000 (£16,000) pen to mark the 140th anniversary of Gandhi's birth, sparking anger among his followers.

Game plan
NBA basketball looks to jump at new opportunities

Workarama
All work and no play for young people?

Going, going, gone
Boys from Brazil quit Irish village as the crunch bites

Taxing times
How easy would it be for Tracey Emin to be a tax exile?

Elephant v Dragon
Is India's economy set to grow faster than China's?

Strong increase in new car sales
UK sales of new cars rose by 11.4% in September, compared with the same month last year, the third rise in a row.

Osborne gambles with cuts plans
George Osborne says "we're all in this together" as he puts a public sector pay freeze at the heart of his planned spending cuts.

Shock fall in industrial output
UK industrial output fell unexpectedly in August, official figures show, casting doubt on the strength of the economy.

Downturn is 'climate opportunity'
The recession provides a chance to build a low-carbon future, says the International Energy Agency, if governments act quickly.

Pirelli to close pension scheme
Tyre company Pirelli becomes the latest UK employer to say it will shut its final-salary pension scheme to existing members.

Bus company given indefinite ban
A Perthshire bus firm is banned from the road and fined after lying at a public inquiry into its business practices.

Store apology over cheese refusal
A supermarket apologises after one of its customers in Bedford was refused some unpasteurised Cheddar because she was pregnant.

Microsoft boss sees weak growth
Software giant Microsoft's boss Steve Ballmer says he believes that the world will be in a period of slow growth for "years".

More signs of house price rises
House prices increased for the third month in a row in September and showed the first quarterly rise for two years, figures show.

Isa limit rises for the over-50s
Millions of savers aged 50 and over can increase the amount deposited in an Individual Savings Account (Isa) from Tuesday.

Call for regulation of buy-to-let
Buy-to-let mortgages should be regulated by the City watchdog in the same way as other home loans, an investors' group says.

Smart meters 'need live displays'
The government must insist that power companies provide clear visual displays when they install smart meters, says a report.

Zimbabwe row over donor money
Key figures in Zimbabwe's power-sharing government are divided over how to spend recently restored aid funding.

Mozambique to build coal railway
Mozambique's government announces it has secured $500m to build a new railway to a key coal area.

September growth in US services
The US services industry expanded in September for the first time in a year, a survey shows.

US economic power 'is declining'
The economic power of the US is declining as a result of the financial crisis, says World Bank head Robert Zoellick.

France signs $6bn Kazakh deals
France and Kazakhstan sign energy and business deals worth $6bn (£3.8bn) during a visit to Astana by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Japanese retailer sees sales soar
Japanese clothing chain Uniqlo reports a sharp jump in sales, boosting the shares of its owner, Fast Retailing.

Turkey anti-IMF protest dispersed
Police in Turkey disperse protests against a meeting of the World Bank and the IMF with tear gas and water cannon.

Minister quits over casino claims
Poland's Sports Minister, Miroslaw Drzewiecki, resigns over claims he was involved in lobbying for the gambling industry.

Kuwait agrees $2.7bn power deal
General Electric and Hyundai Heavy Industries sign a $2.7bn power plant deal with Kuwait.

Iran to import Venezuelan petrol
Venezuela agrees to export petrol to Iran, in a sign of closer ties between two of America's most vocal adversaries.

Indian bosses 'warned over pay'
The Indian Government has warned firms in the country not to pay their bosses excessive salaries, a report says.

Bharti MTN telecoms tie-up is off
Tie-up talks between Indian mobile phone company Bharti and South Africa's MTN are abandoned.