Only one bank without substantial state ownership has signed the government's voluntary code of conduct on taxation, the BBC learns

The pace of UK recovery is losing momentum and will slow over the winter but the likelihood of a double-dip recession has been "exaggerated" an economic forecast says.

The leaders of some of the UK's biggest companies express support for government plans for billions of pounds of public spending cuts.

Shadow chancellor Alan Johnson criticises the scale and speed of spending cuts plans - and says banks should be forced to pay more to cut the deficit.

US bank Citigroup reports a $2.2bn profit between July and September as the level of provisions made for bad debts falls.

Apple shares drop 7% in after-hours trading, despite reporting expectations-beating profits of $4.3bn for the last quarter.