Google's Eric Schmidt explains his new role as executive chairman and tells the BBC about his ambitions in China.

Ireland's lower house of parliament passes a finance bill seen as key to meeting conditions of an 85bn euro EU and IMF rescue package.

Trade union leaders will decide on Friday whether to support a co-ordinated campaign of industrial action to oppose the governments spending cuts.

David Cameron will say the economy is making "progress", despite shock figures showing it contracted during the final quarter of last year.

Microsoft profits were barely changed in the last three months of 2010 despite the popularity of its Kinect hands-free controller.

Full coverage of the third day of the world's most exclusive networking event in Davos. The key issues concerning leaders and business chiefs, plus analysis from BBC correspondents.

A new partnership is formed to help UK firms benefit from the sports business potential of Brazil.

The confidence of UK consumers in the economy and their finances has suffered its biggest drop in almost 20 years, a survey says.