US clothing brand Abercrombie and Fitch offers to pay the hard-partying cast of MTV reality show The Jersey Shore not to wear its clothes.

Japan's trade surplus widens by more than expected in July, boosting optimism that the country's economy is recovering.

Chinese PC maker Lenovo reports better-than-expected profits for the first quarter on higher overseas and commercial sales.

Japanese beermaker Asahi is to buy New Zealand's biggest ready-to-drink cocktail maker Independent Liquor.

TalkTalk and its Tiscali UK subsidiary are fined £3m by Ofcom for incorrectly billing tens of thousands of customers.

Foster's Group, Australia's biggest brewer, recommends that its shareholders reject a hostile takeover bid from SABMiller.

Regulator Ofgem asks energy firms to explain how they calculate bills that straddle a price increase, as it is worried about overcharging.

Retail sales grew only slightly last month, as cash-strapped customers remain under pressure, official figures show.