The Royal Mail is looking for tens of thousands of temporary workers to help with deliveries this Christmas.

Shareholders should have a bigger say on executive pay to ensure there are "no rewards for failure", Business Secretary Vince Cable says.

Qantas says more than 6,100 passengers will be affected by a strike on Tuesday by ground staff.

Financial regulators in South Korea suspend seven local savings banks citing the weak state of their finances.

Indian infrastructure giant GVK says it will pay $1.26bn (£802m) to buy a majority stake in coal assets owned by Australia's Hancock Group.

Oil prices have fallen on Monday as concerns persist about the impact of the debt crisis in the eurozone.

Fashion retailer French Connection reports higher profits and says it sees "great opportunities" for the business.

Lloyds Banking Group's finance director, Tim Tookey, is to leave the bank in February to join insurer Friends Life.