Nike's latest profits meet market expectations, sending its shares up more than 5% in after hours trading.

Asian stocks slide on Friday, after warnings about the state of the global economy caused a US and European sell-off.

South Korea and Indonesia's central banks step into the currency markets in a bid to stabilise their currencies and stem falls.

The government can save £900m a year from public sector pensions without raising workers' contributions for two years, a group claims.

Complex charges and misleading information means UK holidaymakers are paying too much for foreign currency, a watchdog says.

European shares stabilise following sharp falls on Thursday as the G20 tries to reassure nervous investors.

The pension income bought from retirement savings has fallen by 14% compared with the start of the year owing to market turmoil, experts say.

Consumers adopted a cautious approach to borrowing through loans, overdrafts and on credit cards in August, the major UK banks say.