Many more entrepreneurs in Europe and the US are optimistic than pessimistic about the year ahead, despite the debt crisis, a survey suggests.

The Australian government's plan to impose a 30% tax on big mining companies has cleared a major hurdle, passing through parliament's lower house.

Europe's four big dilemmas

Compare the fortunes of eurozone economies

Why is Greece so reliant on international help to pay its bills?

South Korea's music company YG Entertainment rallies on its first day of trading on the stock exchange, doubling its share price.

The business secretary outlines planned changes to employment law, including allowing "protected conversations" between poor performing staff and employers.

Ground staff at Liverpool John Lennon Airport begin strike action in a row over jobs.