Dell reports an 18% drop in fourth-quarter profit and forecasts a fall in sales in the current quarter, sending it shares down in after-hours trading.

The number of UK businesses planning to increase their spending on marketing has risen sharply from last year, a survey suggests.

The CBI calls on the government to give a £500m boost to business in the Budget through a series of "targeted and modest" tax cuts.

The founder of shut down file-sharing website Megaupload, Kim Dotcom, is granted bail by a New Zealand court.

Italy's Catholic Church faces an annual multi-million euro bill over government plans to strip it of its tax-exempt status.

Shares in popular Chinese e-commerce site Alibaba.com rise 42% after its parent group announces plans to take the firm private.

Western Australia says it is planning to launch a sovereign wealth fund to invest earnings from its mining boom.

Former Defence Secretary Liam Fox, as well as business leaders, urge the chancellor to cut taxes to boost British business in next month's Budget.