The government is considering issuing a new "super" long-term bond which it hopes will cut the UK's interest payments for years.

Four US financial institutions, including Citigroup, fail stress tests designed to show they could withstand a financial shock.

Households owed smaller amounts in 2011 than the previous year but faced a "tide" of difficulties in paying back these debts, a report suggests.

After 244 years the Encyclopaedia Britannica will no longer be produced in print, new editions will appear only online.

China says it will allow the yuan to float more freely as part of its efforts to reform its currency policy.

Annual profits at Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific decline by 61% as global economic uncertainty hit demand for passenger travel and cargo shipments.

A UK woman who was given PIP breast implants that went on to rupture has had their £3,700 cost refunded by her credit card provider.

Kingfisher Airlines says it is "curtailing" its international flights in a bid to cut costs amid a shortage of airline crew.