Technology firm Yahoo signals it may alter plans to return money to shareholders under new chief executive Marissa Mayer.

Manchester United is forced to cut the value of its imminent share flotation in New York.

PepsiCo, one of the world's largest drinks makers, announces plans to re-enter Burma as various sanctions against it are lifted.

The Wheatley Review into how the Libor rate-setting system works is due to publish its first set of proposals.

China's export and import growth slowed sharply in July, raising fears about the strength of the world's second-largest economy.

The UK housing market is still in the doldrums, with prices falling by 0.6% in July to an average of £161,094, figures from the Halifax show.

A graduate loses her High Court bid to challenge a government back-to-work scheme which she described as forced labour.

The supermarket group Tesco is to start offering mortgages via its Tesco Bank, which will accrue Clubcard points.