The founder of US futures broker Peregrine Financial Group pleads guilty to a massive fraud involving 24,000 customers in the US state of Iowa.

Shares of Japanese firms that have suspended some of their operations in China in wake of the anti-Japan protests fall in Tokyo.

JD Sports announces a sharp fall in half-year profits due to losses at its Blacks Leisure chain and the cost of moving warehouses.

Shares in Fortescue Metals Group surge after the Australian miner secures a $4.5bn (£2.8bn) credit facility to pay down debts.

The government is considering pegging benefits increases to average earnings, not inflation, in an effort to make huge welfare savings, BBC Newsnight's Allegra Stratton learns.

Sales of digital books show impressive signs of growth, but some booksellers still face an uncertain future.

Department store Debenhams reports a rise in sales despite what it calls "extremely challenging market conditions".

The annual rate of inflation in the UK, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index, falls to 2.5% in August after a surprise rise in July.