New car sales in the US post the best month in more than four years, with Toyota Motor showing the biggest rise.

The UK's biggest retailer, Tesco, reports its first fall in profits since 1994. while Sainsbury's reports a rise in quarterly sales.

A post-Olympics surge in the number of UK holiday makers heading abroad means Easyjet now expects to report higher-than-expected profits.

Virgin Trains' Richard Branson welcomes the decision to restart bidding for the West Coast franchise, after ministers admit the process was "flawed".

Hewlett-Packard shares plunge to a 10-year low after its boss said it will take time to turn around the company that built its success on printers and computers.

The government cancels its decision to award the West Coast Main Line rail franchise to FirstGroup and announces it will rerun the competition.

Sales of petrol and diesel on UK forecourts fell significantly in the spring despite cheaper prices at the pumps

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cut its growth forecast for Asia for this year and next, as the problems in Europe and the US hurt developing countries.