The UK's largest companies are being asked by the government to use their strong credit ratings to help the smaller firms, which are their suppliers, to gain access to cheap bank lending.

Car insurance premiums fell in the third quarter of the year, according to a regular survey by the AA motoring organisation.

Computer-based financial market trading can be beneficial, a government report led by the chief scientific adviser concludes.

Australia's largest grain merchant, GrainCorp, says it is reviewing a takeover offer from the US agri-business group Archer Daniels Midland (ADM).

India's Kingfisher Airlines has offered to pay three months salary to its striking employees, in an effort to restart its operations.

Whitbread says it has made a strong start to its financial year thanks to growth of its Costa coffee chain and Premier Inn hotels.

EE has shared details of its launch tariffs for its new 4G service, the first to become available in the UK.

Luxury goods company Mulberry, famous for its leather bags, sees its shares plunge by more than a quarter after it issues a profit warning.