US aluminium giant Alcoa posts fourth quarter profit in line with estimates and expresses cautious optimism that demand will continue to grow in 2013.

Finnish phone maker Nokia becomes the latest foreign telecom company to face tax issues in India as its factory in Chennai is raided by tax officials.

Barrick Gold ends talks to sell a controlling stake of its African business to China's state-owned miner, China National Gold Group.

An overhaul of the probation service in England and Wales will see more offenders supervised by private sector bodies, the government is to announce.

Sainsbury's reports a small rise in sales over the key Christmas and New Year period, saying customer numbers hit a new high.

The International Monetary Fund warns that a credit boom in Cambodia poses a threat to its economic growth.

Office workers trapped behind their desks all day should push away their chairs and work standing up, recommends an exercise scientist.

Peugeot Citroen saw its global sales fall sharply last year, which it blamed on "the crisis affecting the European automobile market".