The number of shoppers on UK High Streets fell last month, that is according to the latest footfall figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

The UK economy will see "sluggish growth" for two years, unless the Treasury and Bank of England adapt a more innovative approach to boosting expansion, a study has said.

A shrinking world economy is painful for many, but girls and women are suffering from the effects of recession

US safety officials widen their probe into a Japan Airlines-operated Boeing 787 Dreamliner after ruling out overcharging as a cause of a battery fire.

Chinese phone equipment maker Huawei forecasts a 33% jump in profit boosted by strong performance in markets such as Europe and Japan.

Housebuilder Crest Nicholson is planning to return to the stock market, five years after it was taken private during the financial crisis.

Mortgage lending in the UK in 2012 was little changed on 2011 but ended the year in more "robust" form, a lenders' group says.

Moscow Exchange, Russia's biggest stock market, plans to sell shares in itself on its own exchange, expected to raise over $500m.