US trade authorities approve imposing duties on washing machines from Korea and Mexico that it believes are subsidised or sold too cheaply.

Real Madrid tops Deloitte's football rich list for the eighth year in a row, with revenues breaking 500m euros for the first time.

Japan posts a record high trade deficit for 2012, as exports to Europe and China continue their plunge.

Consumer goods giant Unilever leads the market higher, with retail chain WH Smith also gaining.

Manufacturing activity in China expands at its fastest pace in two years in January, according to preliminary survey data from HSBC.

Changes to housing benefit later this year could lead to a rise in evictions, the National Housing Federation warns.

South Korea's economic growth rate hits a three-year low in 2012, hurt by a slowdown in exports and in corporate investment.

Three European men are charged in the US with distributing the Gozi computer virus, allegedly generating huge illegal profits.