A study into the competitiveness of the UK petrol and diesel market is due to be published by the Office of Fair Trading on Wednesday..

The independence-minded region of Catalonia asks the Spanish central government for an extra 9bn euros (£7.7bn) in bailout money.

More than 300 people are made redundant after a Berkshire-based IT firm goes into administration.

China's Wanxiang wins the approval of US authorities to buy US battery maker A123 Systems, despite fears over transfer of technology to foreign firms.

Japan's two top airlines say they replaced a number of batteries in the 787 Dreamliners over the past months.

Wales' biggest building society sets out plans to boost mortgage lending by 50% over the next five years as it reports a steady year in profit.

The man in charge of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, has said that he believes the worst of the financial crisis may be over

Business Secretary Vince Cable is seeking to turn up the pressure on Britain's largest firms to include more women on their board.