Consumers' lack of trust in financial firms led to a 92% rise in cases taken up by the financial ombudsman last year - with 7,000 queries and complaints each working day.

A former senior partner at KPMG agrees to plead guilty to insider trading, in a scandal that has damaged the accountancy giant's reputation.

Wal-Mart agrees to pay $82m (£54m) in civil and criminal charges after pleading guilty to dumping hazardous waste in California and Missouri.

New research paints a mixed picture of success in the towns at the heart of the government's £1.2m Portas scheme intended to revive the High Street.

The OECD has again cut its growth forecasts for the eurozone and called on the European Central Bank to consider doing more to boost growth.

The International Monetary Fund cuts its economic growth forecast for China in 2013 to "around 7.75%", with the weak global economy set to hit exports.

The BPI's chief executive hits back at accusations that labels are failing pop stars because of a lack of long-term investment in new artists' careers.

A housing charity is urging tenants to check that their deposits are held in an official protection scheme.