Trade talks between the United States and the European Union on a free trade area are set to open amid tensions over spying allegations and protected industries.

Businesses in the UK are now at their most confident since May last year, according to a new report.

Shares of Asiana Airlines fall more than 7% in early trade in Seoul after one of its planes crash landed in San Francisco over the weekend.

A shortage of affordable housing in England will reach "crisis" situation by 2021 unless action is taken, a report for a youth homelessness charity is suggesting.

A group of 70 multinational retailers agree a plan for inspections of garment factories in Bangladesh in an attempt to improve safety standards.

Shares of Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC plunge to a seven-and-a-half year low, as its profit continues to slide amid increased competition.

More than 19,000 Asda staff are to receive record payouts averaging £3,240 under parent company Wal-Mart's Sharesave scheme, the supermarket chain says.

German exports suffered their sharpest fall since 2009 as demand in China eased off and eurozone exports fell by 9.6%.