Ed Miliband is to pledge to freeze or cut business rates for millions of small firms if Labour wins the next general election, in his keynote party conference speech.

US carmaker Chrysler files papers for an initial public offering as its two biggest stakeholders continue to disagree on the terms of a merger.

UK oil giant BP asks a US court to halt payments from its settlement deal over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, over fraud fears.

The pace of shop closures on the High Street has slowed, offering a glimmer of hope for retailers, a survey indicates.

Consumers hinted at a greater appetite for borrowing through mortgages, loans and credit cards in the summer, figures from UK banks suggest.

Online retailer Ebay announces a "click-and-collect" tie-up with Argos, enabling shoppers to order online then pick up their goods from the stores.

Bosses at the UK's biggest companies are seeing bonuses reined in ahead of new rules that require shareholder approval for pay policies, research suggests.

Nineteen firms are fined by New York authorities after writing fake reviews on websites such as Yelp, Google Local and CitySearch.