Small investors, particularly the elderly, are warned by ministers to avoid a scam involving carbon credits, after more than 1,000 are duped out of a total of £24m.

Foreign business executives with "strong links" to the UK will get extra help to expedite their visa applications under a new Home Office scheme.

Microsoft warns that hackers could exploit a "vulnerability" in its operating system to gain user rights to the affected computers.

Apple reveals details of requests it has received from governments across the globe to share customer data.

The world's biggest carmaker, Toyota, raises its profit forecast as the yen's weakness and cost cutting measures help lift its earnings.

Indonesia's economy expands at its weakest rate in four years in the third quarter as a result of slowing exports and subdued domestic demand.

BAE Systems is expected to bring forward its announcement on the fate of its three British shipyards, with shipbuilding at Portsmouth likely to stop.

The owner of Hovis, Premier Foods, says it is looking for a partner to help with its struggling bread business.