In remarks ahead of a confirmation hearing in front of Congress, Janet Yellen says the Federal Reserve has more to do to aid the US recovery.

Philippine Finance Minister Cesar Purisma tells the BBC that Typhoon Haiyan could cut economic growth by one percentage point next year.

An initiative by Amazon to sell Kindle readers in independent bookshops is met with hostility among shop owners.

The French economy contracted in the third quarter of the year and the German economy slowed, latest official figures show.

Economic growth in Japan, the world's third-largest economy, slowed to 0.5% in the three months to September, figures show.

Energy suppliers and politicians both have a role to play in restoring trust in the energy industry, Centrica, the owner of British Gas, has said.

Foxconn owner Hon Hai says third-quarter profit rose 1.5%, beating expectations.

German power giant RWE, which owns Npower, will cut 6,750 jobs across Europe and reduce costs by another 1bn euros between 2014 and 2016.