Slightly over a year after its stock market debut, social networking site Facebook joins the S&P 500 index, which is made up of many of the world's largest firms.

Rent arrears are becoming the fastest-growing debt problem in the UK, according to the Money Advice Trust.

There has been a rise of 16% in the amount we spend online, according to the latest data from Ofcom.

Air Canada orders 61 Boeing 737 MAX planes worth $6.5bn (£4.2bn) at list prices, a big win for the planemaker over rival Airbus.

Australia's government is holding talks with Toyota as it looks to convince the firm to continue manufacturing cars there.

Hilton Worldwide raises $2.35bn (£1.4bn) through a share sale, making it the second-largest initial public offering (IPO) in the US this year.

The UK economy will finally surpass its pre-recession peak next year, says the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

The troubled Co-operative Group has appointed Labour's former City minister, Lord Myners, to lead a review into how the group is run.