IBM, the world's biggest computer firm, sees fourth quarter profits rise by 6% beating experts' expectations.

The energy regulator Ofgem accuses the electricity and gas supplier Npower of publishing a "misleading" report.

People in Britain must save more than six times the amount they are currently to avoid poverty in retirement says the Policy Exchange think tank.

Argentina introduces new curbs on purchases from international websites such as Amazon, in a bid to stop foreign currency reserves falling further.

One of the investment world's best-known figures Mohammed El-Erian is resigning as chief executive of bond giant Pimco.

Canada's Bombardier says it will cut 1,700 jobs in its aerospace division in an attempt to save money.

Bilateral trade between China and the UK hit a "record high" in 2013, according to the Chinese ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming.

WH Smith shares rise after the retailer says it saw a "good profit performance" over Christmas, despite a fall in sales.