Facebook announces it will buy Oculus VR, a Californian company specialising in virtual reality products, for around $2bn (£1.2bn).

The games developer behind Candy Crush Saga, King, is valued at over $7bn (£4.2bn) after it raises $500m via a share sale in New York.

A "culture change" has taken place at top UK companies, with more women getting boardroom positions, a new report finds.

US chipmaker Intel steps up its investment in wearable technology with the acquisition of Basis Science, a firm known for its health tracking services and devices.

Business body the Confederation of British Industry launches a new attack on the plans for Scottish independence, claiming they do not add up.

Energy supplier SSE says it will freeze domestic gas and electricity prices at their current levels until 2016.

BP's biggest refinery in the US spills crude oil into Lake Michigan after a malfunction but regulators say the leak has been contained.

The government says it has raised £4.2bn through the sale of a 7.8% stake in Lloyds Banking Group.