Agricultural firm Cargill announces plans to root out deforestation as firms from around the globe convene as part of the United Nation's climate summit in New York.

The Los Angeles city council votes to raise the city's minimum wage at large hotels to $15.37 (£9.41) per hour.

Graduate unemployment in the UK has seen a big fall, the latest figures suggest.

Asian markets rebound after US markets ended higher on strong housing data.

Tesco's profits guidance error was "stratospheric" and its executives may have to face MPs, the chairman of the Parliamentary Business Committee tells the BBC.

Royal Bank of Scotland chairman Sir Philip Hampton is to leave the bank to become chairman at pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline.

BP cannot recoup the millions of dollars it says it has overpaid in compensation for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a judge has ruled.

The FTSE 100 rises in early trade, with Direct Line higher after it announces the sale of its international division.