EU leaders meet in Italy to discuss Europe's persistent unemployment problem, but fail to reach agreement as differences over austerity remain.

England has the biggest trade deficit in the world football transfer market at £379m, according to a report from Barclays.

The number of shops on the High Street declined dramatically in the first nine months of this year, a survey suggests.

Momentum in the UK housing market has faded with house price growth slowing to the same level as 16 months ago, surveyors say.

The chief executive officer of US retail clothing chain Gap is stepping down as it plans Asian expansion.

Twitter's head of news Vivian Schiller has announced she is leaving, following the departure of three other senior executives.

Asian markets are trading higher after minutes from the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting reduced fears of an early interest rate increase.

The Clydesdale Bank is facing a very large increase in the cost of repayments for mis-selling of financial products.