Germany has an "urgent responsibility" to invest more in the eurozone, France's economy minister has said.

A single way to wirelessly charge gadgets is a step closer as industry groups developing separate ways to wirelessly charge gadgets have reached a deal to merge their approaches.

A month before the start of the financial crisis, the Bank of England was apparently unaware of impending trouble, new documents reveal.

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell agrees to a $84m (£55m) settlement with residents of the Bodo community in the Niger Delta for two major oil spills.

A "deeply personal" picture of every consumer could be grabbed by futuristic smart gadgets, warned the chair of the US Federal Trade Commission.

Asians stocks continue to lose ground on Wednesday as further falls in oil prices, together with concerns over the eurozone's economy, fuelled investor worries.

Sainsbury's warns of a "challenging" outlook after reporting a drop in like-for-like sales over the key Christmas trading period.

Motorola says it is to re-enter the Chinese smartphone market from February with at least three products.