Australian energy stocks trade higher on Friday after oil prices rose overnight.

The gap between the amount of pocket money parents gave boys and girls rose to 13% in the past year, a survey suggests

Japanese investigators raid Suzuki headquarters as part of probe into the carmaker's fuel economy tests.

The head of the Institute of Directors says "lamentable failures" over the way BHS collapsed fuels public distrust of business.

London's main share index enjoys a strong start to the day, as commodity-related stocks are lifted by rising oil prices.

Activity in the UK's dominant service sector picked up last month, according to a closely-watched survey, but growth remained "subdued".

A small energy firm has seen a record proportion of customer complaints for any supplier over a three-month period, figures from Citizens Advice show.

US supermarket giant Walmart is to announce a new partnership with Uber and Lyft as it seeks to take on online retailer Amazon.