Hong Kong's first budget airline, Oasis, has taken off on its first flight from the UK.
Nearly a million Indian bank workers strike in protest at reforms which unions believe will lead to job cuts.
Shares in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) rise 18% on its Hong Kong debut.
City leaders issue warning as the London Stock Exchange celebrates 20 years since the 'Big Bang' reforms of 1986.
Criminals have planted staff inside 10% of Glasgow's call centres to steal customer details, police believe.
Microsoft, the world's largest computer software company, sees quarterly earnings top analysts' forecasts.
Virgin Atlantic says it will put back its order for six Airbus A380 superjumbos by four years to 2013.
Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel unveils a debt restructuring plan aimed at placating creditors and staving off collapse.
Shares in computer software firm Red Hat have slumped by 25% after giant rival Oracle pledged to undercut its prices.
As much as 20% of means-tested benefits from national and local government went unclaimed in 2004/05, new figures show.