The number of new mortgages for house buying approved by the major British banks continued to rise in September
Japanese games firm Nintendo says robust sales of its handheld DS games machine have boosted its performance.
China moves to increase its energy supplies by spending $1.9bn on Kazakh oil reserves.
Sony profits crash 94% on the growing cost of recalling laptop computer batteries.
The number of people who feel the internet has little or no relevance to their lives is growing, says a report.
Australia's APN News & Media gets a takeover approach from Irish newspaper group Independent News and Media.
The UK is set to surprise those who thought 2006 would see low growth, the chancellor says.
Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell reports a dip in quarterly earnings amid problems with production in Nigeria.
Commercial jetmaker Airbus wins a Chinese order for 150 of its A320 planes.
Oil prices rise back above $61 a barrel after attacks on Shell facilities in Nigeria and a sharp fall in US crude stockpiles.