Visa Electron to be phased out
Two banking providers plan to stop offering a card payment option often used to avoid fees on flights.

US shares slide over Dubai fears
US shares fall on worries over Dubai's debt problems, but European markets recover from earlier falls.

Calls for checks on hairdressers
Hairdressers should regulated to help prevent injuries, say lawyers who represent people who have been harmed at the salon.

Pre-pay meters 'flout price caps'
Five of the big six energy firms are still overcharging for pre-pay meters, despite new rules from Ofgem, it has been claimed.

Threshers group axes 2,140 jobs
Drinks retailer First Quench, which owns the Threshers chain, is closing a further 391 stores resulting in 2,140 redundancies.

Flood insurance 'varies greatly'
There is a lack of consistency in the way insurance companies treat flood victims who wish to make claims, a charity says.

Jaguar Land Rover see sales rise
Jaguar Land Rover sees its sales rise 23% in the second quarter after its new models were well-received.

Bank seeks to dismiss fee cases
Lloyds says it will ask local courts to dismiss the thousands of cases lodged against it for the return of overdraft fees.

Spoiled party
What went wrong for the booming city of Dubai?

Solid month
Small retailers see sales rise despite the recession

Staying afloat
Cumbria's economy is resilient in the face of flooding

Life after Woolies
How Woolworths' demise changed our High Streets

House prices 'still increasing'
House prices in England and Wales rose by 0.6% in October, the latest survey from the Land Registry says.

Recession 'worse than estimated'
Chancellor Alistair Darling is expected to say that the economy performed worse in 2009 than he predicted.

New Airbus A400M test flight date
Airbus says its long-delayed A400M military transport aircraft should make its first test flight in early December.

Euro train booking system shelved
Plans for a system that would have made it simpler to book tickets for rail travel across Europe are shelved.

Putin announces Lada rescue deal
French carmaker Renault signs a deal to rescue its struggling Russian partner Avtovaz, the maker of Lada cars.

Carphone raises profit forecast
The mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse raises its full-year earnings forecast after better-than-expected sales.

More pension closures 'planned'
Many more pension schemes will close in the next five years, to both new and existing members, a report says.

Offshore tax deadline extended
HM Revenue & Customs says it will give UK taxpayers who have failed to pay tax on offshore savings extra time to confess.

High yen 'hurting Japan economy'
The strong yen is harming Japan's economy, its finance minister says, as the US dollar continues to sink.

S Africa firm gets power plant loan
South African energy firm Eskom gets a 1.86bn euro loan ($2.77bn) to finance the building of a new power plant.

Borders goes into administration
The Borders bookshop chain in the UK, which owns 45 stores across the country, goes into administration.

Lloyds share issue gets backing
Lloyds Banking Group's shareholders overwhelmingly back a rights issue aimed at improving the group's finances.

Banks 'must reveal £1m earners'
The UK's banks should be forced to disclose the number of staff who earn more than £1m, a report concludes.

Small cut in cost of water bills
Average water bills in England and Wales will be reduced slightly over the next five years, says regulator Ofwat.

Help plan for stranded travellers
Travellers who book holidays on the internet could receive more financial protection if things go wrong under European plans.

Vodafone to close pension scheme
Mobile phone company Vodafone says it is planning to close its final salary pension scheme to 4,000 current staff.

Funds win on Liberia's 1978 debt
A High Court in London orders Liberia to pay two investment funds more than $20m (£12m) for a debt dating back to 1978.

China shares hit by policy fears
Leading Chinese shares slump 3.6% as uncertainty grips investors ahead of a key government economic meeting.

Economy shrinks less than thought
The UK economy contracted at a slower pace than originally estimated between July and September, shrinking by 0.3%.

National Express loses rail route
National Express will have its East Anglia rail franchise terminated three years early, the government says.

Vauxhall job cut plans unveiled
Vauxhall's owner plans 354 job cuts at Vauxhall, but will expand production at Ellesmere Port, securing jobs there.

Ex-Rover bosses pay back £3m
The company owned by the ex-bosses of MG Rover agrees to pay back some of the millions of pounds taken out of the firm.

Football gets down to business in S Africa
The great and the good of the football world are gathering in South Africa for their annual congress

Southern Africa eyes World Cup boost
Southern African countries have high expectations that they too will benefit from South Africa's World Cup.

Kroenke buys more Arsenal shares
Arsenal director Stan Kroenke buys 10 more shares in the club, moving closer to the threshold that would trigger a takeover bid.