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EDF Energy has announced it is putting up gas prices by 22% and electricity prices by 17% for domestic customers.

The UK economy grew 0.2% in the second quarter of the year, as the credit crunch took its toll on the housing market.

Wedding gift firm Wrapit says it is having financial problems, amid fears that brides and grooms will not get their presents.

Shares in Rentokil Initial tumble 31.5%, after the firm cut its profits forecast for 2008 by £35m to £115m.

The British Embassy in Moscow accuses the Russian shareholders of TNK-BP of using the state in their dispute with BP.

The UK's biggest mortgage lender, Halifax, cuts some of its interest rates for new borrowers, for the third time this month.

Hasbro, the company that owns the North American rights to Scrabble, sues the founders of Scrabulous.

The US energy regulator takes civil action against a Dutch-based oil trading firm and its boss for manipulating crude oil prices.

German chipmaker Infineon Technologies announces plans to cut 3,000 jobs as it reports a third-quarter loss.

Staff at the ethical restaurant chain Loch Fyne are being paid less than the national minimum wage, the BBC finds.

The average person's savings would last for 52 days if they found themselves out of work, says a new report.

A controversial buy-to-let property firm faces questions

BP faces battle to keep Russian joint venture

A former insurance boss casts eye over aid industry

The glory of the Model T can't hide Ford's problems

Could a taste for wine improve your bank balance?

British Energy's long takeover saga is about to end

Honda Motor reportes an unexpected rise in three-month profits but still predicts falling full year profits.

British pubs company Mitchells & Butlers said trading had picked up over the past ten weeks, helped by strong demand for food.

Regulator Ofgem tells energy companies the tariffs offered to their poorest customers must match their cheapest deals.

BP says the chief executive of its Russian venture TNK-BP has temporarily left Russia because of "sustained harassment".

Japanese internet entrepreneur Takafumi Horie's appeal against his securities fraud conviction is struck down.

Retail sales in the UK fell 3.9% in June, reversing a sudden and unexpected 3.6% record surge seen in May.

Airline Easyjet will cut flights this winter to offset a challenging economic climate and high fuel prices that have hurt profits

US homes sales fall 15.5% from a year ago, raising fresh fears about the US economy and triggering a slide on Wall Street.

Moscow tops the league of the most expensive cities to live in for expatriates, followed by Tokyo and London.

Three of the world's top carmakers unveil plans to help them survive as the industry faces slumping demand.

The Arctic is estimated to hold some 90bn barrels of oil, according to data from the US Geological Survey.

Attempts by internet fraudsters to con people into revealing their bank account details are rising, a banking body says.

Home improvements retailer Kingfisher says same store sales at its B&Q chain have risen indicating its improvement plan is on track.

UK utility firm Scottish & Southern has warned customers it is likely to increase electricity and gas prices.

The number of claims received by the Financial services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) fell by 33% in the past year.

Ryanair says it will fix a fault on its website that means it is breaking official rules on price clarity.

Northern Rock appoints Barclays' Gary Hoffman as its new chief executive as the last original board member leaves.

Most mortgage advisers are doing a poor job when giving advice, according to research by the consumers association Which?

The number of homes in some stage of being repossessed more than doubled in the three months to June, a report shows.

The US House of Representatives passes a massive housing rescue bill after President Bush says he will not veto it.

France's parliament passes a law which effectively ends the country's compulsory 35-hour working week.

The price of oil keeps on sliding as US demand wanes and a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico takes a favourable course.

French energy firm EDF and British Gas owner Centrica are close to buying British Energy, the BBC learns.

Credit Suisse's second-quarter profits beat expectations, helped by a good performance from its private banking arm.

Leading Chinese search engine firm Baidu.com sees quarterly profits rise sharply, as traffic rises thanks to the Olympics.