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The Japanese government warns that deflation has returned to the country's economy for the first time since 2006. | | Leaders from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi sign a common market trade agreement. |
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A Swiss court orders the seizure of $350m in assets from the son of Nigeria's ex-ruler Sani Abacha after a 10-year investigation. | | Volkswagen, Europe's biggest car company, plans to invest 26bn euros over the next three years to create new vehicles. |
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South Korea dampens speculation the country is willing to re-negotiate a free trade agreement with the US. | | Unions representing staff at Spanish airline Iberia call off planned strike action after a preliminary agreement with management. |
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Procter & Gamble is recalling 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after small traces of bacteria were found. | | Europe signs a $1bn deal with Nigeria, aimed at tackling corruption and promoting peace in the troubled Niger Delta. |
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US computer giant Dell reports another decline in its quarterly profits, sending its shares 7% lower. | | Tobacco firm Philip Morris is ordered to pay out $300m in damages to a former smoker. |
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Nigeria's president postpones his budget - because senators and representatives disagree on which chamber should host it. | | An auction of luxury goods that once belonged to the disgraced financier Bernie Madoff, his wife and an adviser has raised $2m (£1.2m) in the US. |
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Car manufacturer BMW becomes the 24th sponsor for the 2012 London Olympic Games. | | The owners of Lord's say they are not planning to sell the stadium's naming rights to fund a £400m redevelopment of the famous venue. |
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Why many Nigerian entrepreneurs are returning home | | Is the famous MGM lion about to lose its roar? |
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How Botswana is putting more meat on its beef industry | | Should food or education be Malawi's priority? |
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UK public sector net borrowing reached £11.42bn last month, the highest for the month of October since records began. | | UK mortgage lending rose by 5% in October compared with the previous month, according to a lenders' group. |
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UK car production fell by 6.7% in October compared with a year earlier - the smallest annual decline of the year, figures show. | | A further 381 stores are to close at off licence group First Quench, with the loss of 1,908 jobs, the firm's administrators announce. |
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Nationwide reports a big slump in profits and delivers a gloomy forecast for the UK economy and the housing market. | | Brewer Fullers reports a 26% rise in half-year profits as the good early summer weather boosted beer sales. |
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A current account that does not charge for unauthorised overdrafts is unveiled days before a major court judgement. | | UK retail sales in October rose at the fastest annual pace since May 2008, government figures show. |
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Visa and Mastercard are warning all banks about a suspected leak of credit card security information in Spain. | | Festive sales will start early this year - including price cuts on Christmas Day - as VAT is set to rise, an expert says. |
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Budget flights using the world's largest aircraft are planned, carrying up to 840 people on each flight. | | A senior UN official tells the BBC sanctions breaking is still rife in DR Congo, with rebels using smuggled gold to fund arms. |
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A computer glitch affecting aircraft flight plans causes cancellations and delays across the eastern US. | | Construction of new homes and apartments in the US unexpectedly fell in October, to the lowest level in six months. |
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The world's biggest mobile operator, China Mobile, says its business has returned to levels seen before the global downturn. | | Sony says it aims to make its LCD TV operations profitable in the financial year starting next April as it continues to cut costs. |
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The Dutch government announces it will inject a further 4.4bn euros into bailed-out bank ABN Amro. | | Thousands of German credit cards are being replaced as banks fear data theft, German press reports say. |
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The price of crude oil rises to $80 a barrel after figures showed a sharp fall in US stockpiles last week. | | US company Intel will stop employing Jewish workers at its Jerusalem plant on Saturdays, following a large protest rally by Orthodox Jews, reports say. |
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The Indian energy firm Reliance is planning an "aggressive" oil and gas exploration campaign. | | Troubled national carrier Air India reports a net loss of 55.5bn rupees for the full-year to the end of March. |