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  • The Dow Jones industrial average dropped two points to close at 11,866Early stock market rally fades

    An early rally faded on the US stock market on Friday, leaving indexes down about 3% for the week as worries resurfaced about a breakup of the euro.

  • FTSE 100 Index closed on Friday 13-and-a-half points lower at just over 5387Markets rally despite downgrades

    Investors regained their appetite for risk despite ratings downgrades for seven of the world's biggest banks and a warning from IMF head Christine Lagarde about a potential repeat of the 1930s depression.

  • Blacks Leisure put itself up for sale earlier this monthBlacks Leisure suffers sale blow

    Blacks Leisure's hopes of staving off collapse were dealt a blow when its biggest shareholder Sports Direct withdrew its interest in buying the UK's biggest outdoor retailer.

  • The Spirit Pub Company said the mild autumn weather helped boost sales across its pubsSpirit sales fired up by new brand

    Adding sizzling and spicy food to pub menus has helped give the owner of the Chef & Brewer and Fayre & Square brands a pre-Christmas sales boost.

  • Nick Clegg said recent remarks from members of the French government about the UK economy were 'simply unacceptable'Clegg tells France to stop attacks

    France has been told by Nick Clegg to end "simply unacceptable" attacks on the UK economy, amid mounting cross-Channel tensions over the eurozone crisis.

  • Six nations which use the euro could have their ratings downgraded, Fitch has warnedSix euro nations on downgrade watch

    Fitch ratings agency has said it is considering downgrading six nations that use the euro - Italy, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Slovenia and Cyprus - by one or two notches.

  • Christine Lagarde said Europe's problems will not be solved by Europe alone AP Lagarde: Global economy gloomy

    The head of the International Monetary Fund has sketched a dim outlook for the global economy and said all countries must work together to resolve Europe's escalating debt crisis.

  • Barclays is one of 10 world banks downgraded by Fitch RatingsEight more global banks downgraded

    Fitch Ratings has downgraded the viability ratings for eight of the world's biggest banks, citing increased challenges facing the banking sector due to weak economic growth and heightened regulation.

  • Microsoft has fought off a billion-dollar federal antitrust lawsuitDeadlocked Microsoft case dismissed

    A US judge has dismissed a billion-dollar federal antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft after a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict.

  • Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose amid improving US jobs and manufacturing dataAsian stocks up ahead of Italy move

    Asian stocks have risen amid improving US jobs and manufacturing data and the expected approval in Italy of an austerity plan intended to get the country's finances under control.

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