The recession has become the catalyst for a new era in business focusing on greater collaboration, according to the CBI.
Collaboration will help UK industry recover, says CBI
Property prices in Afghanistan go through the roof
Russia has turned into a "criminal state", according to the man who was once its leading foreign investor.
Floods claims in Cumbria and south Scotland could top £100m, according to the Association of British Insurers.
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn signs a 17bn euro contract to build rail and underground lines in Qatar and Bahrain.
A luxury sports car maker based in Holland says it plans to move its luxury car assembly plant to Coventry.
Charity says people who have costly work done on their homes are not qualifying for cheaper insurance.
Bogus callers posing as council staff are luring homeowners into a council tax scam, say council leaders.
Banks are still finding "sneaky ways" to make money out of people, says the consumers' association Which?.
US chocolate maker Hershey considers launching a solo bid of at least $17bn (£10bn) for UK firm Cadbury, reports say.
Valero Energy announces it is permanently closing its oil refinery in Delaware City, with the loss of 550 jobs.
Valero Energy announces it is permanently closing its oil refinery in Delaware City, with the loss of 550 jobs.
Easyjet apologises after fashion photographs shot at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin were published in its in-flight magazine.
About 200 football ties are under investigation in what one Uefa official calls Europe's biggest match-fixing scandal.
Why many Nigerian entrepreneurs are returning home
The European Central Bank says it will scale back emergency monetary support for fear of fuelling inflation.
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.
Volkswagen, Europe's biggest car company, plans to invest 26bn euros over the next three years to create new vehicles.
Unions representing staff at Spanish airline Iberia call off planned strike action after a preliminary agreement with management.
The Royal Mint has more than quadrupled its production of gold coins in recent months, as the record price of the metal causes demand to soar.
How Botswana is putting more meat on its beef industry