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Oil price falls ‘set to continue’

Oil prices are likely to continue falling well into 2015, the International Energy Agency forecasts.

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Eq Guinea to host 2015 Nations Cup

Equatorial Guinea are named as the hosts for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, replacing Morocco.

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German economy avoids recession

Germany’s economy avoids recession after growing 0.1% in the third quarter, with the eurozone as a whole expanding by 0.2%.

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Airbus profits up amid A400M woes

Airbus reports a rise in profits for the first nine months of the year, but warns of potential problems from its A400M military plane.

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VIDEO: Lagarde: Global recovery is fragile

IMF chief Christine Lagarde has told the BBC she wants more than words from G20 leaders and a delivery on their commitments.

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Oil industry giants in merger talks

The world’s second and third largest oil services companies, Halliburton and Baker Hughes, are in talks about a possible merger.

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China’s Alibaba eyes first bond sale

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to meet with investors next week as it considers issuing its first bond sale after a record public listing.

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VIDEO: The missing topics at the G20 summit

This weekend’s meeting of the world’s 20 largest economies will discuss world trade – as ever – but many other key subjects including Ebola appear missing.

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S&P gives Twitter debt ‘junk’ status

US ratings agency Standard & Poor’s gives social media giant Twitter’s debt “junk” status, which is three notches below investment grade.

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VIDEO: How one man saved the ‘sheep-pig’

How a woolly breed of porker was brought back from the brink