
Euro zone business activity hits 10-month low
Business activity in the euro zone fell to a 10-month low in September as the downturn in two of the region’s biggest economies weighed.

Air France strike boosts Easyjet
Easyjet shares rise after the airline raises its annual profit forecast, thanks to a strong end to its financial year and the impact of the Air France strike.

More pensioners to get energy help
An extra 200,000 pensioners will get help with their energy bills this winter, the government has announced.

HK protests ‘cost retailers millions’
Hong Kong’s protests may have cost retailers more than $2bn Hong Kong dollars (£175,7m), ANZ bank estimates as China bans travel permits from mainland.

VIDEO: Durga Puja’s temple made of biscuits
A pavilion made largely of biscuits has featured at the Durga Puja festival in northern Calcutta.

JP Morgan customer accounts hacked
JP Morgan says it suffered a massive cyber attack affecting 76 million private and seven million business customers in the US.

How Bill Gross became too hot for Pimco to handle
Bill Gross’ abrupt departure from Pimco was preceded by months of clashes that got progressively worse, according to sources.

10 brands that go by different names outside US
What’s in the package might be the same, but sometimes companies need to call their products by another name outside their home country.