First-time home buyers at highest level since 2007, Halifax says
Research from the Halifax also finds the average price of a first home has topped £200,000.
SpiceJet in deal to buy 205 Boeing planes
India’s fourth largest airline places a $22bn order, Boeing’s largest deal in the country.
Nintendo reveals Switch price and date
The Japanese firm’s new games console will be launched on 3 March and be priced at $299.99 in the US.
‘I set myself on fire’
Australia’s banks have been accused of giving reckless advice, overcharging and a lack of accountability.
Fitness fail
The market for fitness trackers seems to be booming, but are these gadgets actually effective?
Obama’s legacy
How US job creation tells the story of outgoing US President Barack Obama’s economic legacy.
Earnings inequality among men soars
The number of men in low-paid part-time work has increased fourfold over the past 20 years.
Men ‘pay £101 more’ for car insurance than women
Gap between what men and women pay for motor policies widens despite new rules, a survey finds.
VW papers shed light on emissions scandal
VW has been fined $4.3bn by US authorities and agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges, so just what do documents released this week reveal about the emissions rigging scandal?
US ‘car tsar’ Steve Rattner: Obama deserves high marks
Steve Rattner, former head of President Obama’s Automotive Task Force, says the outgoing chief deserves “high marks” for his economic policy.