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Mobile firm Orange becomes the first UK network to use a new technology that claims to offer higher quality voice calls.

A record number of UK homeowners installed solar panels in August, according to energy regulator Ofgem.

The Advertising Standards Authority is given the power to regulate ads and marketing claims on websites and services like Facebook.

The US financial regulator decides to drop possible fraud charges against rating agency Moody's over a computer glitch.

The US government decides to drop an investigation of China's currency policy, avoiding a possible trade dispute.

Private toll roads are not a cost-effective answer to traffic problems, the government is warned by transport campaigners.

Spending by English Premier League clubs in the summer transfer window has tumbled 22% from last year, a report says.

Minutes from its August meeting reveal the US Federal Reserve will buy up more debt if conditions worsen "appreciably".

Airline compensation claims scuppered

Corporate raider Carl Icahn ups his hostile bid for film studio Lions Gate, maker of films like The Expendables and Saw.

Kinross-based textile company Dawson International reports a first-half loss as it seeks to address pension liabilities.

Utility EDF Energy raises electricity prices for some customers by 2.6%, blaming increases in distribution and transmission costs.

US consumer confidence picks up slightly more than expected in August, giving Wall Street a morning boost.

French firm Carrefour, one of the world's largest retailers, has announced a return to profit.

The former boss of the troubled investment company Keydata, Stewart Ford, has offered to organise a loan of £13m to stop its investments collapsing

Canada's economic growth slowed sharply in the second quarter of the year, official statistics show.

The US government prepares to decide on Tuesday whether to escalate a dispute with China over its currency policy.

Many homeowners are facing an unexpected outstanding mortgage balance owing to mistakes over monthly payments.

Two biotech firms which were spun out from Scottish universities merge in a bid to target key global emerging markets.

The National Housing Federation warns that homeowners in England who bought at the peak may face four more years of negative equity.