- BA boss reveals takeover ambition
- British Airways and Iberia draw up a shortlist of 12 airlines which the firms hope to buy or merge with.
- Demand for Equitable Life payout
- Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are making a final attempt to persuade the government to pay them full compensation.
- UK car sales suffer sharp decline
- New car sales fell 17.5% in August - the second consecutive month of declines, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
- Tax holiday for UK firms kicks in
- A scheme offering up to 400,000 new firms a chance to trim their tax bill has come into effect.
- UK mobile firms to merge networks
- Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks as the firms merge their networks.
- Union warns BA of fresh strikes
- Union leaders warn BA faces fresh strike action by cabin crew unless a settlement is reached to end the long-running dispute.
- Chinese pilots lied about records
- China is checking the qualifications of all its commercial pilots, after it emerged that more than 200 of them lied about their experience.
- Need to cut deficit 'supported'
- Many people are in favour of reducing the deficit but they are less clear about where cuts should be made, a BBC poll suggests.
- US to unveil $50bn building plan
- President Barack Obama is expected to call for a new $50bn infrastructure plan on Monday as he bids to find ways to jump-start the US economy.
- Overseas demand 'boosts UK firms'
- Rising overseas demand has created buoyant conditions for manufacturers in the UK, an industry report suggests, though threats remain.
