Anglo-Australian firm BHP Billiton, the world's biggest mining company, reports lower profits due to falling prices of iron ore and coal.

Pressure is rising as Greece's government once more postpones a crucial meeting and Europe's leaders openly discuss Greece leaving the euro.

RBS boss Stephen Hester breaks his silence on the controversy surrounding his bonus, saying the attention had been "discomforting, to say the least".

Yahoo's chairman and three other board members step down as the tumult at the US web portal continues.

Profits for Walt Disney have risen thanks to the rising popularity of its theme parks and earnings from its television channels.

Lloyds Banking Group announces it is to shed nearly 1,000 jobs and close three of its administration sites.

Itau Unibanco posts 14.6bn reais ($8.5bn, £5.3bn) of net profit in 2011, the highest ever for a bank from Brazil.

Dixons, Comet and Argos have pledged to improve the way extended warranties for electrical goods are sold, the Office for Fair Trading says.

The Australian owner of the Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank is looking for options to sell or radically reform the businesses.

The number of empty shops on the UK's high streets is set to increase this year, a survey says, as economic conditions get tougher.

UK drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline announces profits of £1.9bn for the three months to the end of December, up from a £193m loss a year previously.

Some 2,000 people from the UK with money invested in Liechtenstein have come forward after the tax haven was put under the spotlight.

India's economic growth is likely to dip below 7% for the 2011-12 financial year, new government statistics show.

BP announces sharply higher profits and increases its dividend to shareholders for the first time since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.

Carmaker Toyota raises its profits forecast, saying its recovery is on track after the Japanese tsunami, Thai floods and the strong yen.

Profits at Swiss bank UBS slump by three-quarters and the outlook remains tough as the eurozone crisis saps business.

Steel maker ArcelorMittal reports a loss for the final three months of last year, but forecasts better times ahead.

A Mitsubishi Motors boss offers to sell its Dutch factory for one euro, a day after the Japanese car-maker said it was halting production there.

Budget Day political broadcasts have been axed, under new BBC rules.

A report suggests poor young students are dropping out of college because the government's bursary scheme is "inadequate".

The mortality rate in England and Wales improved in 2011, which could have a knock-on effect on pensions, actuaries say.

Demand for credit cards is "feeling the strain" as UK borrowers turn to other forms of finance, a report suggests.

Estimates showing £10.9bn in unpaid tax was written off and medical negligence could cost £15.7bn are examined by the Commons spending watchdog.

A eurozone recession could almost halve Chinese growth this year, according to a report by the International Monetary Fund.

UK bank lending is set to shrink this year for the first time since 2009, according to the Ernst & Young Item Club.

Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata unveils a $90bn merger with commodity trader Glencore, a move opposed by some major shareholders.

Europe's biggest travel group Tui Travel says its UK bookings have performed better than the overall market in recent months.

A US firm has been handed the multi-million-pound contract to print the tickets for the London Olympics, sparking criticism from UK businesses.

The jury in the Harry Redknapp tax evasion trial is sent home for the day with deliberations to continue on Wednesday.

The Olympic Park Legacy Company has launched a process to recruit sponsors of venues beyond London 2012.

Heart of Midlothian Football Club is given eight days by tax officials to pay an outstanding bill or face liquidation.

One in every seven shops on the UK's High Streets stood empty at the end of 2011.

Labour leader Ed Miliband, who has called for a tax on bankers' bonuses, is to lead a House of Commons vote on the issue. Peter Hahn, of the Cass Business School, and John Cridland, of the CBI, discuss whether executive pay is falling.

In Greece, the government is said to be close to agreement on new austerity measures to qualify for more bailout funds.

News of a merger between mining firm Xstrata and commodities trader Glencore has been met with a mixed reception by investors.

Isis Equity Partners managing director, Wol Kolade, says banks need to offer small and medium-sized companies more credit to help fund advance customer orders, so they can grow and play a role in wider economic recovery.

The Office of Fair Trading has concluded that extended warranties on items such as washing machines are not a good deal.

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad says Europe needs to produce 'real' goods and services, not rely on the financial sector

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