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Bailed-out insurer AIG plans to move ahead with the process of paying back US taxpayer cash.

Computer maker Hewlett Packard (HP) names former SAP chief executive Leo Apotheker as its boss.

The Irish Republic reveals that it now faces a huge budget deficit – 32% of GDP – after the latest bail-out of its struggling banks.

BP may resume paying a dividend to shareholders in the new year, incoming chief executive Bob Dudley says.

China warns that a US bill aimed at penalising it for currency manipulation could “harm relations” between the two countries.

UK-based Lotus unveils five new sportscars at the Paris motor show which it hopes will mark a new beginning for the brand.

The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 1.7% between April and June, figures show, up from a previous estimate of 1.6%.

Spain loses its last triple-A credit rating with the major rating agencies, following a downgrade from Moody’s.

Sudan is to inject foreign currency into the market in a bid to shore up the Sudanese pound – which is wobbling over fears the south will vote to secede in January.

Rolls-Royce’s long-standing chief executive Sir John Rose announces he is to retire after 14 years in the top job.