BBC Business News
Foreign tourists 'flocking to UK'
Venezuela lifts basic food prices
Prices of basic foods from bread to beef rise by up to 50% in Venezuela after the government eases price controls.
Oil rebounds as US winter nears
Delta ready to impose wage cuts
TVs and PCs 'take over US homes'
Global markets drop on job fears
Chinese retail sales still strong
Sales of goods in China's shops grew by 23.3% in July, figures show, the fastest rate in a decade.
Car sales fall hits US spending
A large drop in car sales contributes to a 0.1% fall in US retail sales in July compared with the previous month.
Credit Suisse receives £5.6m fine
The Financial Services Authority fines the UK arm of Credit Suisse for mis-pricing certain asset-backed securities.
Spanish inflation at 15-year high
Prices in Spain rose at their fastest rate for 15 years in July, driven by higher food and transport costs.
Thomas Cook defies economic slump
Travel operator Thomas Cook says it has seen no evidence yet of consumers cutting back on holidays.
'No money' for Wrapit customers
Customers of collapsed wedding gift list operator Wrapit are unlikely to get any money back from the business, say the administrators.
Talks off for Commonwealth Bank
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia pulls out of talks to buy ABN Amro's Australian and New Zealand operations.
UK unemployment total rises
Unemployment rose by 60,000 to 1.67 million in the three months to June, official figures show.
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