The economies of developing countries will grow by just 1.2% this year, according to the World Bank.

Reuters - Japan's Nikkei stock average extended gains on Monday to rise 0.9 percent as investors were heartened by a broad rise in Asian shares, with car battery maker GS Yuasa Corp rebounding after a sell-off.

Reuters - U.S. billionaire Len Blavatnik is planning to file a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase on Monday, accusing the bank of mismanaging an investment account that held $1 billion in assets owned by Blavatnik's industrial holding company, Access Industries, the New York Times said.

National Australia Bank pays $660m (£401m) for UK insurer Aviva's Australian wealth management businesses.

RBS, which is 70% taxpayer-owned, is set to announce a lucrative pay deal for its boss Stephen Hester.

Bids close on Monday for the 46 live English Premier League games that were to have been shown by Setanta.

Younger grandparents caring for grandchildren and their own parents are caught in a poverty trap, a charity says.

Reuters - Asian stocks rose on Monday, with Chinese bank stocks getting a boost on hopes lending will stay strong, while U.S. Treasury yields were flat before a weekly record of $104 billion in new debt hits the market.

Firms in Germany are more confident now than they have been for seven months, according to a key index.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announces the UK will provide an extra £5m ($8m) of transitional aid to Zimbabwe.

Ethiopia looks to revive glories of its imperial railway

Workers at the Lindsey oil refinery who were sacked for taking unofficial strike action have burned their dismissal letters in protest.

The Council of Mortgage Lenders cuts its forecast for the number of homes expected to be repossessed in 2009 to 65,000.

Reuters - Stock futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street Monday, as stocks were poised to trim recent gains with investors turning cautious ahead of this week's Federal Reserve meeting and a flurry of macro data.

Detailed forecasts released Monday show that the U.S., the euro zone and Japan will be among the hardest hit by the global recession this year.

The deal between the American private equity firm and Gome Electrical Appliances could be worth $432 million.

Asian stock markets rose for a second session Monday, with Hong Kong?s benchmark spiking more than 2 percent, after the Chinese premier said the economy was improving.

As Web-enabled smartphones have become standard, the etiquette of using them during meetings is up for debate.

Shares in mining group Anglo-American rise by close to 10% after a merger approach from rival Xstrata.

Japan Airlines is to receive emergency state funding after being hit by the economic downturn.

Newspaper publisher Independent News & Media confirms it needs to raise money to pay off an outstanding bond.

The UK's tax body warns people to ignore a fraudulent e-mail that suggests recipients are able to receive money from HMRC.

Reuters - Wall Street was poised for a lower open on Monday as investors assessed the potential strength of an economic recovery ahead of a round of key data this week.

Reuters - Walgreen Co posted a slightly lower quarterly profit as shoppers remained focused on buying only necessities.

AP - If President Barack Obama gets his way, consumers who take out mortgages would automatically get a 'plain vanilla' loan — such as a traditional 30-year fixed-rate mortgage — unless they opted for a riskier variety.

Wall Street fell as lowered expectations for the global economy gave investors more to be wary about.

Nigeria's central bank has indicated that it is prepared to lift a long-standing ban on foreign ownership of its banks.

Thousands of workers in England and Wales walk out in support of 650 Lindsey oil refinery staff sacked for staging unofficial strikes.

Reuters - Stocks opened lower on Monday as investors assessed the potential strength of an economic recovery, while energy shares were pressured as a stronger U.S. dollar hurt oil prices.

Reuters - Shares in Anglo American Plc jumped as much as 12 percent on Monday after rival Xstrata Plc sought talks about a merger of equals to better compete in a consolidating mining sector.

Reuters - Walgreen Co posted a slightly lower quarterly profit that fell short of expectations as it spent on overhauling its product assortment, while shoppers focused on buying only necessities.

Ministers agreed to postpone their decision on the A400M, Europe?s biggest defense project, by another month, Spain?s junior defense minister said.

The drugstore operator said that greater expenses, including its reorganization efforts, reduced its third-quarter income.

Force India on its cars and Formula One ambitions

Going back to the farm to beat the recession

The City's big names call for big changes

Marks and Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose will waive one-third of his bonus award - shares currently valued at £1.18m.

The proportion of surveyors reporting a fall in rents his its highest level since the survey began in 1999.

Reuters - Stocks extended losses on Monday as investors questioned the potential strength of an economic recovery, while resource shares were dragged down by lower oil prices.

Reuters - Top shareholders in Anglo American brushed off rival Xstrata's plan for a merger of equals on Monday and pressed for a big premium to create a giant to compete in a consolidating mining sector.

Resurgent fears about the struggling economy jolted Wall Street, dragging stocks broadly lower after their first losing week in a month.

Regulators have accused four people of knowingly steering billions of dollars into Bernard L. Madoff?s Ponzi scheme.

Stock markets see large falls as falling commodity prices and a World Bank report dampens sentiment.

Mining giant Anglo-American has rejected an approach from Swiss-based rival Xstrata about a possible merger.

ESPN buys rights to 46 English Premier League games next season due to be shown by struggling broadcaster Setanta.

Reuters - Stocks fell on Monday as a sharp drop in oil prices weighed on energy company shares, while a global forecast fueled worries about an economic recovery.

Reuters - Anglo American rejected rival mining group Xstrata's 'merger of equals' proposal on Monday, knocking a no-premium marriage and a combination with what it regards as Xstrata's inferior mines.

Reuters - Walgreen Co posted a steeper-than-expected drop in quarterly profit on Monday as it wrote down the value of items being taken off its shelves as part of store makeover aimed at winning over shoppers.

As airports scale back, delay or cancel many capital improvement projects, they risk paying higher costs once the number of passengers increases.

Resurgent fears about the struggling economy jolted Wall Street, dragging stocks broadly lower after their first losing week in a month.

In touting a deal with drug companies to reduce prescription costs, the president scolds those who don't believe health care reform will get done this year.

Anglo American rejected on Monday a proposal to merge from the British-Swiss mining company Xstrata, calling a combination ?unattractive? and Xstrata?s terms ?totally unacceptable.?

Ministers agreed to postpone their decision on the A400M, Europe?s biggest defense project, by another month, Spain?s junior defense minister said.

Reuters - Stocks fell on Monday as a sharp drop in oil prices prompted investors to sell some energy companies' shares, while a global forecast fueled worries about the sustainability of an economic recovery.

Reuters - General Electric Co opposes any regulation that would force it to split off its hefty finance business, the conglomerate's chief executive said in a memo to staff on Monday.

Reuters - Centralized clearing of over-the-counter derivatives would help to reduce the risk that these instruments pose to the wider financial system, a senior Federal Reserve official said on Monday.

As airports scale back, delay or cancel many capital improvement projects, they risk paying higher costs once the number of passengers increases.

With China?s exports reeling and unemployment rising because of the global slowdown, there is growing evidence that factories are ignoring or evading a new contract labor law.

Regulators have accused four people of knowingly steering billions of dollars into Bernard L. Madoff?s Ponzi scheme.

When the White House asked people to post ideas on open government on a new Web site, it heard about U.F.O.?s, marijuana and the president?s birth certificate.

Once booming, Australian wine exports have dropped both in price and volume, leading to some soul searching about what went wrong.

Virgin plans to take delivery of 10 Airbus A330-300 aircraft between now and 2012, allowing the airline to expand while awaiting delivery of Boeing?s troubled 787 Dreamliner.

Reuters - Stocks suffered their worst one-day loss in two months, dropping the S&P 500 back into negative territory for the year on Monday in a broad-based sell-off, as investors reconsidered the health of the economy.

The bank argues that disclosing client names would cause it to violate Swiss financial secrecy laws and open its executives and bankers to prosecution in Switzerland.

Anglo American rejected on Monday a proposal to merge from the British-Swiss mining company Xstrata, calling a combination ?unattractive? and Xstrata?s terms ?totally unacceptable.?

The Eastman Kodak Company announced it would retire Kodachrome, its oldest film stock, because of declining customer demand in an increasingly digital age.

The future of overdraft fees paid by millions of customers could be decided after an appeal in the House of Lords this week.

Borrowers have been warned to ignore misleading adverts which claim people can write off their debts or loans by selling them.

Descendants of Henry Ford still meet regularly, and play a crucial role in guiding the automaker through troubled times for the industry.

Apple employees have been fired for leaking news tidbits to outsiders, and the company has been known to spread disinformation about product plans to its own workers.

Some auto dealers, now with fewer competitors, might be more willing to advertise with local media.

The Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission ask for ?clear, unimpeded oversight and enforcement authority.?.

The inquiry focuses on Medtronic?s payment of tens of thousands of dollars to an Army surgeon while he was still on active service.

A writer flies around the world on book tours with her entire family in tow.

Given the slump in travel, you would think there would be no room for another hotel rating business. But no.

While there is no easy way to cheat the system, wealthy patients in need of organs have an advantage in being able to join many waiting lists.

With Congress intent on tighter regulation, fund managers are spending more money for donations and lobbying, and focusing on bargaining chips.

A group representing thousands of landlords of rent-stabilized apartments has mounted a public relations campaign.

To avoid putting taxpayers on the hook again for Wall Street excesses, the Fed needs a clear strategy for winding the strategies down.