New York rally ends turbulent day
The Dow Jones rallies in late trading after a day of market chaos, which saw the FTSE 100 losing 4.1%.

Web focus helps Alliance profits
Alliance & Leicester reports a rise in half-year profits, helped by greater focus on internet and phone customers.

Rising rates dent Northern Rock
Northern Rock posts record lending levels but says a rise in costs to fund mortgages will dent annual profits.

Apple iPhone issue highlights security debate
Regular columnist Bill Thompson says what counts as private has to change if we're to get the most out the network.

Co-op finance arm cuts 1,000 jobs
The financial arm of the Co-op is to make about 1,000 staff redundant this year as it tries to make cost cuts.

Interest-only mortgages
Tips on repaying an interest-only mortgage.

Money confiscated from fraudster
A court orders £63,000 to be confiscated from a bank manager behind Scotland's largest single fraud.

Sub-prime arrears dip at UK firm
Sub-prime mortgage lender Kensington says the number of people in arrears has declined.

Brown's bills at-a-glance
A breakdown of the 23 bills and draft bills announced by Gordon Brown.

More 25-year fixed-rate mortgages?
The government wants to make it easier for lenders to offer longer-term fixed-rate mortgages - but will it help?

India firm plans HIV health cover
A private insurance firm in India announces first-ever health cover for HIV-positive people.

Push for more long-term mortgages
The government wants to encourage lenders to offer more longer-term fixed rate mortgages.

Banks bid for green credentials
UK banks are increasingly looking at portraying themselves as environmentally friendly.

Fee prompts First Direct exodus
Up to 20,000 customers leave First Direct after it starts charging a monthly current account management fee.

Q & A: Interest rate rise and you
BBC News explains how the Bank of England's fifth rate rise since August will affect your personal finances.

Hong Kong v Shanghai: Global Rivals
Hong Kong has been the traditional interface between China and the West - but is Shanghai set to take over that role?

Police target flasher 'hotspots'
Officers on horseback will patrol parks and open spaces in Fife in an effort to crackdown on flashers.

Offset home loan numbers 'surge'
The number of offset mortgages has rocketed in the past year, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) says.

What price to pay to invest in a firm?
NatWest's Peter Ferns looks at how to work out the correct price to pay for a stake in a new company.

More 80s memories
It was the decade of Thatcher, yuppies and chunky mobile phones. But for some of you the decade meant many different things.