
Bristol Business NewsBudget busts mean damp squibs in the US on 4 July
Welfare costs to strain India's budget
US vehicle sales dropped in June, but there were signs of stabilisation as Ford saw its smallest decline in a year.
Chancellor Alistair Darling warns bankers it would be "disastrous" to repeat past mistakes - especially excessive bonuses.
Defaults on loans have risen and are expected to increase in the coming months, a Bank of England survey finds.
Rising costs are hitting the incomes of those on minimum household budgets, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says.
Nigeria, Niger and Algeria agree to build a multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline across the Sahara.
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