US home foreclosures rise

ING group reports its first loss
Dutch banking giant ING reports its first quarterly loss - 585m euros - for the three months to the end of September.

UK economy 'already in recession'
The UK economy has "deteriorated dramatically" in the last three months, and is already in a recession, top forecasters suggest.

UK unemployment total rises
Unemployment rose by 60,000 to 1.67 million in the three months to June, official figures show.

Oil price falls further to $118
Oil prices touch $118 a barrel, the lowest price for three months, as figures indicate supplies are rising.

Microsoft results hit its shares
Microsoft's quarterly earnings and predictions for the next three months are worse than expected, hitting the software firm's shares.