We get the third revision of how the British economy has performed in the third quarter of 2011. Sales of homes may rise a little over the coming year but prices will struggle to follow suit, according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Housing Market Forecast published today

The European Central Bank is expected to announce whether it will take a bigger role as an emergency lender. Nick Clegg wants to use British cities to help rebalance the economy away from the Square Mile

The Bank of England has announced it'll inject an extra £75 billion into the UK economy. We ask if small businesses will benefit from a second round of quantitative easing

The US Federal Reserve's move suggests there is a fear of a slowing US economy. Carl Weinberg, chief economist at High Frequency Economics joins us. We talk to Alan Leighton, an internationally renowned business man, about his new book 'Tough Calls', which documents his own thoughts about how to make the right business decisions in challenging times.

Struggling to fix the sickly US economy, President Barack Obama appealed to Congress to support nearly $450 billion in tax cuts and federal spending. His message to Republican lawmakers heading into re-election campaigns: you'd better help. But is this attempt to give the US economy a shot in the arm effective

US employment figures are out later - is the world's largest economy on the road to recovery?

Italy and Spain have come under severe pressure this week, as concern mounts over the health of the Eurozone.

Andria Alexander and her husband Todd have two small children and a dog. Like many families, they have at times found themselves without enough money. Unlike many families, they've done something about it, and now they are sharing their tips for surviving, and thriving, in a bad economy.

Americans say they expect the economy to get worse in the next year, and their recent behavior shows a buckling-down and cutting-back mentality, possibly in preparation for hard times ahead. Â Over three quarters of Americans have begun purchasing more generic brands to save money , up from six in ten who said they did this in February and the highest number reporting doing so since the question ...

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