Business

US consumer prices dropped by a record 1% in October as fuel costs kept falling for a third month in a row.

Property sales rose slightly in October, for the second month in a row, estate agents say.

South Korean firm Daewoo says it has leased a vast tract of land in Madagascar, which will produce half of its corn supply by 2023.

Retailer Marks & Spencer is to hold its first one-day sale in four years in a bid to revive its pre-Christmas trading.

UK interest rates may be cut further, according to minutes from the Bank of England meeting at which rates were slashed to 3%.

Struggling chain Woolworths confirms that it is in talks about the possible sale of its retail business.

Shareholders of Lloyds TSB are to vote on the proposed takeover of HBOS at a meeting in Glasgow.

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Syrian business
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Long-isolated Syria warms to tourism in Damascus.

The bosses of the three biggest US carmakers, Ford, GM and Chrysler, ask Congress for a $25bn bail-out.