From UK 8:51am

Corporate optimism highest in six years

Boxing day sales rush

Over a third of bosses forecast improvement

From WORLD 9:48am

Thailand deports Hmong asylum seekers

Thousands could face persecution in Laos

From COMPANIES 11:28am

LG joins rush to e-reader market

Electronics giant signs deals for supply of e-paper

From WORLD 7:14pm

Wen dismisses currency pressure

China refuses to let renminbi appreciate

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 10:13pm

Black economies shore up states, says study

Large-scale dishonesty seen to bring benefits

From MARKETS 10:30pm

Concerns grow over sovereign debt risk

Attention shifting to managing risk of country defaults