UK's Osborne sticks to budget target

British finance minister George Osborne has surprised his critics by increasing his budget surplus target for the end of the decade, taking a gamble that voters will accept more years of spending cuts. David Pollard reports.

Baltic Dry sounds alert on global growth

Commodities come under huge pressure again and the Baltic Dry Index - seen as a leading economic indicator - hits its lowest level ever. Kirsty Basset reports on the latest alarm bells to ring over the global outlook.

Ugly week for stocks

Wall Street had its worst week since August, hurt by a selloff in technology companies. Department stores dropped on concerns about the upcoming holiday season. Bobbi Rebell reports.

U.S. auto sales strong in October

Despite cautious consumer spending overall, Americans are shelling out for new cars. There's simply a lot of reasons to go to an auto showroom says Morningstar's David Whiston. Jeanne Yurman reports.