Shares in US retailer GameStop have fallen 44% to lose some of the extraordinary gains fuelled by Reddit users - only to recover again in after-hours trading.
Boohoo, the online retailer which snapped up the Debenhams brand this week, has confirmed "exclusive" talks to buy remnants of Sir Philip Green's Arcadia empire.
The UK is bracing for snow and downpours in the coming days, with the Met Office issuing weather warnings and telling people to prepare for travel disruption.