Investment correspondent Philip Scott rounds up news from the stock market and this week's riser's and fallers

LONDON, UK - July 17 2008 - VeriFone Holdings Inc. (NYSE: PAY) today announced that its contactless payment solution was honoured at the recent European Retail Solutions Awards (ERSA) 2008.The Payment Solution Award cited the installation of the first fully-integrated

Nintendo's Wii games console has overtaken Microsoft's Xbox 360 as the leading games device in the US, having now sold 10.9m consoles

US electricals giant Best Buy could light up Piccadilly, Oxford Street or another major central London shopping location when it makes its big entry into the UK

US Barbie-maker Mattle has won its case against rival MGA over the copyright to the $1bn (£500m) Bratz doll franchise

UBS has buckled under the pressure of allegations it helped rich Americans hide their wealth from the taxman, agreeing to stop offering services to 20,000 US clients

John Lewis has bounced back from eight weeks of falling takings, while Selfridges has wound up its summer sale two weeks early because it has been so successful

Mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac is reportedly planning an ambitious share sale worth as much as $10bn (£5.05bn) to raise badly needed funds

Citigroup boss Vikram Pandit bought himself some time tonight as shares jumped after better-than-expected second quarter results were announced

Global financial turmoil is causing headaches for Google, who say the problem of managing its $12.7bn cash pile is to blame for disappointing second-quarter profits

The Arthritic Association announces the pre-press edition of a major new practitioners' guide to treating arthritis patients through remedial mass ...