US authorities accuse the owners of online gambling site Full Tilt Poker of operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded players of $440m.

European Union says 'good progress' is being made with Greece towards agreeing the release of bailout money.

Complex charges and misleading information means UK holidaymakers are paying too much for foreign currency, a watchdog says.

A former lawyer at the Securities and Exchange Commission had a conflict of interest in the Madoff fraud case and should be investigated, a report says.

Japan's exports rise less than expected as slowing growth abroad and the strength of the yen begin to weigh on the country's economic recovery.

India's main planning body says half a dollar a day is "adequate" for a villager to spend on food, education and health.

Tepco, the owner of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, considers job cuts as part of a restructuring plan.

Nick Clegg will defend his party's role in the coalition and its economic strategy, in his keynote speech to the Liberal Democrat conference.