Chinese telecoms firm Huawei hits back at report by American politicians which claims it is a security threat.

A strike at the port of Los Angeles enters a seventh day, disrupting the busiest shipping complex in the US.

Australia's economic growth rate slows modestly as the government cuts spending and export earnings decline.

The government of Ireland will present its sixth hard-hitting budget since the collapse of the country's Celtic Tiger economy.

Chancellor George Osborne will tell MPs there is "no miracle cure" for the UK's economic problems when he delivers his Autumn Statement later.

Samsung Electronics promotes its chairman's son to vice chairman, amid increasing scrutiny for South Korea's family conglomerates, or 'chaebols'.

Tesco is set to launch a strategic review that may lead to the sale or closure of its US-based Fresh and Easy chain, media reports claim.

HSBC, Europe's largest bank, says it will sell its 15.6% stake in China's Ping An Insurance for $9.4bn to a group linked to Thailand's richest man.