The US government will reach its debt limit by 17 October unless Congress acts soon, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warns.

Labour peer Lord Mandelson says people may conclude the party's plan to freeze energy bills means its industrial policy is going "backwards".

Asda apologises and withdraws a Halloween outfit it was selling online as a "mental patient fancy dress costume", following criticism.

The way broadband has been rolled out to rural UK areas is criticised in a report by MPs, but BT says it is "disturbed" by their "wrong" assessment.

A UK watchdog unveils new rules to protect children and other gamers from exploitative in-app fees and warns it will prosecute those that breach them.

US banking giant Citigroup agrees to pay $395m (£245m) to Freddie Mac to settle claims of potential flaws in mortgages it sold to the firm.

Shares in Centrica and SSE fall following a pledge by Labour leader Ed Miliband to freeze energy bills.

A second unit of the French food group Danone starts an internal investigation into claims that it bribed doctors in China in an effort to boost sales.