President Obama meets Congressional leaders for talks on the US shutdown after warning Wall St should be concerned about the risk of default.

The FBI says it has arrested the suspected operator of the Silk Road - a website used to buy and sell drugs and other illegal materials.

Camelot, which runs the National Lottery, increases the price of a Lotto ticket to £2, the first rise since the game began in 1994.

Reforms to the welfare system are expected to have a greater financial impact in Northern Ireland than any other part of the UK, according to a new report.

Shares in the electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors fall more than 6% after one of its cars catches fire.

Oil giant BP's attempts to limit claims over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill get a boost after a US appeals court halts some payments.

Payday lenders might be forced to place "risk warnings" on adverts to advise about the dangers of debt, under a package of reforms proposed by the regulator.

Bolivian police seize $1m in a bag thrown by suspected drug dealers from low-flying plane in Santa Cruz province.