US President Obama says he is willing to hold budget talks with Republicans, but not until they agree to lift "threats" against the nation's economy.

The rail industry's power to increase fares in England is to be curbed as part of a government drive to overhaul the rail fare system.

U.S. President Barack Obama will nominate Federal Reserve vice-chair Janet Yellen to be the next head of the U.S. central bank on Wednesday.

Some older Samsung gadgets look set to be banned from being imported to the US thanks to a patent row with Apple.

Bank card fraudsters target Surrey residents in a series of attempted thefts over a period of 24 hours, police say.

Yum Brands, the owner of fast food chains KFC and Pizza Hut, posts a 68% drop in quarterly profits after food scares in China hit sales.

The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its economic forecast for Britain, despite downgrading its forecast for global growth.

The International Monetary Fund trims its forecast for global economic growth amid slower expansion in emerging economies.