The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 both hit records, helped by strong economic data.

Lockheed Martin wins a contract worth $915m to supply the Pentagon with a radar to track satellites and other objects in space.

Seattle's city council votes unanimously to raise the city's minimum wage to the highest level of any major US city - $15 (£9) per hour, twice the national minimum.

China's service sector grows at its fastest pace in six months in May, helping allay fears of a sharp slowdown in its economy.

An independent Scotland faces at least three years outside the European Union, a group of business leaders has claimed.

The European Commission says the UK should raise taxes on higher value properties, build more homes and adjust the Help to Buy scheme to help boost growth.

British firm London Mining evacuates "non-essential" personnel from Sierra Leone following an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the west African country.

House prices rose by 0.7% in May, the Nationwide says, but there are "tentative signs" that activity in the market may be "starting to moderate".