US Shutdown: Obama Cancels Visit to Indonesia and Brunei
President not to attend Apec and East Asia summits due to continuing shutdown.
India Targets $3.2bn Public Spending Cut to Avoid Junk Credit Status
Cut is necessary for India to meet its budget deficit goal of 4.8% of gross domestic product.
Eurozone's Recovery Gathers Pace as Business Activity Expands Further
Markit Eurozone composite output index rose to 27-month high of 52.2 in September from 51.5 in August.
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: BP Wins Appeal to Reconsider Settlement Payments Over Deepwater Horizon Disaster
US federal appeals judge orders lower court to examine settlement claims to check fraud.
US Shutdown: No Agreement Again as Debt Default Fears Loom [VIDEO]
JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America chiefs meet Obama as he blames Republicans for impasse.
Japan's Shinzo Abe Confirms Sales Tax Rise after Survey Finds Strong Business Sentiment [VIDEO]
Japan will also announce $50bn stimulus to offset bad effects of tax increase on economy.
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: BP Accused of Lying About Spill Size
BP denies misrepresenting scale of oil leak and says it followed US rules.
Edward Snowden NSA Scandal: 'Agency Out of Control and Violates Constitution'
American journalist Rob Kall accuses Obama and NSA executives of mismanaging agency.
US Government Shuts Down Over Budget Impasse, 700,000 Staff Forced Out of Work
Statue of Liberty, Yosemite and Smithsonian all close due to impasse which could cost $10bn in a single week.
Indonesia's Northstar Plans to Launch $1bn Fund to Invest in Growing Southeast Asian Economies
Southeast Asia's recent economic growth has attracted investments from many foreign private-equity firms.
Suspicious Indian Temples Reject Central Bank's Request to Disclose $84bn Gold Stock Details
Reserve Bank of India is looking to rein in on country's rising gold import bills and widening current account deficit.
China Liberalisation: Shanghai Free-Trade Zone Opens with Relaxed Rules for Foreigners
Free trade zone spans 28.78 square kilometres in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai.
China Steps Up Farmland, Oil and Mining Assets Acquisitions Abroad
As demand outstrips supply, China looks to Africa, Latin America and Ukraine.
Bank of England to Fine-Tune Help to Buy Scheme Amid House-Price-Bubble Fears
George Osborne earlier asked central bank to watch for bubble in property market.
Ponzi Scheme Fraudster Bernard Madoff's Former Accountant Paul Konigsberg Charged with Conspiracy and Falsification
Konigsberg pleaded not guilty to manipulating the accounts
US-Sanctioned China Firm Wins $4bn Tender for Turkey Missile Defence System
China state-owned CPMIEC defeated rival bids from US, Russian and European firms.
Nuclear Plant Operator Tepco Seeks to Restart Reactors Post-Fukushima Earthquake
Governor of Japan's Niigata prefecture gave nod to apply for restarting Kashiwazaki Kariwa plant.
Japan on Track to Achieve Inflation Target with August CPI at 5-Year High
Rising energy prices after shutdown of nuclear power plants boost inflation.
Shinzo Abe Urges Wall Street Traders to Invest in Japan
Abe said in his speech at the New York stock exchange that Japan's economy "is exceptionally good".
Mitsubishi: Japan's Abenomics Boosts Market Optimism
Chairman Yorihiko Kojima says economic policy helps investment in domestic energy sector.
Edward Snowden NSA Scandal: US Senators Propose Bill to End Snooping
Intelligence Oversight and Surveillance Reform Act to ban communication intercepts.
Takatoshi Ito's Investment Panel: 'Japan's Rising Welfare Costs Add to Case for Sales-Tax Hike'
Ito, who heads investment panel for Government Pension Investment Fund, wants sales tax rate of 20% by 2020.
Edward Snowden NSA Scandal: EU to Suspend US Data Sharing After Swift's Interbank Messaging System Breach
EU not happy with answers from US over NSA spying on bank-to-bank messaging via the Swift network.
Edward Snowden NSA Scandal: Agency Creates New Post to Check Civil Rights and Privacy Violations
NSA seeks out a 'Civil Liberties & Privacy Officer', who will advise director Keith Alexander on civil rights issues.
Australia's Telstra to Cut 1,100 Jobs in Restructuring Process
Reduction represents about 3% of Telstra's Australian workforce.
Airbus: Global Airlines Would Require $4.4tn of Aircraft in 20 Years
Future journeys especially to and from emerging markets will increasingly rely on aviation, according to Airbus.
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: BP Seeks Payment Settlement Halt for Third Time
Latest move comes after Freeh's report found issues in claims programme.
China Liberalisation: Shanghai Free-Trade Zone to Allow Facebook, Twitter and Other Blocked Sites
Facebook, Twitter and few other websites were blocked in China due to security and political reasons.
Edward Snowden NSA Scandal: US Spy Agency 'Tapped' Indian Companies and Politicians
Prism 'intercepted' communications of space and commercial establishments.
Rana Plaza Disaster Fallout: Bangladesh Garment Industry Suffers from Workers' Protest Over Pay Dispute
Workers want to get their monthly wage raised to $100 from $38.
