Iceland finally ends capital controls almost a decade after financial crisis
Country says economy has diversified away from the three banks that collapsed, causing the last great crash.
Read Philip Hammond's Budget 2017 speech in full
Chancellor delivers his first ever budget speech in the House of Commons
UK economic growth forecast upgraded by OECD
Gross domestic product expected to expand by 1.6% in 2017.
Budget 2017: Hammond to raise taxes and cut spending in preparation for post-Brexit Britain
The Chancellor is expected 'to not shirk difficult questions' about the country's economy.
Agent Provocateur founder hits out at 'preposterous' Sports Direct deal
Joe Corre describes lingerie chain's sale to Mike Ashley as 'a phenomenal stitch-up'.
Alton Towers owner confident of meeting 2017 targets as profits beat expectations
Merlin Entertainment posts 3.4% year-on-year increase in profits, while revenue jumps over 11%.
Takata agrees to pay $1bn penalty for concealing defect in millions of its air bags
Japanese car parts company's deception led to at least 16 deaths and 42 million vehicle recalls.
Oscars 2017 best picture fiasco: What went wrong and who is to blame for envelopegate?
La La Land was mistakenly named best picture at the Oscars – instead of Moonlight.
Issa designer says Kate Middleton inadvertently led to the downfall of fashion label
Duchess wore an Issa blue wrapped dress for her engagement to Prince William.
Frances O'Grady tells Theresa May to use 'expert' union chiefs in Brexit talks
Interview: TUC general secretary spoke to IBTimes UK as divorce negotiations with the EU loom.
Aliens? UFOs? Here are some scientific explanations for 'abductions'
Around 3.7 million Americans believe they have experienced alien abduction.
What's going on with Bitcoin? Dramatic price fluctuations show volatile nature of virtual cash
Digital money may be the future, but experts say it remains highly unpredictable.
BoE chief economist warns of crisis in public faith over false Brexit downturn predictions
Andrew Haldane says economic modelling must adapt to regain public's trust.
What Brexit means for the UK housing market in 2017
Uncertainty will likely intensify when the UK government triggers Article 50 by the end of March.
77 cancellations as dense fog brings City Airport to a standstill – Heathrow also affected
The number of cancellations is rising fast as dense fog shrouds the London sky.
From Wolf of Wall Street-like parties to jail terms: the weirdest and worst of traders in 2016
The year 2016 saw traders get up to all sorts of things, from the scarcely believable to the downright criminal.
Former Goldman Sachs trader bitter over £400,000 bonus refuses to return stolen secrets
Ke Xu was arrested in Hong Kong after stealing valuable codes belonging to Trenchant Trading Systems.
Commodities outlook for 2017: Gold could be in for a whole lot of pain
Crude oil market isn't really firing up, but gold could be in for an even rougher ride over the next 12 months.
How Bashar al-Assad and Vladimir Putin bombed their way to victory in rebel-held Aleppo
Syria's opposition finds itself isolated as Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the US stay silent
Autumn Statement: Government is borrowing huge sums - leaving us in a sea of debt
The plain fact is that we can't go on living beyond our means, borrowing our way out of every difficulty.
Hammond and McDonnell clash as Chancellor prepares to make Britain 'match-fit' for Brexit
Hammond said he would make the UK economy 'match-fit' for Brexit.
Too many white Britons now feel entitled to be racist
The millions of Brits who are expansive, fair and internationalist will be by us through this dark patch.
FX Focus: Pound hits five-week high against dollar and seven-week high against euro
Sterling climbs above pre-flash crash levels against the dollar as emerging markets currencies suffer.
Bank of England gives UK banks two more years to meet capital requirements
Bank of England's new rules are aimed at bolstering banks' cash reserves to avoid another state-funded bailout.
Brexit voters lashed out at Britain's liberal elites – Donald Trump's supporters are doing the same
Victor Serge once wrote that when there was no "worthwhile banner, people would march behind worthless ones".
Uber's vision of a 'gig economy' doesn't only exploit workers - it harms us all
When companies like Uber dodge their social security obligations the wider public loses out too.
UK consumer confidence falls on 'hard Brexit' fears
YouGov/CEBR consumer confidence index slips to 109.3 in October from 111.5 in September.
Axoni delivers blockchain equity swaps with Barclays, Citi, Credit Suisse and JP Morgan
The smart contracts for equity swaps project also featured Thomson Reuters, IHS Markit and Capco.
Man jailed for causing crash that killed mother of two heading for wake after sister's funeral
Tereasa Cutler had recently adopted her nephew following her sister's death.
WikiLeaks releases 'holy grail of journalism' exposing Clinton's paid speeches to Wall Street
WikiLeaks has promised to publish more documents in the build-up to the upcoming election.