The Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX) has stopped admitting new members after "defects" were discovered in the way it was set up.
The US Congress has passed a bill to reopen the government and raise the federal debt limit, with just hours to spare before the nation risked default.
Fitch has become the first ratings agency to threaten a US credit ratings downgrade over the latest debt ceiling impasse.
UK consumer prices index (CPI) inflation remained stable in September at 2.7%.
The Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced he will give his annual Autumn Statement to parliament on 4 December 2013.
The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has warned that a US default could tip the world into recession.
The Social Investment Academy is hosting a conference next week at which more details are likely to be revealed on potential tax investments for investing in social investments.
The Royal Mail share price soared in pre-debut trading this morning, after it was confirmed some 700,000 small investors are to receive a stake in the privatisation of the 500-year-old company.