As the budget deadlock continues, the stock market's fear index is rising and many investors are preparing for future stock volatility.

Obama, in an interview with the Associated Press, said he expects Congress to reopen government and increase debt ceiling before the October 17 deadline.

FINRA, in its oversight powers, is contemplating the imposition of a requirement of having insurance to cover payouts should the brokerage firm fail.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority had recommended a cap on price increases, much to the chagrin of the Heathrow investment group.

The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin and the American Heart Association Liaison Committee join in a programme on stroke and heart attack education in the US and in India.

According to a new research, European private equity buyouts reached USD 19.7 billion for the third quarter.

Qatar, according to the latest Global Financial Center Index or GFCI 14 from the Z/Yen Group, is the top financial center in the Middle East.

In a telephone interview, mortgage industry experts say that the shutdown would not only delay approvals but also put banks at risk as they work around the government's lack of services.

Many CEOs said that the extended budget impasse on health care reform would only result in greater problems such as loss of economic gains from the 2008 financial crisis.

According to HDFC Asset Management Co CEO Prashant Jain, the nation had already seen the worst of capital outflows.