Fine Gael's presidential candidate Gay Mitchell has accused Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness of "lying" to the people.

Royal Bank of Scotland has brought in a team of advisers to help sell its insurance business Direct Line after a flurry of interest from potential buyers - including American billionaire Warren Buffett, it was claimed today.

Two glaring signs that the US economy remains in a deep slump sent stocks reeling today.

US-owned Allstate Northern Ireland today celebrated its 10th anniversary with the announcement that it is recruiting more staff.

Royal Bank of Scotland is this week expected to raise £950m (€1.2bn) through the sale of its stake in Tesco Personal Finance to the supermarket giant.

Royal Bank of Scotland today confirmed it was in talks to sell ABN Amro’s Australian and New Zealand operations.

The owners of the New York stock exchange will be in Northern Ireland next month for a US investment conference.

Wall Street ended an otherwise stellar week with a mixed finish today after the government’s gross domestic product report renewed concerns that high energy prices and a lack of jobs are holding back economic growth.

A United States-owned technology company in Northern Ireland said today it was creating 300 more jobs this year and held out the possibility of many more to follow.

Stocks slid in New York today as investors focused on the US government’s forthcoming employment report, shrugging off a widely expected decision by Opec to raise its crude oil output.