Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke has already hinted that there could be further stimulus to come. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP Financial markets around the world were eagerly awaiting the outcome of today’s Federal Reserve meeting amid widespread speculation that policymakers... 

Iain Duncan Smith says the costings for his social security plans will be published in the white paper. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA “It’s deja vu all over again”, as Yogi Berra would say. A welfare white paper, long on lofty principle, but desperately short on detail. Not... 

Many companies now offer to calculate disease risks in exchange for hundreds of pounds and a sample of saliva or blood. Photograph: George Disario/Corbis Companies which sell genetic tests for conditions such as breast cancer and Huntington’s disease are facing a clampdown in a bid to... 

The number of part-time workers has hit record levels with people struggling to find full-time employment. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA The number of part-time workers has hit a record high as more people are forced to take shorter hours or not work at all. Official data this morning showed the...