ObamaCare navigators in New York were unreachable, according to an informal survey conducted by the Post.

Contractors of the US government would most likely wait for assurances from Congress before reversing furloughs, a Bloomberg report said.

The government's sixth largest contractor, United Technologies Corp, cancelled plans to furlough around 4,000 employees.

With the US government's partial shutdown, talks between US and EU regarding the creation of the biggest free trade zone in the world scheduled next week in Brussels had been scrapped, said a Reuters report.

The Financial Times reported that US hedge funds had been aggressively investing in the struggling banking sector of Greece.

The United States of America had moved closer to reaching a first ever default on the nation's debt after House Speaker John Boehner ruled out a straightforward bill to increase the country's borrowing limits without approval from the US President, said The Economic Times report.

After the end of Bank of Korea's governor term, the central bank would need a new head that has strong global focus and a firm grip on international economics, said a presidential adviser.

HSBC Holdings had lost its bid to undo a 2009 securities fraud trial verdict, according to a Reuters report.

JC Penney named Jan Hodges as the new head of its struggling home goods section JC Penney Co Inc. had named an insider to be the new head of its struggling home goods section.

KKR & Co LP would soon reach a deal to acquire Crosby Group LLC in a transaction valued USD1 billion, said two sources familiar with the matter.

A Forbes report revealed the branding lesson marketers could learn from Apple. A Forbes report revealed that marketers can learn one very important lesson from Apple: Branding starts with consumers.

Susan Bennett explained the reason why Siri would get snippy at times. Susan Bennett, the woman who claimed to be the voice of the American Siri in Apple Inc's assistant app, told CNN she recorded nonsensical phrases and sentences for ubergeeks, as she called them, in July 2005.

Marc Ecko told the Business Insider that the USD 25 million investment received by his company Complex Media would be used to benefit its shareholders.

Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin said the price offer for minority shareholders of TNK-BP Holding was fair. The share price offered by Rosneft to buy out minority shareholders of TNK-BP Holding was reportedly at a premium and should had no cause for complaint.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll showed Americans were split on the issue of whether Obamacare should be linked to US government funding.

A Reuters report said Dubai made its plans public to become the center for Islamic business and sukuk issuance in the world.

Saudi Arabia Central Bank Governor Fahad al-Mubarak remained confident that Washington would be able to resolve its political deadlock.

US Energy Information Administration Analyst Mike Conner said the agency still had funds to operate until October 11.

SEC Lawyer Jan Folena said Mark Cuban cheated when he sold his shares in an Internet firm nine years ago.

New EU rules had been set to be implemented in 2018 left investors uncertain of their next move. The European Commission had set a new framework for bank bailouts in July as taxpayers expressed outrage over using tax money to fund lenders in financial trouble.

The Chinese government would be easing regulations for foreign lenders seeking to do business in the newly-opened Shanghai free trade zone.

The budget deadlock in the US and the political crisis in Italy could test the growth of the global economy.

Representative John Boehner was compared to a tantrum-throwing baby in a television commercial set to go live on Sunday night football.

Asian creditors may be the least of the worries of the US government even if the US Congress would fail to raise its debt ceiling.

Avaya Inc had explored a sale earlier this year instead of taking the company private, said a Reuters report.

According to a report from Reuters, bad publicity would cause a great impact on an upcoming deal as stated in the Journal of Financial Economics by Baixiao Liu and John McConnell.

Susan Bennett said she revealed her identity after the release of a Verge video showing people's interest in the voice behind Apple Inc's voice app Siri.

Google, SAP and Cisco had been in discussions to possible acquire struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry, said a Reuters report.

French clothing retailer Vivarte had been in discussions regarding a possible reset of its loan agreements to make its EUR2 billion debt easier to manage, said a Reuters report.

Activist investor Jana Partners LLC had reported a 13.5% stake in Outerwall Inc. and said it was exploring options including a possible sale, according to a Reuters report.