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Oil prices fell. But investors also saw opportunity, moving fast and early to snap up some bargains.

USC Track and Field sprinter Andre De Grasse concluded his 2015 season by competing against the world’s best sprinters in the 100M Dash final at the IAAF World Championships early this morning in Beijing.

The New York Stock Exchange invoked a rule saying market makers don’t have to disseminate price indications before the opening bell in an effort to make it easier and faster to open stocks on a volatile trading day.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 8.5 percent, its biggest one-day loss since February 2007.

“One person has been killed and nine injured after an explosion at a chemical plant in China’s eastern Shandong province, state media report”.

Yet those gains would come at the expense of manufacturers in other countries, including the United States and Europe.

Regulators said they would allow the State Pension Fund to invest up to 30 percent of its total net assets in stocks and other equities, but that move was an approval of a policy announced earlier and had no discernable impact on investor sentiment.

Tempered applause was heard at a packed Bird’s Nest stadium when Gatlin, in a red one-piece suit, was introduced to the crowd. Bolt’s victory is well earned.

Bolt joins Carl Lewis and Maurice Greene as the only men to win three 100m World Championship titles and will aim to complete yet another sprint double in the 200m on Thursday.

But Usain Bolt yesterday underlined his status as the fastest man on the planet, crossing the line in his season-best 9.79 seconds to beat his rival by just one-hundredth of a second.

Earlier, the Jamaican had won his semi-final with a time of 9.96 seconds to qualify for the final.

Hong Kong fell 1.53 per cent, or 347.85 points, to finish the day at 22,409.62 – its lowest point since May 2014 – taking it into a bear market after a more than 20 per cent slump from its April peak. The Nikkei 225 index ended day down 0.9% at 20,033.52 points....

Usain Bolt has retained his crown as world 100 metres champion following a thrilling victory over American rival Justin Gatlin at the Bird’s Nest in Beijing.

“There’s no shortage of things people can cite, from the movement in currencies, to the weakness in commodities and fears about China“, Lee said. “This is about growth“. Gold futures rose as the selloffs spurred a flight to safety, with the yellow...

European stocks were on track for their worst week in six after exporting companies with exposure to China saw their stocks fall after the yuan was devalued. “With the devaluation of the yuan, they have to pay more for every dollar that they buy and chances are some...