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Inflation slowed in July after sharp increases the previous two months, the government said in a report that stopped short of giving the Federal Reserve the evidence it has been seeking to raise interest rates. Food inflation continued to rise across the board (up 0.2 percent)...

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.

The banks are being kept afloat by emergency cash from Europe’s central bank, but urgently need a longer term solution.

At the very least, Donald Trump is for now, setting the GOP agenda and it seems pushing some of his opponents to follow.

“Straight Outta Compton” topped the North American box office for the second weekend in a row.

Gold futures settled at a more than six-week high on Friday to score their biggest weekly gain since January as a slump in equities and a drop in the U.S. dollar buoyed the metal’s investment appeal. An increase in the Fed’s interest rate drives investors away from...

While it is likely that the Bundestag will pass the measures in line with the eurozone and the German cabinet, several lawmakers from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) are expected to break ranks and vote against Greece’s third bailout.

Deez Nuts – or rather, Brady Olson, a 15 year-old-high school student – announced on his campaign’s Facebook page that while he will, of course, endorse himself for the general election, Kasich and Sanders have his support within their own parties.

The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, dropped 3.00 per cent, or 66.56 points, to 2,155.49 on turnover of 480.9 billion yuan. But if China is starting a currency war, investor pain could get intense.

As the selling accelerated, some benchmark indexes were at or near 10 per cent below their recent peaks – a “correction” in Wall Street parlance.

The Bank of England has made a decision to hold UK interest rates at 0.5 percent.

The other premiere of the week fell flat, opening with $8.2 million, even though the horror sequel was expected to debut around $10 to $12 million.

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....

“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...