EU palm oil ban ‘could put 20,000 defence jobs at risk’
Britain risks losing £5bn of defence contracts if a planned EU ban on palm oil goes ahead, it has emerged. The UK is in competition
Global economy set for decade of gloom as World Bank predicts recovery set to fizzle out
The global economy will fizzle into a decade of sluggish growth in the 2020s as the current upswing fades and a slowdown in population
Economic inequality to get worse as the rich gets richer, study reveals
Economic inequality could soon get much worse than economists originally thought, according to new research on the return rate of
World markets record best start to a new year as Europe stocks hit highest in over two years
European shares are doing their bit, having hit their highest level since August 2015 Monday morning, after Asia rallied to
Asian stocks slip as U.S. tax doubts snap global winning streak
Asian shares slipped Friday on uncertainty about U.S. tax reforms after Senate Republicans unveiled a plan that differed from the
Asia stocks edge up, await China GDP, dollar rises as yields spike
Asian stocks inched up to near decade highs Thursday continuing to ride on a global equities rally while the dollar resumed its rise
Shares up in Asia on relief at N.Korea inaction as oil price rises to $56
The U.S. dollar won a reprieve from risk aversion on Monday after North Korean Kim Jong Un held a party over the weekend rather than
Emerging markets main engine of global growth, says Jinping of China
President Xi Jinping of China has described emerging economies as the “main engine of global growth”, as economic indicators portrayed
Instagram hackers may have sold high profile user emails and phone numbers before bug fix
Despite social media platform, Instagram’s alerting verified users last week that it had fixed a security flaw that could give hackers
Global market indices rise on big acquisition announcements, landmark new drug approval
Major global market indices rose at the close of business Friday helped by big acquisition announcements and a landmark new cancer