Currencies hit by falling oil prices

Currencies hit by falling oil prices

Picking up where they left off on Friday, Global markets continue to be hammered by falling oil prices. As crude hits a record five year low...

Stocks fall but no rout after Greek 'No'

Stocks fall but no rout after Greek 'No'

European shares and the euro both fell on Monday after Greece overwhelmingly voted against conditions for a rescue package. But as Ivor Benn...

Great fall of China hits global markets

Great fall of China hits global markets

Alarm bells ring across world markets as a 9 percent dive in Chinese shares and a sharp drop in the dollar and major commodities panics inve...

Father of borewell plunge boy develops rescue robot

Father of borewell plunge boy develops rescue robot

A college professor in southern India has developed a robot with a human-like arm to help rescue children who accidentally fall into open bo...

U.S. adds 280,000 jobs in May

U.S. adds 280,000 jobs in May

The solid jobs report suggests the economy is rebounding from a weak winter quarter. Some economists see the Fed hiking interest rates in th...

U.S. stocks plunge, Dow drops 530 points

U.S. stocks plunge, Dow drops 530 points

U.S. stocks falling for a fourth straight day on Friday, with all three major indices down more than 1 percent, as fears of a China-led glob...

Stocks hit by China woes, nuclear test

Stocks hit by China woes, nuclear test

World stocks fall for the fifth straight day as China fuels fears about its economy by allowing the yuan to weaken further. As Grace Pascoe...

U.S. hiring plummets to a five-year slump

U.S. hiring plummets to a five-year slump

The U.S. economy created the fewest number of jobs in more than five years in May, hurt by a strike by Verizon workers and a fall in goods p...

Markets on edge as Brexit jitters return

Markets on edge as Brexit jitters return

Fear over Britain's EU exit are once again on the minds of investors as the UK currency slumps to another historic low and Asia stocks ...