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Health insurance is becoming the most sought after product due to rising medical costs

The Tunisian government is losing a major chunk of public revenues due to "informal trade" - or smuggling over the Libyan and Algerian borders. The World Bank estimates that this illegal transport of goods is worth more ...

It's not just about how much you sock away for retirement, it's also about how rapidly you'll need to tap those reserves.

What a week this has been.  It started with a broad sell-off, but on Tuesday the indexes recouped all that was lost on Monday and traded the rest of the week up to either lateral or trend channel resistance.

The temperature is soaring in Australia, threatening Down Under's agriculture production, as farmers struggle to provide water for their cattle and crops. A report released on Wednesday by the Climate Council found that ...

Wealth management products are perhaps the fastest-growing products offered by financial institutions in China today. Retail investors seeking higher returns than interests paid on traditional savings accounts are pourin...

The carrier is likely to see data ARPU rise due to growing smartphone penetration and increasing adoption of 4G LTE, but heavy smartphone subsidies during the holiday season are likely to have caused its margins to take ...

Through this acquisition Google will gain a firm footing in the growing market for web-connected household appliances and strengthen its footprint in an urban household.

The carrier will likely post good growth in its revenues on higher passenger traffic driven by capacity expansion and higher passenger fares, supported by stable demand for flights.

Deutsche Bank said Ocado's deal with Morrisons was not 'representative' of future partnerships     

Should I care, Byron, even if you're right that the market early on this year drops 10% and then shows late foot in the second half and rises 20%?

There was a time, not so long ago, when Greek bonds were given up for dead, along with the rest of the Greek economy. At the height of Greece's economic crisis, in October 2011, trading volume in the secondary securities...

London's blue chip index rose after robust official retail sales data     

How do you know you're in a bubble? No one seems to have an exact formula, but as we steam into the sixth year of a bull market, it's time to start asking some pointed questions.

Here's a preview of this week's IBTimes Magazine: YelpHelp [photo credit: Flickr/Steven & Courtney Johnson & Horwitz]

The E&P business delivered an earnings before interest and tax of `540 crore, the best in the last four quarters

U.S. stocks traded mixed on Friday, as investors continued to weigh earnings from Morgan Stanley and General Electric Company, while data revealed consumer confidence fell in January.

The case for a revival in the mining sector attracted a fresh advocate yesterday when Citigroup said it had turned bullish about mining for the first time in three years.

If you are a typical salaried or hourly full-time employee in the United States, you've probably heard about your 401(k) plan. Fifty-two million Americans use them. Such plans held $3.5 trillion in retirement assets at t...

FMC has asked the national level bourses not to apply initial, additional and special margins on hedgers or sellers who give delivery on bourses

China's secretive central bank may have stocked up heavily on gold in the past few years, and could own about 2710 tons as of the end of 2013, according to an industry expert.

General Electric reported earnings and revenue in-line with Street expectations Friday morning, posting a 20% increase in fourth quarter earnings per share