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A slowdown in economic activity in EMs and the currency weakness against the US dollar together have pushed up the debt-to-GDP ratio in these regions

Assessing the success of holiday shopping season for retailers will involve the weekend after Christmas given the calendar this year and changing shopping trends.

Falling oil prices didn't provide the boost to the economy they were supposed to in 2015. The year ahead could be a different story.

It is unlikely that the benefits from the drop in crude prices will provide the same boost to growth in 2016

The merger valuation is significantly lower than what the company received in recent fund-raising activities, say analysts

The Federal Reserve's stress tests have made bank dividends the safest in the world.

Higher temperatures and lower rainfall in eastern Australia, Southeast Asia and India are affecting industries from Australia's traditional cattle ranching to Vietnam's coffee crop.

A key piece of buying any insurance policy is how good the company is in paying claims

Gold had a washout year in 2015 as investor interest shifted towards riskier assets

FIIs showed good appetite for Indian debt at the start of 2015, but turned net sellers even before the Fed's rate hike

Lower than expected corporate earnings, exit by FIIs and slow economic growth took the steam away

Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, has changed daughter's rights over father's property

Behind the biggest market meltdowns of 2015 were familiar culprits: central banks. The bouts of turmoil highlight investors' reliance on the words and actions of central banks in the years following the financial crisis.