The Australian dollar might have grabbed headlines with its recent stomach-churning sell-off, but another asset is also taking a beating �down under� - the local stock market.

The writer Truman Capote noted famously that more tears were shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones. The story of King Midas, who wished that everything he touched would turn to gold, but ended up losing his daughter and everything else in ...

UK retail sales recorded a larger-than-expected rise last month, helped by a strong increase in food sales. Sales rose 2.1% in May from the month before, and were up 1.9% from a year earlier, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

By James Davey. LONDON | Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:33am EDT. LONDON (Reuters) - British sales of tablet computers are booming, Europe's second-biggest electricals retailer Dixons said, underpinning profit growth and offsetting weak markets in ...

Passengers travelling through the Channel Tunnel are being ripped off, the European Commission (EC) said today. The EC called on Eurotunnel, the owners of the rail link, to slash its �excessive� �32 per passenger return levy plus per train fee to use the ...