The dog days of summer have lived up to their sleepy reputation this year as far as U.S. stocks are concerned, but market gyrations could soon pick up as a traditionally more volatile time of year looms. The S&P 500 index's 1-month realized volatility, a measure of market choppiness over...

Ireland has confirmed it will appeal a European Union ruling that ordered Apple to pay 13 billion euros ($14.6 billion) in back taxes in the country. The decision ends uncertainty over the country’s fragile government after independent ministers indicated they wanted the technology giant...

Writing by Samir Taweel (Eqtsad)- Arabic and international media have circulated a shocking report of the British newspaper “the Guardian” that revealed that the U.N. has awarded contracts worth tens of millions of dollars to people close to the Basher al-Assad as part of an aid...

India's Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEE.NS) said on Wednesday it has agreed to sell its sports broadcasting business to Sony Pictures Networks for $385 million, as it rejigs its media content delivery businesses. TEN Sports holds broadcast rights to major cricket boards in South...