'Hard to see how Hamas can be defeated'

'The purported claim that Israel can defeat Hamas and everything 'would go back to normal' is completely absurd.' IMAGE: An Israeli tank and military vehicles are seen near Israel's border with......

'This Fight Is Against Terrorism'

'99.6 per cent is occupied by Arab countries in the Middle East; Israel occupies just 0.4 per cent of the entire Middle East.'That 0.4 per cent is also a big issue for them.' IMAGE: People mourn......

IN PHOTOS: The magnificent Nobel awards ceremonies

Sweden held its lavish annual Nobel awards ceremony on Tuesday attended by laureates and royals, but their ranks were depleted when many VIPs flocked to the memorial for anti-apartheid hero Nelson......

Why it is hard to call a bubble in tech stocks

It is not clear whether we are in a bubble in technology stocks.What is clear is that there is no reason why this potential bubble will pop anytime soon, notes Akash Prakash. Illustration: Dominic......

Will stocks crash globally in 2018?

Just when stocks are seen as invincible, we should worry, warns Akash Prakash. We are now in the ninth year of the bull market in equities, specifically, and financial assets more broadly. The......

A staggering $18 trillion unaccounted money stashed in tax havens

A worker counts U.S. dollar bills and Philippine pesos inside a money changer in Manila. Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters Around  $18 trillion worth unaccounted money is stashed in tax......

3 Americans win Nobel prize for economics

Three American scientists won the 2013 economics Nobel prize on Monday for research that has improved the forecasting of long term asset prices, a hot topic since the collapse of the U.S. housing......