The effects of global warming on Australia are well documented, and some are already being seen in the form of dry winters, unusual summer heat and early spring bushfires. In the longer term, according to the CSIRO, the Bureau of Meteorology and …

With the global economy growing more slowly than expected, worries about a potential US government shutdown and the possibility of a default are keeping nations around the world and investors, cautious. Republicans in the US House of Representatives …

Sen. Angus King, the Maine Independent, joined Up with Steve Kornacki to discuss the current state of budget negotiations, what Republican House members want in exchange for avoiding a government shutdown, and the coming fight over the debt ceiling.

Tie-in products as diverse as jewellery, board games, Christmas decorations, wines, playing cards and roses are set to be sold in high street stores. John Lewis will begin stocking 37 items of Downton Abbey jewellery next week, including silver …

Ron the Greek made a big move along the rail inside the final quarter mile to storm away to victory in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup at odds of 21/1. Belmont Stakes winner Palace Malice finished second while two-time JC Gold Cup winner Flat Out …

Private jet gets $2 million gold-plated makeover. Text Size. Published: Saturday, 28 Sep 2013 | 5:00 PM ET. By: Jessi Joseph, Producer. Multi-million dollar jet makeover. Thursday, 26 Sep 2013 | 12:00 AM ET. CNBC cameras capture the super-rich …

The exchange's Small Business Health Option Program was designed for firms with 50 or fewer full-time workers that have been hit by rising health care costs. Meanwhile, UnitedHealth Group Inc., the largest insurer in the nation and the second-largest …

Last Monday, the regulators took the wraps off a new type of investment vehicle, a syndicate, where an angel investor, typically an affluent person who provides capital for a startup leads a group of accredited investors to back a company in a type of …

This focus on existing customers means that many less-affluent or less-sophisticated customers are left out, as they can neither afford nor understand the product in question. Disruptive innovations aim to serve this market of non-consumers by offering …