Largest physical gold fund reports further outflow. * Platinum's premium to gold near largest in 2 years (Updates throughout, changes dateline, pvs SINGAPORE). By Jan Harvey. LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) – Gold prices eased on Wednesday as the dollar …

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Near the end of a stuffy, sultry, sluggish night of soccer, two flashes of brilliance gave the United States national team a victory in its final Gold Cup group-stage game.

And while China's days of double-digit growth are over, data on Monday should show the world's second-largest economy expanded around 7.5 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier – a pace most countries can only dream of. Still, the trends are …

Smoking, eating junk food, shunning exercise and drinking are draining the global economy of $33.9bn annually in the costs of treating breast, lung and colon cancers, according to a study by GE Healthcare. The research conducted by GfK Bridgehead on …

Foreigners using the services of global companies are fair game. (There is also a certain irony to the revelations, considering that some European governments such as Germany and the Netherlands are strong U.S. allies on Internet freedom but may …

China's slowdown cast a shadow over Europe and Asia on Tuesday, sparking questions over Beijing's ability to avoid a hard landing that would wreak havoc on the world economy, analysts said. PHOTOS. A Chinese man (R) reads a newspaper as he rests at …

Singapore's exports in June extended the longest run of declines since the global financial crisis, suggesting economic growth last quarter may have been less than the government initially estimated. Non-oil domestic exports slid 8.8 percent from a …

Global sales volume grew 1 percent, less than the 3.3 percent average of four estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Europe sales volume slid 4 percent because of the weak economy and flooding in Germany. China's volume was little changed after a 7 percent …

Lynx becomes one of the first UK brands to tap into the growing popularity of the photo-sharing service. Strategies & Tactics …. Early success stories. Despite the concerns expressed by some, beauty brand L'Occitane en Provence has found success in …