Investor confidence in the metal has been eroded – gold plunged 23 percent in the second quarter – as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke laid out a strategy to roll back the bank's $85 billion monthly bond purchases, which supports an increase in interest rates …

And now the darlings of the world economy, emerging markets, have proved unable to reverse their own slowdowns. According to the IMF, China's annual GDP growth has slowed to 8%, from 10% in 2010; over the same period, India's growth rate slowed …

The demand for energy is global and growing rapidly. Some nations, such as China and India, are moving aggressively to catch up with the economies of more developed countries; and in order to do that, they need to bring on line massive amounts of …

We won't bore you with the details but AC can achieve far higher speeds than a current N router, due to fact it operates on both 2.4GHz and the new 5GHz frequencies. The great thing about this router is it is backwards compatible with all of your …

The update, which is part of the Lumia 925's firmware already, will bring a slew of camera features including a new Nokia Smart Camera mode that allows users to create high quality images, offering the ability to take ten shots at once and then edit …

And Google is promising that its high-concept Glass wearable device will be out this year, lending momentum to a market segment that's remained essentially untapped for years but which has flared to life as indie projects like the Pebble, MetaWatch …

Ouya lacks recent blockbuster games with high–end graphics. But at a fraction of the price (the Xbox One will cost $500 and the PlayStation 4, $400), it appeals to budget-conscious gamers, gadget geeks and those looking for an alternative to gaming …

Children who don't read proficiently by the end of third grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Two-thirds of fourth graders – and more than four-fifths from low-income … Both the …

“I don't got nothin' wrong with me,” Dog says. “I don't need the paramedic. I'm fine.” “No, I'm asking to see the paramedic,” comes a voice over the radio. “Oh, OK,” Dog says, turning to a nearby member of his crew. “Sonny, get the paramedic to go see …