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From stocks to oil to gold, guesswork defines what we pay for the most actively traded assets in the world.

Jolla Mobile has signed a deal with smartphone retail chain D.Phone to sell handsets running the MeeGo OS in China.

Ernst & Young's ITEM Club economic outlook report says falling UK inflation will lead to consumer spending boost and return to economic growth in second half of 2012.

Fed chairman Bernanke gives semi-annual 'Humphrey-Hawkins' to US Congress as global growth stalls.

Carnage strengthens resolve of western nations to get rid of Bashar al-Assad but Russia and China are still backing him.

Inconceivable Home Secretary only just aware of major security gaps, serving squaddie tells IBTimes.

Gary Neville believes that Shinji Kagawa could become the next Javier Hernandez or Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United, with the former Red Devil praising Sir Alex Ferguson's latest signing.

Singapore's fortunes could be taking a U-turn after it posts an unexpected contraction in its economic data, following a fall in manufacturing and exports

China's slowdown is bound to create serious concern among other economies around the world as the country is one of the largest drivers of global growth.

Italy cut nearer to junk status as Moody's but solid Italian debt auction soothes investor jitters

The global business environment these days has been woven in a more complicated interdependency that some volatility from China could jolt or immobilise the stock markets to as far as Sydney, New York and London.

Carl Jenkinson says he's looking forward to Arsenal's pre-season trip, with the youngster having cherished the experience last season as he was introduced to the club for the first time.

China is scheduled to its key economic data on Friday and any downside surprises in the data are likely to weigh on the commodity currencies, mainly the Australian dollar (AUD).

The four countries are tipped by ratings agency S&P to pick up the slack of slowing China GDP growth and others in the Asia-Pacific region, in the face of the faltering Eurozone economies.

First Chinese Olympic athletes arrive for 2012 games, and the majority will be staying in Leeds - including gold hopeful Sun Yang

This year marks the most pivotal year for China, as its government takes several unprecedented steps towards a more liberalised currency and market.

Controversial Mekong damn project and the persisting after-effects of Vietnam war are likely to dominate the visit.

Arsene Wenger believes that China could pave the way for top quality football in the future, with the Arsenal manager looking forward to visiting the country as part of his side's pre-season trip.

Acrobat survives fall with just minor injuries after slipping just feet from end of stunt in Hunan province.

Chinese retailer will open flagship store just off upmarket Bond Street

Since the disaster, many countries have turned back on nuclear energy but countries like the UK and the US still vouch for it.

Norway's Statoil is right on top while Barclays is in the 71st position, ahead of Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America.

Don Chan Palace Hotel in Vientiane one of two upmarket Laos resorts displaying thousands of pieces of ivory for sale, say wildlife trade monitors, Traffic.

Global IT industry to be worth $3.6tn this year, we cloud computing is expecting by Gartner to double by 2016.

Mysterious deaths of children in Cambodia may be due to deadly strain of common childhood illness.

Bryan Robson believes that Manchester United signing Shinji Kagawa is showing great ability off the field as well as on it, with the Japan international preparing to join the squad in their pre-season tour.

In order to spur growth, China may introduce further policy easing as consumer demand continues to fall.

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has dismissed speculation he could join David Beckham at the Los Angeles Galaxy, insisting he will remain at Stamford Bridge and fight for more trophies

Clinton's remark that China and Russia are holding up progress on Syria, draws flak.

Apple seems to be in hot water amid a spate of corporate lawsuits being contested in several countries across the globe. The company's recent accomplishment of getting Samsung's Galaxy Nexus banned in US may seem to be a consolation win, as it now faces serious allegations of patent infringement over Siri's intellectual copyrights.