VIDEO: Piketty warns of India inequality
Best-selling author and economist Thomas Piketty says India must address inequality if its economy is to continue to grow.
VIDEO: Australian coal seam gas protest
Activists want to stop coal seam gas exploration in New South Wales to prevent what they say would be an environmental catastrophe.
Enjoy this relief rally while it lasts: Analyst
One analyst tells CNBC investors should enjoy the selling respite while it lasts.
NIH chief: ‘We’ve got cancer’s number’
In an interview with CNBC, the NIH director said people may be “a little cynical” because of cancer’s casualty rate, but researchers ‘had its number.’
Investors keen to cut risk amid market turbulence
China turmoil and the worst-ever year-opener for the stock market has prompted investment houses to tell clients to pare back risk.
BT ‘should sell broadband service’
BT should be forced to sell the country’s leading broadband provider because of its poor performance, a report backed by MPs says.
Bloomberg weighs White House bid, may spend $1B
Michael Bloomberg, New York’s former mayor, may launch an independent White House bid, The New York Times reports.
Google tax deal ‘derisory’, say critics
Critics say a deal for US firm Google to pay £130m in UK back taxes is “derisory”, but Chancellor George Osborne says it is a “vindication” for the government.