Anger as Saudi Arabia kills 47 on terror charges
Executions an apparent message to both Sunni Muslim jihadists and Shi’ite anti-government protesters the kingdom will brook no violent dissent.
Even your boss may be threatened by robots: Study
Robots have designs on white collar jobs, and a new study suggests managers are worried.
Buy, hold these ‘future blue chips’ for 50 years
Investors tell CNBC which stocks to buy and hold for the next 50 years.
New year brings new wave of migrants to Europe
Observers say the coming year promises to be difficult for Europe unless there is a dramatic change.
US, Iran spar over missiles, sanctions talk
Iran denounced the U.S. for suggesting new sanctions over Iranian missiles, The New York Times reports.
Putin names US among threats to Russian security
In a sign of how relations with the west have deteriorated, a new appraisal names the US as a threat to Russian security.
Edward Hugh, expert who foresaw euro crisis, dies
Freethinking and wide-ranging British economist who gave early warnings about the European debt crisis dies in Spain.
Christmas ads: Did they win over shoppers?
Retailers spent millions on ads during the holidays, but evidence suggests those costs aren’t likely to change consumer behaviour.
Indian air base near Pakistan attacked, 6 dead
Four gunmen and two guards were killed in an apparent challenge to reviving a dialog between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
US Gulf oil spill ‘nearly ruined BP’
The giant oil spill from a BP rig off the US coast in 2010 nearly ruined the company, its chief executive tells the BBC.
