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The $28m diamond as big as a pound coin

A pink diamond the size of a pound coin is being put up for auction by Christie’s International and could sell for $28m (£18.3m).

Starbucks has launched a loan program to help its U.K. staff put down a deposit on a rental property.

Videogames publisher Activision is creating a worldwide e-sports league for “Call of Duty,” the popular first-person shooter.

Shares in mining and commodities trading giant Glencore touched a new bottom on Friday, hit by a torrid week of analyst downgrades and China fears.

The U.S. economy expanded more than estimated on stronger consumer spending and construction, the second upward revision in a row.

Investors piled into cash over the last week, making the asset class more popular than bond and equity funds for the first time in 25 years.

We’ve just about got 4G internet, but one company has made a cover for your smartphone that will allow you to transfer at 5G speeds.

At least 717 pilgrims have died and 805 been injured in the stampede in Mina on the outskirts of Mecca, marking the worst Hajj disaster in 25 years.

Comedian Colm O’Regan asks if there can be any lessons learnt from rugby on how to fix the nation’s economic situation.

The growing buy-to-let property market in the UK could post a threat to wider financial stability, a Bank of England committee has said.