Why bearish sentiment spike may be stock buy sign
Pessimistic feelings about stocks surged to their highest levels in nearly two years, according to AAII’s latest survey.
VIDEO: Boom-bust capitalism in the US
Colm O’Regan takes a look at the post-war boom and onset of consumer capitalism in the United States.
VIDEO: Kenyan loans linked to soil quality
A Kenyan company is offering loans to farmers where the interest rates charged are linked to the quality of the soil, providing an incentive for soil preservation.
VIDEO: Drawing female attention
Leading Kenyan cartoonist Celeste Wamiru shares her story and experiences.
Oil prices could be as low as $50 by 2020: Goldman
The price of oil could be stuck firmly at around $50 a barrel by 2020, a Goldman Sachs analyst told CNBC.
Choppy July punishes China, commodities and EM
After a month of multi-year record lows for a number of different asset classes, a lot of investors will be relieved to see the back of July.
Users in a flap over Angry Birds 2
The sequel to one of the best-selling apps was released worldwide to great fanfare but new features have alienated some fans.
Weak oil prices hit Exxon and Chevron
Two of the US’s biggest companies report sharply lower quarterly results because of falling oil prices.
Turkey’s Erdogan uses terror fight for political gain
Turkey’s bombing of Syria and Iraq has diverted attention from efforts to form a new governing coalition. However, Turkey’s president is almost certainly seeking to reassert himself.
Greek PM defends ex-finance minister
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras defends his former finance minister in a row over an “emergency plan” in case of Greece’s exit from the euro.