A Rare Peek Into The Scottish Whisky Industry: 11 Things You Probably Didn't Know About The World's Best Drink [CORRECTION]
The Scottish Whisky -- and no, there's no "e" -- industry grows every year despite not really changing.
Existing-Home Sales Rise Again In July, Keeping New Housing Boom Alive
The Realtors Ass'n reported that home prices continued to rise even as mortgage interest rates climbed to the highest in two years.
Islamic Banks Could Be The Answer To America's Over-reliance On Credit And Risk
Islamic banks offer zero-interest mortgages, and they could be an alternative lender for many U.S. first-time homeowners.
Real Madrid Has Bought Tottenham Hotspur Ltd.'s (LON:TTNM) Gareth Bale For A World Record $171 Million: Twitterverse
Real Madrid apparently snapped up Tottenham Hotspur's Gareth Bale in a deal worth about $300 million, including salary and bonuses.
Tickets For FIFA's Brazil World Cup 2014 Have Gone On Sale And Will Be The Most Expensive In The Tournament's 84-Year History
Despite the record-high prices for World Cup tickets, demand is expected to be enormous.
ANALYSIS: Federal Reserve Data Indicates The Credit Crunch Is Over, But Who Exactly Is Benefiting?
The five-year crunch may have ended, but consumers still aren't able to get loans. So where is the Fed's quantitative easing going?
Scores Killed In Eastern India After Express Train Hits Group Of Hindu Pilgrims
An express train in eastern India was set alight and its driver badly beaten after the the train killed at least 37 people.
Donation To Help Pay Off UK National Debt Now Worth $547 Million After Maturing For 85 Years, But Stuck In Legal Limbo
An anonymous donor contributed a sizable sum to the U.K. government in 1928, but the funds were never spent.
European Governments Issue Warnings About Travel To Egypt And May Consider Evacuations If Violence Worsens
As violence in Egypt continues into the weekend, governments have issued travel warnings.
Cairo Mosque Cleared After Violent Standoff Between Muslim Brotherhood Protesters And Egyptian Security Forces
A Cairo mosque was cleared after violence in Egypt’s capital has claimed more than 600 lives since Wednesday.
Global Capital Markets: Hotel Revenues Up By More Than 50 Percent And On Track To Beat Year-End Estimates
Jones Lang LaSalle reports that office space is up 3 percent, but the hotel market is up by more than 50 percent.
ANALYSIS: Iceland's Economic Woes, Which Have Lingered For Five Years, Could Threaten A Euro Zone That Is Emerging From Recession
Iceland is casting a chill over the euro zone's economic warm-up.
Indian Rupee Falls To Record Low Against The US Dollar As Central Bank Scrambles To Halt Its Decline
India's economy is struggling as overseas investors withdraw billions from the country over fears about the rupee's strength.
Latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) Data Plus Weekly Jobless Claims Heighten Likelihood For Fed QE Tapering This Fall
What's more, one analyst argued the downward pressure on core inflation (excluding food/energy) is fading.
Egyptian Central Bank Orders Commercial Banks To Close As Violent Protests Claim Hundreds Of Lives And Injure Many More
Banks in Egypt closed as the military deadline for Morsi to establish a power-sharing deal begins to run out.
Ponzi Scheme Operator Gets 15 years And Eight Months For Ripping Off 3,000 Investors And Banking $72 Million
A Michigan Ponzi scheme operator and his accomplice got 20 years between them after stealing $72 million.
J.P. Morgan's London Whale Slips The Hook And Avoids Prosecution After He Agrees To Deal With Feds
Bruno Iksil, the controversial trader in the "London Whale" scandal, will not face criminal or civil charges after agreeing to a deal.
Citgroup And Other Large Foreign Banks In India Face Regulatory Headwinds
Foreign banks in India will be able to set up more domestic operations because of financial regulations expected this week.
Touring Edinburgh By Dog: One Scotsman Finds His Way Home With The Help Of A Four-Legged Friend, An English Springer Spaniel [VIDEO]
Madigan is a 14-year-old English springer spaniel, and people in my family often say he’s the only dog they have ever seen smile.
S&P Greets India's New Central Banker With A Report Saying Financial System Recovery At Least Two Years Away
Slow economic growth and deteriorating loan portfolios will continue to weigh on the banks, S&P said.
The Bank Of England's Carney Targets Inflation, Unemployment Levels As New Monetary Policy Triggers
The Bank of England aims to keep interest rates low until mid-2016, but only if certain criteria are met.
US Justice Department Accuses Bank Of America Of Mortgage-Backed Securities Fraud
The $850 million suit alleges reckless and fraudulent origination and securitization practices during the home mortgage boom.
India Taps Ex-IMF Economist As New Governor Of The Reserve Bank, Hopes For Turnaround
With the rupee performing at its lowest in years and GDP at a nine-year low, India has appointed a former IMF chief economist to its Reserve Bank.
Europe's Biggest Banks Putting Aside $23.7 Billion To Deal With Future Legal Issues
All of Europe's big banks have set aside large provisions to deal with ongoing legal issues and fines.
One Of France's Largest Banks Posts Big Profit After Exiting Troubled Greece And Italy
Large French bank Crédit Agricole SA beat market predictions and posted encouraging results.
Among TwitterSilence Emerges TwitterNoise For Women Who Refuse To Be Silenced After Threats Of Rape And Violence Appear On The Site
Women who refuse to be silenced join TwitterNoise campaign aimed at addressing threats of rape and violence on Twitter.
HSBC (HBC) Profit Rises 23 Percent But Revenue Takes After Three Years Of Cuts
London-based HSBC has posted impressive profits, after three years of cuts.
Global Financial Services In Conflict Zones: Banking In Egypt, Libya, Syria, Somalia And Other Countries Where Financial Services Have Fled
When trouble arrives, banks often depart, and access to cash becomes difficult. This is the story of how people bank in conflict zones.
Political Fallout From Ecuador's Involvement With Edward Snowden Will Mean Broccoli Prices Could Go Up
Edward Snowden may have saved U.S children from broccoli as the cost of importing the vegetable has gone up after Ecuador and U.S fallout.
JP Morgan Agree To Pay $410 Million To Settle Power Dispute With Investigators
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ended a dispute with JPMorgan after the bank agreed to pay a fine and return profits.
