Clinton shows tax return to needle Trump

Democrat paid 34% rate on income of $10m-plus with husband Bill

Goldman up against JPMorgan in gold battle

Fight for control of London’s $5tn bullion market

Murdoch shuffles at Fox after Ailes upset

Finance chief exits as investigation deepens into sexual harassment claims

Putin reshapes his inner circle

A wave of younger, loyal officials does not necessarily spell change

Westminster to pay farmers’ EU subsidies

Hammond pledges £6bn for post-Brexit agriculture, research and poorer regions

IMF warns of credit boom risks in China

Concerns about shadow banking products raised in annual review

US set for record corn and soyabean crops

Glut of two commodities to keep prices low as grain demand rises

UN approves more troops for South Sudan

Juba to get 4,000 extra peacekeepers

US bond ETFs eye record year

The appeal of US debt is sharpened as central banks pursue fresh stimulus

Pokémon Go sales pass $250m

Mobile game has 11m paying users in US and UK, says survey

US drone kills Afghan Islamic State leader

Longtime Taliban commander Khan pledged allegiance to al-Baghdadi in 2014

Comment & Analysis

Bond bull run lifts stocks to new records

Stocks are on a tear but bonds are generating better returns

Illustrator: NickShepherd

How to prevent ‘rich kid-itis’

Symptoms range from poor work ethic and profligate spending to potential addiction

Time looks ripe for ultra-long US bonds

Debt maturing over more than 30 years is no longer a novelty

Conversation starters: Comments from our readers

"The bizarre nature of market signals has barely started. The words of Bachman Turner Overdrive spring to mind: 'You ain’t seen nothin' yet'. This is an Alice in Wonderland market where nothing is how it seems. Indeed we are falling foul of the Trades Description Act by even calling this a ‘market’ – it isn’t – it would be better described as a ‘twisted contraption’."
MarkGB on Investors stockpile cash to offset economic despair



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Patrick Heren on Robotics and VR help heal spinal injuries



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