As western governments dramatically scale back budgets, remaining funding is likely to be a more obvious tool of geopolitical ...

Surprisingly, places like South America, North Africa, and the Middle East will be severely affected.

That said, volatility has also been a hallmark of stock-market investing. After big drawdowns, it takes a while for investors to be made whole - 15.5 years from the Great Depression, a decade for the ...

There's been some complaints about the reading, writing, and maths exams - Mike Hosking has a few thoughts on the matter.