George Soros's Quantum Endowment fund had its second-best year ever in dollar terms in 2013, adding $5.5bn to the billionaire's fortune and putting Quantum back in top place among the most successful ...

"All you need to do is to get all your customers to sign up for a Twitter account," he says. "Then, as your goods come out of the oven, you can send a tweet to tell them that hot-baked doughnuts will ...

Amid the dazzling efficiency, however, is evidence of the significant challenge that UPS and FedEx, its main US rival, are facing. Many of the boxes bear the logo of Zappos.com, the internet footwear ...

A Japanese scientist who co-authored a discredited study purporting to describe a revolutionary method of creating stem cells was found dead on Tuesday, after apparently hanging himself at the ...

Its long headlines hook readers on stories; the page layout keeps them reading; and the "sidebar of shame" - as a box of celebrity misdemeanours is known - means the next guilty pleasure is never far ...

Kazakhmys scrapped its dividend after $1bn of writedowns amid attempts by the copper producer to control costs and refocus on more efficient mines. The Kazakhstan-focused group is splitting from a ...

Jean-Pierre Aguilar, the chief executive and co-founder of one of Europe's largest and oldest hedge funds, Capital Fund Management, died in a gliding accident on Saturday. Known to friends and ...

Saxo Bank, the Danish bank specialising in online trading, will this month become the latest financial institution to try to harness the power of social media in the pursuit of new clients. In fully ...

Sugar prices surged to the highest level in a year after a fire engulfed six warehouses at the Brazilian port of Santos, threatening to put one of the world's biggest sugar terminals offline for up to ...

Ruby Hamid, for the FCA, told the court that Shelley would meet his co-conspirator, Paul Milsom, a former equities dealer at Legal & General Investment Management, in pubs across the City several ...

Gold prices rose on Friday, reversing early losses fueled by a stronger dollar, as investors bought the metal to hedge against currencies' volatility and debt default risks in Europe. U.S. gold ...

The CPI is working on developing a UK supply chain in an attempt to improve the country's share of the printable electronics market. Mr Spruce says the technology is beginning to see more interest, ...