Downturns in China and lower levels of imports to the US have led the World Trade Organisation to cut its trade forecast by a third

The world’s largest seed seller has scrapped plans to introduce a new genetically modified cotton seed in India as dispute with New Delhi Government escalates

Philippe Dauman will be stepping down as President and CEO of Viacom, ending a longstanding struggle with majority shareholder Sumner Redstone

The payment is intended to settle allegations that one of the company’s products was causing bikes to generate emissions at a higher-than-allowed rate

Despite strong job growth in June, low inflation and the outlook for the global economy have caused the Fed to hold interest rates at their current level

A range of indicators for July show slowed economic performance in China

Germany’s GDP posted growth of 0.4 percent in the second quarter, fighting off fears the nation may struggle as a result of Britain’s decision to leave the EU

QSTech consortium with SolarWorld and Centrotherm leads the way for the Middle East’s photovoltaic solar industry

New figures show that the US saw a 0.5 percent productivity decline in the second quarter of 2016

The Institute of Fiscal Studies expects that Brexit will cost the UK economy £39bn

Despite global headwinds, the US is seeing record employment growth, according to July’s employment report

Caixin PMI shows that China’s service sector has experienced slowing growth in July

Cobalt International Energy’s plans to offload an African oil discovery has backfired after Angola’s state energy group backed out of a $1.8bn deal

Security fears, together with poor governance and rampant corruption, mean Nigeria’s oil output is on the steep side of a decline

Carbon pricing creates a financial incentive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Done well, it could make carbon the most important commodity in the world