Tumbling oil prices have brought a re-assessment of the world’s energy mix. Jules Gray asks if it’s time that we start to seriously look at alternative sources of power generation

Innovations driven by tech giants are set to shake up a staid auto industry, challenging existing manufacturers’ dominance

Jack Ma’s grand ambitions have taken Alibaba on a rollercoaster ride to the summit of online business in China. Elizabeth Matsangou asks whether a global market takeover is also afoot

In sub-Saharan Africa, two out of every three people are without access to electricity, and it is this energy poverty that is handicapping the region’s economic development

As housing markets rebound, the home furnishings industry is also forecast to recover – but changes in millennial lifestyles could prove a stumbling block

After a year of falling oil prices, former BP executive Tony Hayward claims it is now set to rise again

How will the opening up of the Yuan change the shape of both the FX and the FX options markets?

How did options perform historically in different markets and how can this information help market makers make more informed decisions?

Growing demand for the Hong Kong dollar is making it more difficult for the city to preserve its currency peg to the US

The notoriously restricted stock market in Saudi Arabia finally opens its doors to foreign investors from June 15

Since the housing bubble of the 2000s burst, interest in financial bubbles has increased. Here are five financial bubbles often ignored

Rubber, with its diverse uses and unique properties, is integral to modern industrial society. The history of rubber production for the market still shapes our world today

Amid China’s slowing growth and new efforts to reduce pollution, imports of the world’s largest coal consumer have fallen dramatically

Australia’s treasurer has revealed in an interview that the price of iron ore could bring serious repercussions for the country’s mining industry

In perhaps the highest profile oil and gas M&A deal this decade – Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to buy exploration company BG Group in a transaction worth over £47bn