At the start of this century, clean energy was all the rage. The revolution may still be happening, but it's taking its time, reports Peter Huck.

Ed Vulliamy was only 20 blocks away when the twin towers were attacked by al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001. Here, in this highly personal account, he recalls those devastating first moments and the eerie days that followed.

Even in the increasingly wild world of American politics, it seemed an especially crazy idea: Matt Damon for President?

Every generation has a sense of living in strange times full of inexplicable happenings...

World share markets are up again, after a good earnings report from Cisco and a positive US jobs report.

Global turmoil in global markets means the next OCR hike is now likely to be December, not September, say a growing number of bank ecnomists.