LA Times Early Thursday morning, solar observers watched as a dark spot on the sun erupted with an enormous flash of light, causing the biggest solar flare of 2013. Solar flares themselves don’t last long, but this one...

RTAmerica Scientists in Oregon, are warning of an imminent earthquake which could cause extreme devastation from Canada to northern California, and kill more than 10,000 people. The potential quake and tsunami could cost Oregon 32 billion dollars...

HuffPost An asteroid the size of a city block is due to make a close pass by Earth on Saturday (March 9), and you can get a front-row view via two back-to-back webcasts. The asteroid 2013 ET was discovered...

Weather.com A giant sunspot that’s at least six times the diameter of Earth has formed on the sun in less than 48 hours, according to NASA. Sunspots form when the sun’s magnetic fields rearrange and realign. They tend to...

MAMADOU NDIAYE grew up in Senegal. His parents were “not poor, but not rich”. He was fascinated by mathematics, which he studied at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar and then taught for several years in Côte...

The following are the word from the G20 final communiqué that could weigh on the FX markets in coming days: - We will refrain from competitive devaluation. - We will not target our exchange rates for competitive...

China’s services PMI report is red hot. From the report: The HSBC China Composite PMI data (which covers both manufacturing and services) signalled a further expansion of business activity during January. Output at the composite level has...

BlacklistedNews The US Department of Defense has approved a fivefold expansion of its cybersecurity force over the coming years in a bid to increase its ability to defend critical computer networks, The Washington Post reported. Citing unnamed...

China has passed many reforms aimed at easing capital controls. But these are being rolled out slowly. A meager deposit interest rate has forced people to turn to wealth management products and other risky investments.  And the...

FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors. The Market Advance Has Been Short Covering (Gluskin Sheff) The stock market had its worst post-Christmas performance since...