Economists and businessmen agree with the French economist Thomas Piketty, that inequality today is close to that of the era of Robber Barons.

The Eurozone is suffering from restricted growth according to the European Commission which now forecasts that 2014 growth will be 0.8% overall for the 18 countries in the currency bloc. This is well below the earlier forecast of 1.2% growth, which was already low.

A new index redefines what's Israeli; results from Bermuda and Colombia; news from all over the globe; and - salmon.

And as for predicting the price of gold rising to $1900, look at where it is today! You have to know when to hold them and when to fold them. This is gee-whiz marketing aimed at people who have no economic background and are innumerate.