‘Potentially catastrophic’ Hurricane Irma on collision course with Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Hurricane Irma, one of the most forceful Atlantic storms in a century, churned across the ocean on Tuesday on a collision course with Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, bearing down on the northern Caribbean with a devastating mix of fierce winds, surf and rain.The...

Wealth manager gives 3 reasons why you should stick with stocks and forget about a market correction

Investors simply need to adjust to the current environment rather than ditch their equity portfolios amid geopolitical concerns and fears of a market correction, a U.S. asset manager told CNBC Wednesday. With the S&P 500 up nearly 10 percent year-to-date at a time...

Putin says solving North Korea crisis ‘impossible’ without dialogue, calls for fresh talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the international community to hold fresh talks to try to resolve the North Korean crisis on Wednesday, warning that progress would be “impossible” without a commitment to dialogue. “It is clear that it is...