Police officers have threatened to boycott the home games of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers if the organisation fails to take action to halt protests by its quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick has refused to stand for the national anthem in …

American football player Colin Kaepernick was loudly booed on Thursday after once again refusing to stand during a rendition of the US national anthem. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback has triggered debate in the United States over his decision to …

By Katy Barnato (CNBC) Russia is the most unequal major economy in the world, with almost two-thirds of its wealth controlled by millionaires, a wealth research company has said. Sixty-two percent of Russia’s wealth is held by U.S. dollar…

Growing U.S. inventory levels sink oil to a three-week low By Timothy Puko and Kevin Baxter (Wall Street Journal) Oil prices fell to a three-week low after a second day of steep losses from rising U.S. stockpiles. Crude is now …