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Derivatives are contracts whose values are derived from the performance of underlying entities, such as bonds, stocks or interest rates.

CoinWeek's Mike Markowitz offers an overview of emergency money or siege coins struck in desperation at various times in European history.

A MASSIVE Swedish-Spanish marijuana-trafficking gang that trucked hundreds of kilos of narcotics across Europe has been smashed. The gang organised huge

Among the many facts of modern life that are accepted without question by most ordinary people is that it is somehow perfectly natural, expected, and unremarkable that every sovereign state should have its own currency. We see this everywhere in names such as "the U.S.

Even when currency is backed by gold, governments have many political reasons to pursue national, territorial currencies. Now there are hundreds of national currencies

Anyone living in Brussels – or further afield – should consider making a pilgrimage to the Royal Greenhouses in Laeken.

Paul Preston’s important Architects of Terror demonstrates the fascist inspiration behind the mass violence of the Franco regime, finds Chris Bambery This was a book I devoured.

Canals and inland waterways, natural or artificial waterways used for navigation, crop irrigation, water supply, or drainage. Despite modern technological advances in air and ground transportation, inland waterways continue to play a vital role and, in many areas, to grow substantially. This article traces the history of canal building from the earliest times to the present day and describes both the constructional and operational engineering techniques used and the major inland waterways and n...

A new book tells how street food in the capital goes a lot further back than the trendy stalls we see nowadays

A new book tells how street food in the capital goes a lot further back than the trendy stalls we see nowadays