Weak dollar narrows US trade gap

Gap profits higher than expected
American clothes retailer Gap defies Wall Street forecasts and reports higher-than-expected third quarter net profits.

Norway tops gender equality list
Norway tops a league of countries in closing the gender gap, according to the World Economic Forum

Poverty gap increasing, says OECD
The gap between rich and poor in most wealthy nations is wider than 20 years ago, the OECD says.

Oil prices swell US trade deficit
Surging oil prices help push the US trade gap to its widest deficit since March 2007, figures show.

Chinese trade surplus at new high
China's trade surplus hit a monthly record of $28.7bn in August as the gap with the US and Europe widens.