Nostradamus, the French astrologer who died in 1566, and Baba Vanga, the Bulgarian seer who passed away in 1996 foresaw similar "cruel wars" and a potential apocalypse for the coming year.

But the fears they express are much older than science. The term apocalypse comes from an ancient Greek word meaning “unveiling,” and it was used in a literary sense to describe biblical books ...

We’ve seen one bankruptcy after another in a particularly brutal year for the retail business. [Photos: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images, NightTampaAdobe Stock, MERCURY studio/Adobe Stock ...

Vacancies at open-air shopping centres in the US have dropped to historically low levels, defying forecasts of a retail apocalypse caused by the rise of ecommerce. Landlords of complexes ...