Featured Photos A man takes pictures of LG's Dual Screen devices A man takes pictures of LG's Dual Screen devices at the IFA consumer tech fair in Berlin, Germany Copyright Reut Published 06 Sep, 2019 10:06am
Markets Indian shares extend gains; Tech Mahindra leads gains on AT&T deal Indian shares rose for a third straight session on Friday, in line with gains in broader Asia, as U.S.-China trade tensi Published 06 Sep, 2019 08:50am
Markets Palm slips on weaker overnight U.S. soyoil, stronger ringgit KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures were down at the midday break on Friday, pressured by weakness in overnight soy Published 06 Sep, 2019 08:48am
Markets CBOT corn may hover above $3.57 SINGAPORE: CBOT December corn may keep hovering above a support at $3.57 per bushel or bounce into the range of $3.66 to Published 06 Sep, 2019 08:42am
Business & Finance Alibaba dials up luxury push with $2 bln buy of Netease e-commerce arm SHANGHAI: Alibaba Group has agreed to buy e-commerce business Kaola from Chinese gaming company NetEase for $2 billion, Published 06 Sep, 2019 08:41am
World South African auto sector in line for $4 bn investment boost CAPE TOWN: Africa's top vehicle manufacturer, South Africa, could see as much as 60 billion rand ($4.04 billion) invest Published 06 Sep, 2019 08:40am
World Merkel says peaceful solution needed for Hong Kong BEIJING: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that she discussed Hong Kong with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Published 06 Sep, 2019 08:38am
Markets Asian shares see heavy foreign sell-off in Aug as trade war bites Foreigners turned net sellers of Asian equities in August as sentiment worsened with the United States and China, after Published 06 Sep, 2019 08:25am
Markets Oil steadies, set for weekly gain amid hopes for end to U.S.-China trade war TOKYO: Oil prices were steady on Friday, with crude benchmarks poised for multi-week gains amid a sharp drawdown in U.S. Published 06 Sep, 2019 08:23am
Markets Australian shares climb on trade talk hopes, NZ closes at record high Australian shares had a solid rise on Friday, contributing to the market's third straight weekly gain, fuelled by hopes Published 06 Sep, 2019 08:21am
World French trade deficit narrowed in July PARIS: France's trade deficit narrowed to stand at 4.61 billion euros ($5.09 billion) in July compared to 5.25 billion Published 06 Sep, 2019 08:20am
World Hurricane Dorian skirts U.S. Carolinas' coast with high winds and drenching rain CHARLESTON: A weakening Hurricane Dorian, downgraded to a Category 1 but still packing 90 mph (150 kph) winds, crawled n Published 06 Sep, 2019 08:19am
Markets Dollar steadies as risk-on mood holds ahead of U.S. jobs data SINGAPORE: Upbeat U.S. economic data gave the dollar an edge over its peers on Friday, arresting a recent flight from th Published 06 Sep, 2019 08:13am
Business & Finance Novartis joins Pfizer with FDA fast-track tag for lung cancer hopeful ZURICH: Novartis has nabbed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's breakthrough therapy designation for its experimenta Published 06 Sep, 2019 08:12am
Markets Japan shares climb on upbeat U.S. data, weaker yen; SoftBank Group slips TOKYO: Japanese shares hit a fresh one-month high on Friday as better-than-expected U.S. economic data and news of sched Published 06 Sep, 2019 08:05am
World German industrial output drop fuels recession risk BERLIN: German industrial output unexpectedly fell in July, adding to signs that struggling manufacturers could tip Euro Published 06 Sep, 2019 08:04am
Markets China stocks log best week since June on hopes of trade talks, stimulus SHANGHAI: China stocks ended higher on Friday, posting their best weekly gains since late June, as Beijing vowed to furt Published 06 Sep, 2019 08:02am
Markets Euro zone bond yields lower, set for one of biggest weekly selloffs of year LONDON: Euro zone bond yields inched down on Friday after their worst one-day selloff in more than a year as easing glob Published 06 Sep, 2019 07:58am
Markets CBOT wheat may test support at $4.60-3/4 SINGAPORE: CBOT December wheat may test a support at $4.60-3/4 per bushel, a break below which could cause a fall to $4. Published 06 Sep, 2019 07:57am
Markets European stocks flat ahead of U.S. payrolls European stocks opened flat on Friday after two sessions of gains, as the effect of this week's upbeat signals on U.S.-C Published 06 Sep, 2019 07:56am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points