World Pentagon axes troubled $1 bn contract for missile defense WASHINGTON: The Pentagon announced Wednesday that it is terminating a troubled billion-dollar program to develop a balli Published 22 Aug, 2019 06:34am
Featured Photos Variations of the Nintendo Variations of the Nintendo 64 controller are displayed during the media day of Gamescom in Cologne, Germany Copy Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:01pm
Featured Photos Fields of Flowers Aerial view of the fields of flowers at a scenic spot in southwest China Copyright INP, 2019 Published 21 Aug, 2019 11:45am
Featured Photos An attractive and eye-catching view of Clock Tower Chowk An attractive and eye-catching view of Clock Tower Chowk. Clock Tower center of the city and famous chowk to joint n Published 21 Aug, 2019 11:37am
Featured Photos A farmer busy in plucking date from tree A farmer busy in plucking date from tree Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2019 Published 21 Aug, 2019 11:28am
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Markets Indian shares fall sharply; Tata Motors hits decade low BENGALURU: Indian shares closed sharply lower on Wednesday, led by declines in metals and banking stocks, as worries ove Published 21 Aug, 2019 10:49am
Business & Finance Royal Bank of Canada profit misses on weak equity trading Royal Bank of Canada missed analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday as equity trading weakened and it kept Published 21 Aug, 2019 10:49am
Markets Hong Kong stocks finish on positive note Hong Kong: Hong Kong shares closed higher on Wednesday, having swung back and forth through the day, with traders turnin Published 21 Aug, 2019 10:32am
Markets Financials drag most major Gulf markets lower ahead of Fed events Most major Gulf stocks markets fell on Wednesday, as financial stocks dropped amid regional geopolitical tensions and ah Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:59am
Markets Yuan inches up, state banks seen offering support via forwards SHANGHAI: China's yuan inched up against the dollar in thin trade on Wednesday, supported by a slightly higher midpoint, Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:50am
Markets Oil majors, exporters lead FTSE bounce London's FTSE 100 rose on Wednesday as oil majors tracked gains in crude prices and a weaker pound led exporter stocks h Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:49am
Markets Russian rouble firms ahead of Fed minutes MOSCOW: The Russian rouble firmed against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday as investors awaited the minutes of the Federal R Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:47am
Markets Gold would shine brighter in thick of currency war LONDON: Some safe havens are more secure than others. These days, gold has an edge. Trade wars and geopolitical tensi Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:46am
Markets Prices strengthen as gas field outage extended LONDON: British wholesale gas prices rose on Wednesday, despite an oversupplied market, as an unplanned outage at a gas Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:45am
Markets CBOT wheat may retest support at $4.58-1/4 SINGAPORE: CBOT September wheat may retest a support at $4.58-1/4 per bushel, a break below which could cause a fall to Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:40am
Markets Euro struggles vs dollar as attention turns to Fed LONDON: The euro struggled to make headway against a resilient dollar on Wednesday and was stuck near $1.11, with forex Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:29am
Markets Tokyo stocks close lower on US losses TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell on Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street as investors locked in profits following a three-s Published 21 Aug, 2019 08:34am
Markets European equities ahead at open London: European stock markets rose in initial trading on Wednesday, as investors shrugged off losses elsewhere. In i Published 21 Aug, 2019 08:25am
Markets Brent oil futures climb above $60 on U.S. inventory draw SINGAPORE: Brent crude oil futures rose above $60 a barrel for the first time in over a week on Wednesday after a data r Published 21 Aug, 2019 08:24am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points