Business & Finance Historic welcome to Imran Khan: expats created history : Firdous ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that Pakista Published 22 Jul, 2019 07:21am
Markets Tokyo stocks close lower as eyes turn to earnings Tokyo: Tokyo stocks closed lower on Monday as Japan's ruling bloc retained its majority in the upper house as widely exp Published 22 Jul, 2019 07:18am
World Pompeo and Mexican counterpart welcome reduced flow of migrants MEXICO CITY: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday thanked his Mexican counterpart for increased immigration enforcem Published 22 Jul, 2019 07:16am
Markets Hong Kong stocks go into break with losses HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares ended the morning sharply lower on Monday as investors wind down their expectations for a bi Published 22 Jul, 2019 07:14am
Markets Most Asian markets fall as traders consider Fed rate cut HONG KONG: Most Asian markets fell in early trade Monday on dimming hopes for a deep interest rate cut by the Federal Re Published 22 Jul, 2019 07:13am
Markets Tokyo stocks open lower with eyes shifting to earnings TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday as Japan's ruling bloc retained its majority in the upper house election as w Published 22 Jul, 2019 07:12am
World New Zealand tighens gun laws again after mosque attack WELLINGTON: New Zealand announced plans for a national firearms register Monday in its second round of gun law reforms f Published 22 Jul, 2019 06:59am
Markets Hong Kong stocks start on negative note HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks opened lower Monday morning following a negative lead from Wall Street on fading hopes for a Updated 22 Jul, 2019 07:11am
Markets Dollar steadies after rise in bets on bigger Fed rate cut LONDON: The U.S. dollar recovered slightly in early Friday trading, having fallen heavily after dovish comments from a k Published 19 Jul, 2019 11:59am
Markets Prices edge up as Norway gas re-routed to Europe LONDON: British wholesale gas prices were slightly higher on Friday as Norwegian gas was re-routed to continental Europe Published 19 Jul, 2019 11:57am
Markets South Africa's rand rallies after central bank cuts rates JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand edged higher against the dollar in early Friday trade and bond yields fell after the c Published 19 Jul, 2019 11:51am
Markets CBOT wheat may bounce into $5.01-3/4 to $5.08-3/4 range SINGAPORE: CBOT September wheat may bounce into a range of $5.01-3/4 to $5.08-3/4 per bushel, following its failure to b Published 19 Jul, 2019 11:43am
Markets TOCOM, Shanghai futures gain on U.S. auto data, short-covering KUALA LUMPUR:* Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures rose for a fourth straight session on Friday, in line with Shang Published 19 Jul, 2019 11:39am
Markets Fed rate cut hopes power FTSE 100, buyout spurs Acacia London's FTSE 100 posted broad gains on Friday as bolstered hopes of a U.S. interest rate cut fuelled appetite for riski Published 19 Jul, 2019 11:37am
Markets Rouble steady as hopes of U.S. rate cut outweigh lower oil prices MOSCOW: The Russian rouble was slightly down on Friday, hurt by a recent drop in oil prices but supported by expectation Published 19 Jul, 2019 11:36am
Markets Shanghai steel rebar extends losses on tepid demand MANILA: China's rebar benchmark edged lower on Friday, extending losses into a third session amid seasonally slow demand Published 19 Jul, 2019 11:34am
Markets NY cocoa may retest support at $2,388 SINGAPORE: New York September cocoa may retest a support at $2,388 per tonne, a break below which could cause a fall to Published 19 Jul, 2019 11:28am
Business & Finance Toyota, China's BYD team up to develop battery EVs TOKYO: Toyota Motor said it would develop battery electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries with BYD Co Ltd, in a sign it wa Published 19 Jul, 2019 11:19am
Business & Finance SoftBank raises $270 mn via Seoul unit for early-stage investments TOKYO: SoftBank Group Corp said on Friday its Seoul-based venture capital unit focusing on early-stage investments has r Published 19 Jul, 2019 11:18am
Markets Singapore fuel inventories hit eight-month low ahead of IMO fuel switch SINGAPORE: Oil product inventories in the Singapore storage and trading hub fell to an eight-month low in the week ended Published 19 Jul, 2019 11:15am