Markets World stocks advance on strong data, earnings LONDON: Global stocks climbed on Monday, with strong US data and encouraging third-quarter earnings easing concerns abou Published 20 Oct, 2014 09:01am
Business & Finance China Mobile net income falls 9.7 percent BEIJING: China Mobile Ltd, China's largest telecom provider, saw net income for the first three quarters of 2014 fal Published 20 Oct, 2014 08:54am
Markets Saudi August oil exports fall to lowest in three years DUBAI: Saudi crude exports fell in August for the fourth month in a row to their lowest levels in three years, while vol Published 20 Oct, 2014 08:29am
Markets Sri Lanka rupee forwards edge down on importer dollar demand COLOMBO: Sri Lankan rupee forwards weakened on Monday due to importer dollar demand, while the spot rupee was untraded, Published 20 Oct, 2014 08:01am
World Pilots extend Lufthansa strikes to long-haul flights FRANKFURT: German pilots union VC on Monday widened its strike at Lufthansa to include long-haul flights on Tuesday, hav Published 20 Oct, 2014 07:59am
Business & Finance China central bank says to advance yuan convertibility BEIJING: China aims to quicken the process of making the yuan convertible on the capital account and will allow foreign Published 20 Oct, 2014 07:55am
Markets Europe shares halt rebound; Nutreco jumps after SHV bid PARIS: European shares dipped in early trading on Monday as the previous session's sharp rebound lost steam, althoug Published 20 Oct, 2014 07:40am
World India's finance ministry wants to reimpose curbs on gold imports NEW DELHI: India's Finance Ministry has written to the central bank to consider reimposing some restrictions on gold Published 20 Oct, 2014 06:59am
Markets Iraq proposes to split crude supply into two grades -trade SINGAPORE: Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) has proposed to split its crude supply into two grades and Published 20 Oct, 2014 06:55am
World Singapore Sept core inflation rate seen unchanged vs August SINGAPORE: Singapore's annual core consumer inflation probably held steady at 2.1 percent in September, a Reuters po Published 20 Oct, 2014 06:49am
Markets China shares rise on hope for central.bank moves, Hong Kong up on US data SHANGHAI: China shares rose on Monday on speculation of further policy easing after news that the country's central Published 20 Oct, 2014 06:18am
Business & Finance SAP cuts profit outlook as more customers switch to cloud FRANKFURT: German business software maker SAP on Monday cut its outlook for full-year operating profit amid an accelerat Published 20 Oct, 2014 06:10am
Markets Markets may consolidate after big rebound; investors still cautious DUBAI: Middle East stock markets may consolidate on Monday after most bourses rebounded on Sunday, catching up with glob Published 20 Oct, 2014 06:04am
Business & Finance BoJ stays upbeat on regional Japan, Kuroda says recovery on track TOKYO: Most Japanese regional economies continue to recover as the pain from a sales tax hike in April starts to ease, t Published 20 Oct, 2014 05:59am
Markets Oil rises above $87 as investors say market oversold LONDON: Brent crude rose more than a dollar to above $87 a barrel on Friday, bouncing from near four-year lows as invest Published 17 Oct, 2014 10:26am
Markets NZ dollar falls briefly on RBNZ statement, rebounds WELLINGTON: The New Zealand dollar briefly slipped to a session low on Friday, but quickly recouped its losses amid mark Published 17 Oct, 2014 09:54am
Markets Corn set for biggest weekly gain in 17 months on harvest delays SYDNEY: US corn futures rose for a second session on Friday as the grain was set to post its biggest weekly gain in more Published 17 Oct, 2014 09:20am
Markets US oil to retrace to $81.70 SINGAPORE: US oil is expected to retrace further to $81.70 per barrel and then rise towards $82.89 as indicated by its w Published 17 Oct, 2014 09:04am
Markets Taiwan stocks inch higher, led by chip makers on TSMC record earnings TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks were up slightly on Friday, boosted by record earnings at bellwether Taiwan Semiconductor Manufact Published 17 Oct, 2014 08:55am
Markets Brent oil may retrace to $85 SINGAPORE: Brent oil faces resistance at $86.67 per barrel and may retrace to the Oct. 16 high of $85 to fill a gap on t Published 17 Oct, 2014 08:52am