Markets Japan stocks hit 2-1/2-week high on trade hopes, chip sector gains TOKYO: Japanese shares rose to 2-1/2-week highs on Wednesday after a news report that US and Chinese trade negotiators w Published 24 Jul, 2019 10:52am
Markets CBOT wheat may fall to $4.72-1/4 SINGAPORE: CBOT September wheat may break a support at $4.86 per bushel and fall to $4.72-1/4, driven by a wave c. Th Published 24 Jul, 2019 10:51am
Markets Australia shares end at highest since Nov 2007 on trade talk hopes; NZ down Australian shares closed at their highest point in nearly 12 years on Wednesday as investors cheered signs of progress i Published 24 Jul, 2019 10:50am
Business & Finance National Australia Bank last among 'Big Four' to ease home loan rules National Australia Bank Ltd said on Wednesday it would ease home-lending rules effective Aug. 5, lowering the interest r Published 24 Jul, 2019 10:48am
Business & Finance Deutsche Telekom sets meeting as T-Mobile, Sprint deal nears approval-report FRANKFURT: Deutsche Telekom has called a leadership meeting on Wednesday in expectation of US regulatory approval of the Published 24 Jul, 2019 10:48am
Markets Petronas sets August crude price factor at $5.70/bbl SINGAPORE: State oil firm Petronas has set the price factor for Malaysian Crude Oil (MCO) for August at $5.70 per barrel Published 24 Jul, 2019 10:47am
Business & Finance Lloyds pays Standard Life Aberdeen 140mn pounds to settle fund row Lloyds Banking Group has agreed to pay Standard Life Aberdeen 140 million pounds to settle a dispute triggered by the pr Published 24 Jul, 2019 10:45am
Business & Finance Thailand's Toyota unit retains domestic car sales forecasts BANGKOK: Thailand's total domestic cars sales for 2019 are still projected at 1 million units, down 3.8% from last year, Published 24 Jul, 2019 10:43am
World Stena Bulk says it has had contact with crew of seized tanker STOCKHOLM: Stena Bulk, the Swedish-based operator of a British-flagged tanker seized last week by Iran, has been in con Published 24 Jul, 2019 10:42am
Markets South Africa's rand firms as yield hunt outweighs fiscal pressures JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand firmed early on Wednesday ahead of consumer inflation data, shaking off a growth down Published 24 Jul, 2019 10:41am
Markets NY cocoa may retrace to $2,445 SINGAPORE: New York September cocoa may retrace to a support at $2,445 per tonne as it failed to break a resistance at $ Published 24 Jul, 2019 10:40am
World China says opposes US long-arm jurisdiction following Chinese firm's indictment BEIJING: China said on Wednesday it opposes the long-arm jurisdiction of the United States following the indictment of a Published 24 Jul, 2019 10:40am
Markets Analyst ups Ukraine 2019 grain harvest forecast to 71.8mn T KIEV: The APK-Inform consultancy on Wednesday raised its Ukraine's grain harvest outlook for 2019 to 71.8 million tonnes Published 24 Jul, 2019 10:40am
Business & Finance NAB takes briefing on LWMC LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore Director General on Tuesday took briefing on the issue of Lahore Was Published 23 Jul, 2019 04:48pm
Business & Finance Sumsam eulogizes PM's visit to US LAHORE: Punjab Minister Syed Sumsam Ali Bukhari said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had set a new example by paying succ Published 23 Jul, 2019 04:45pm
Business & Finance PM confident of rebuilding state institutions WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday said that his government was rebuilding the state institutions which bore Published 23 Jul, 2019 04:41pm
Top News Pakistan wants US ties based on mutual trust, sans aid: PM WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday said that Pakistan wanted its ties with the US based upon mutual trust and Published 23 Jul, 2019 04:37pm
Markets Lowest offer at Egypt's GASC wheat tender for Ukraine wheat DUBAI: The lowest offer presented at an Egyptian state tender for wheat was $198.80 per tonne free-on-board (FOB) for 60 Published 23 Jul, 2019 04:32pm
Markets Tunisia tenders to buy 92,000 tonnes milling wheat HAMBURG: Tunisia's state grains agency has issued an international tender to purchase around 92,000 tonnes of soft milli Published 23 Jul, 2019 04:30pm
World Irish foreign minister promises to work constructively with PM Johnson DUBLIN: Ireland will work constructively with Boris Johnson to resolve the impasse over Britain's planned exit from the Published 23 Jul, 2019 04:28pm