World Morocco trade deficit expands 2.5pc year/year in Jan-May RABAT: Morocco's trade deficit widened by 2.5pc to 84.55 billion dirhams ($8.8 billion) in the first five months of 2019 Published 01 Jul, 2019 08:03pm
Markets CBOT corn ends lower on US crop weather, USDA plantings view CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade corn futures closed lower on Monday on improving US crop weather and carry-over pressure Published 01 Jul, 2019 08:01pm
Top News UN chief urges Iran to stick to nuclear deal UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned that Iran has breached part of its 2015 n Published 01 Jul, 2019 08:00pm
Business & Finance Lucid Motors hires former Tesla production executive Lucid Motors said on Monday it hired Tesla Inc's former vice president of production at its Fremont factory, Peter Hochh Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:59pm
World White House says Iran should be held to a standard of no uranium enrichment WASHINGTON: The US policy of maximum pressure on Iran will continue until it changes course and Iran should be held to a Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:57pm
World Czech central budget deficit narrows to CZK 20.7bn in June PRAGUE: The Czech central state budget showed a 20.7 billion crown ($923.08 million) deficit at the end of June, Financ Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:53pm
World Polish PM says Italy, EU's east led opposition to Timmermans as Commission head BRUSSELS: Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Monday said Italy and the European Union's eastern states led the Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:51pm
Markets EU clears 162,000 tonnes of Ukrainian barley imports under quotas PARIS: The European Union awarded in the week ending June 21, licences to import 162,000 tonnes of Ukrainian barley unde Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:50pm
Markets LNG tankers heading to Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands The following liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers are expected to arrive in Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands in the Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:49pm
Markets CBOT Trends - Soybeans up 1-4 cents, corn down 1-4c, wheat down 2-5c CHICAGO: Following are US trade expectations for the opening of grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago Board of Tr Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:48pm
Markets Libyan oil output at 1.2-1.3mn bpd, but fragile VIENNA: Libya's current oil production stands at 1.2 to 1.3 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) but the level remains " Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:47pm
World Russia wants Iran to remain equal player in global energy market MOSCOW: Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said after meeting his Iranian counterpart Bijan Zanganeh in Vienna on M Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:46pm
Markets Turkish lira soars nearly 2.8pc after Trump-Erdogan meeting ISTANBUL: The Turkish lira soared nearly 2.8pc on Monday to its strongest level since April after President Tayyip Erdog Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:45pm
Business & Finance Coca-Cola free to sell energy drink under Monster contract Coca-Cola Co said on Monday an arbitration tribunal informed the beverage maker that it could sell its energy drink unde Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:44pm
Markets SOFTS-Arabica coffee hits 7-month high on cold outlook in Brazil LONDON: Arabica coffee futures rose to a seven-month high on Monday, supported by concerns that a cold snap in Brazil la Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:44pm
Business & Finance Europe's 5G delayed by trade war and security reviews, says Tele2 CEO STOCKHOLM: The rollout of 5G services across Europe has being slowed by US sanctions against Huawei and as European go Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:43pm
Markets Ivory Coast to eliminate illegal cocoa output to control supply ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast plans to stamp out illegal cocoa production from national parks and forest reserves over the next f Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:42pm
Markets US bond yields rise on US-China's trade truce NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday as China and the United States' agreement to restart trade talks caused inve Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:41pm
Markets OPEC agrees to extend oil supply cut by nine months VIENNA: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed on Monday to extend oil production cuts by nine mon Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:40pm
Business & Finance US factory activity growth weakest in June since 2016 NEW YORK: The US economy's manufacturing sector expanded in June but at a slower pace than the previous month and the sl Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:39pm