Business & Finance Fed meets with eyes on policy forecasts WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve should keep US monetary policy unchanged in a two-day meeting beginning on Tuesday, but Published 17 Jun, 2014 08:59pm
Markets US stocks finish higher ahead of Fed announcement NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks Tuesday finished higher as investors weighed continued violence in Iraq with mixed US econo Published 17 Jun, 2014 08:52pm
Top News Chile giant space lab aims for heights with final antenna SANTIAGO: The arrival of the 66th and final giant antenna at the world's largest land-based space observatory in the Published 17 Jun, 2014 08:01pm
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Markets European stocks end higher ahead of FOMC meeting LONDON: European stock inched higher on Tuesday as investors awaited this week's US Federal Reserve policy meeting, Published 17 Jun, 2014 07:38pm
Top News Obama moves to protect vast Pacific Ocean areas WASHINGTON: The White House on Tuesday unveiled efforts to expand protection of vast areas of the Pacific Ocean controll Published 17 Jun, 2014 07:35pm
Business & Finance Yields rise as US consumer price inflation jumps NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday after consumer prices recorded their largest increase in more than a year Published 17 Jun, 2014 07:19pm
Top News About 275 US military personnel to Iraq: Obama WASHINGTON: About 275 US military personnel are being deployed to Iraq to help American personnel and protect the embass Published 16 Jun, 2014 10:35pm
Top News Jordanian prince becomes UN next rights chief UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly on Monday approved the nomination of Jordan's Prince Zeid al-Hussein as the Published 16 Jun, 2014 09:54pm
Top News Pro-Russian rebels seize Ukraine state bank DONETSK: Ukraine new pro-Western leaders lost effective financial control over a vital eastern industrial region on Mond Published 16 Jun, 2014 09:41pm
Markets US stocks finish higher ahead of Fed meeting NEW YORK: US stocks on Monday finished a choppy day of trade slightly higher as investors weighed the Iraq crisis and me Published 16 Jun, 2014 09:30pm
Markets US stocks finish higher ahead of Fed meeting NEW YORK: US stocks on Monday finished a choppy day of trade slightly higher as investors weighed the Iraq crisis and me Published 16 Jun, 2014 09:28pm
Top News US top court rules 'straw' gun purchases are illegal WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court ruled on Monday it was illegal to buy a gun on behalf of someone else who did not go th Published 16 Jun, 2014 09:22pm
Top News IMF cuts US forecast, issues warning WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Monday slashed its forecast for the United States and urged policymakers Published 16 Jun, 2014 08:55pm
Top News Kerry issues urgent call to save oceans WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry sounded the alarm on Monday on the perils facing the world's oceans, ca Published 16 Jun, 2014 08:05pm
Business & Finance Alibaba lifts veil on 'partnership' ahead of US IPO NEW YORK: Chinese Internet giant Alibaba, the world's largest online retailer, on Monday disclosed details of its un Published 16 Jun, 2014 07:59pm
Markets European stocks slide on Iraq, Ukraine uncertainty LONDON: European stocks fell on Monday as news that Islamist insurgents swept further into Iraq and Russia cut supplies Published 16 Jun, 2014 07:56pm
Markets European stocks close lower LONDON: Europe main stock markets closed in the red on Monday, with London's FTSE 100 index of top companies losing Published 16 Jun, 2014 07:54pm
Top News Obama to review Iraq options ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: President Barack Obama will review his national security team's suggestions for how to deal wi Published 16 Jun, 2014 07:53pm
World Yemen president appoints new oil minister DUBAI: Yemeni president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi appointed Hussein Rasheed Jamal al-Kaf as the country's new oil minis Published 16 Jun, 2014 07:46pm