Markets First shipment of Egypt’s delayed Russian wheat purchase begins loading CAIRO: The first shipment from Egypt’s purchase of 430,000 metric tons of Russian wheat began loading on Saturday,... Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am
Markets Indian benchmarks log best week in 6 months MUMBAI: Indian benchmark indexes logged their best week since June on Friday, led mainly by financials as the ... Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am
Markets Wall Street Week Ahead: Inflation report poses test for stocks rally as Fed meeting looms NEW YORK: An inflation report in the coming week will test the strength of the record-setting US stocks rally and... Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am
Markets Saudi crude prices to Asia slump to four-year low DUBAI: Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest crude oil exporter, has cut its January 2025 prices for Asian buyers to the... Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am
Markets Saudi stocks gain on US rate cut bets DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s stock market ended higher on Sunday as investors raised their bets on the prospect of a US... Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am
Markets FTSE 100 logs worst day in over 3-week MUMBAI: Indian benchmark indexes logged their best week since June on Friday, led mainly by financials as the ... Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am
Markets Sri Lankan shares end higher COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Friday, aided mainly by gains in consumer staples and industrial ... Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am
Business & Finance Rouble rebounds past 100 vs US dollar MOSCOW: The Russian rouble rebounded past 100 to the US dollar, trading at 99.50 on Friday, after a decree by... Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am
Business & Finance Citigroup rolls out AI tools for employees in eight countries NEW YORK: Citigroup began rolling out on Wednesday new artificial intelligence tools to be used by employees in ... Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am
Business & Finance Indian rupee ends higher as cenbank holds rates MUMBAI: The Indian rupee strengthened on Friday on the back of a softer dollar and after the Indian central bank ... Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am
Business & Finance Airbus to cut 2,043 jobs in Defence and Space PARIS: Airbus is cutting just over 2,000 Defence and Space jobs, or 6% of its second-largest division, including... Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am
Business & Finance Omnicom, Interpublic nearing merger: WSJ NEW YORK: Advertising and marketing conglomerate Omnicom Group is in advanced talks to acquire Interpublic Group in... Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am
World Israel shells north Gaza hospital, disrupting service CAIRO: Palestinian health officials said on Sunday that Israeli forces had shelled the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the... Updated 09 Dec, 2024 07:10am
World US to work with partners in Syria to manage risk after Assad toppled, Biden says WASHINGTON: The United States will work with partners and stakeholders in Syria to help seize an opportunity and... Published 09 Dec, 2024 12:49am
World Ukraine says Assad’s fall underscores Russian weakness The fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad underscores Russia’s weakness and inability to fight on two fronts,... Published 08 Dec, 2024 11:15pm
World Syria’s Assad is in Moscow after deal on safety of military bases, say Russian news agencies Syria’s former President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow with his family after Russia granted them asylum on... Updated 09 Dec, 2024 12:58am
World Iranian embassy stormed in Damascus DUBAI: Iran’s embassy in the Syrian capital was stormed by rebels on Sunday following their capture of Damascus and... Published 08 Dec, 2024 06:29pm
Markets Saudi stocks gain on US rate cut bets; Qatar falls Saudi Arabia’s stock market ended higher on Sunday as investors raised their bets on the prospect of a U.S. interest... Published 08 Dec, 2024 06:24pm
World Trump calls for immediate Ukraine ceasefire, Zelenskiy says guarantees needed PARIS: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between... Updated 08 Dec, 2024 11:07pm
World Trump says Russia abandoned Syria’s Assad, never should have been involved U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that Russia’s abandonment of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad led... Updated 08 Dec, 2024 10:30pm