Top News Shinzo Abe to meet Hassan Rouhani in New York YOKOHAMA: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in New York next month as Published 28 Aug, 2019 01:34pm
Sports Stokes needs less bowling so his batting can blossom: Brearley England all-rounder Ben Stokes has emerged as one of the team's two best batsmen and must be given assurances by tes Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:40pm
World British PM Johnson to restrict parliament time before Brexit LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will limit parliament's opportunity to derail his Brexit plans by cutti Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:36pm
Markets Indian shares snap 3 sessions of gains; metal stocks weigh BENGALURU: Indian shares settled lower on Wednesday after three straight sessions of gains, as worries of a global r Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:31pm
World UK PM's parliament plan is a threat to democracy: Corbyn LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to extend the period during which parliament does not normally sit short Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:29pm
Markets Palm sees strongest gain in a week on weaker ringgit KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures charted their strongest daily gains in a week on Wednesday, pulling out of Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:25pm
Markets Investors stick with yen as recession fears grow; sterling slides LONDON: The Japanese yen clung to its recent gains on Wednesday as worries about a global economic downturn grew, wh Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:24pm
Markets Corn prices ease as crop ratings improve, soy edges up LONDON: Chicago corn futures were slightly lower on Wednesday as the condition of the US crop improved but soybean p Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:21pm
Markets Copper ticks higher on China optimism, consumer buying LONDON: Copper gained on Wednesday amid hopes that stimulus measures would help revive the economy of top metals con Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:11pm
Business & Finance National Bank of Canada profit beats on growth across businesses TORONTO: National Bank of Canada reported quarterly profit above analysts' expectations on Wednesday, helped by grow Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:09pm
Markets Stocks under pressure as bond markets ring recession alarms LONDON: World stocks slipped on Wednesday as a deepening inversion of the US bond yield curve a day earlier reignite Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:03pm
Markets Gold holds near 6-year peak on slowdown fears, trade jitters Gold held close to a more than six-year high on Wednesday, after rising more than 1% in the previous session, as fea Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:01pm
Markets Big harvest means France must export 20mn tonne of wheat in 2019/20 PARIS: France will need to export 20.1 million tonnes of soft wheat this season after harvesting its second-largest Published 28 Aug, 2019 11:43am
Markets Jordan gets 4 participants in 120,000 tonne wheat tender HAMBURG: Four trading companies are taking part in the international tender from Jordan's state grains buyer to purc Published 28 Aug, 2019 11:41am
Markets Italy's 10-year bond yield hits record low on hopes new government is near LONDON: Italy's 10-year bond yield fell to a record low below 1% on Wednesday on growing hopes that a new government Published 28 Aug, 2019 11:38am
Markets Stocks climb on trade talk vibes LONDON: Global stock markets mostly rose Tuesday on hopes a trade war will be avoided following the G7 summit in Bia Published 27 Aug, 2019 05:29pm
Markets Wall Street erases early gains as trade cheer fades NEW YORK: The wind fell out of Wall Street's sails in midday trading Tuesday as fading optimism about US-China trade Published 27 Aug, 2019 05:27pm
World Trump says 'no bedbugs' at resort he offered for next G7 summit WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump lashed out Tuesday at "false and nasty" rumors that the Trump golf resort he offe Published 27 Aug, 2019 05:24pm
Markets Pound gains as UK opposition parties agree front to stop no-deal Brexit LONDON: The British pound rose on Tuesday as opposition parties vowed to try and pass a law to prevent a no-deal Bre Published 27 Aug, 2019 04:54pm
Markets Cocoa steadies, extends technical move out of oversold territory LONDON: Cocoa prices steadied on Tuesday as the market extended a technical correction, having moved into oversold t Published 27 Aug, 2019 04:53pm
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points