Sports Smith ruled out of third Ashes test after concussion injury Australia batsman Steve Smith has been ruled out of the third Ashes test against England at Headingley due to the co Published 20 Aug, 2019 01:40pm
Markets Wall St opens slightly lower; Home Depot caps losses US stocks opened slightly lower on Tuesday, after three straight session of gains, but upbeat earnings from Dow Indu Published 20 Aug, 2019 01:38pm
Sports Guardiola hails City despite VAR 'deja vu' By Simon Evans MANCHESTER: There was plenty to occupy Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola's thoughts after Saturday's 2-2 draw wi Published 17 Aug, 2019 09:05pm
World US removes some Chinese furniture, modems from planned 10pc tariffs WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is sparing some Chinese-made household furniture, baby items and internet modem Published 16 Aug, 2019 11:20pm
Markets ICE canola futures rise for third straight session, boosted by soy strength WINNIPEG: ICE canola futures rose on Friday for a third straight session, aligned with gains in soybeans. Stron Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:50pm
Markets Yields rise on German fiscal stimulus hopes NEW YORK: Benchmark US Treasury yields rose on Friday on a report that Germany may be open to running a deficit to b Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:34pm
Business & Finance Brazil telecoms regulator Anatel defends market solution for Oi SAO PAULO: Brazilian telecoms regulator Anatel said on Friday it prefers a market solution for carrier Oi SA , which Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:33pm
Markets Oil rises alongside equities, but downbeat OPEC outlook caps gains NEW YORK: Oil prices on Friday rebounded from a two-day drop, alongside equities as expectations of further stimulus Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:28pm
Top News Trump meeting advisers on Afghan peace plan BRIDGEWATER, N.J./WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday was to meet US top advisers about negotiations wit Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:26pm
Markets Dollar flat on soft consumer sentiment, possible German stimulus NEW YORK: The dollar ended roughly flat on Friday, retracing the morning's move higher, after worries tied to trade Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:16pm
Markets Dollar firms, stocks soar on ECB rate cut expectations NEW YORK: US and European stocks surged on Friday on expectations the European Central Bank will cut interest rates Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:12pm
Markets C$ trims this week's decline as investors buy stocks TORONTO: The Canadian dollar strengthened against its US counterpart on Friday, with the currency rebounding from an Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:11pm
Business & Finance Shell Norco, Louisiana refinery to restart coker next week HOUSTON: Royal Dutch Shell Plc plans to restart the coker at its 225,300-barrel-per-day (bpd) Norco, Louisiana, refi Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:09pm
Markets Latam stocks up, Argentine peso closes up before Fitch downgrade Most Latin American stocks rose on Monday, joining a rebound in global markets on hopes of fiscal and monetary stimu Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:07pm
Business & Finance Argentina central bank faces peso test ahead of October election BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's central bank must toe a politically fraught line between supporting the peso without blast Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:05pm
Markets US corn, soy, wheat futures rise but post big weekly losses CHICAGO: US corn, soybean and wheat futures rose on Friday on a technical rebound as traders evened up positions aft Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:04pm
Business & Finance Fitch, S&P downgrade Argentina debt as default risk grows BUENOS AIRES: Ratings agencies Fitch and Standard & Poor's downgraded Argentina's sovereign debt rating on Frida Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:02pm
World France calls for immediate end to fighting in Syrian city of Idlib PARIS: France called on Friday for an immediate end to fighting in the Syrian city of Idlib, and the French foreign Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:00pm
World North Korea's Kim oversaw the test-firing of new weapon again SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of a new weapon again on Friday morning, state media Published 16 Aug, 2019 09:59pm
Sports Suarez injured, joins Messi on Barca treatment table MADRID: Luis Suarez joined Lionel Messi on the sidelines on Friday after injuring his calf during Barcelona's openin Published 16 Aug, 2019 09:42pm
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points