Markets Banks could reap $100 million in fees from LSE-Refinitiv deal LONDON: A pool of ten investment banks working on the London Stock Exchange Group's $27 billion purchase of financia Published 01 Aug, 2019 08:47pm
World US retailers blast new China tariffs, see boost in consumer prices WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's threat to impose 10% tariffs on the remaining $300 billion of Chinese imports f Published 01 Aug, 2019 08:43pm
World New North Korean projectile launch detected: US officials WASHINGTON: North Korea appears to have carried out a new projectile launch, two US officials said on Thursday, addi Published 01 Aug, 2019 08:41pm
Business & Finance Ryanair Portugal cabin crew union say to strike Aug 21-25 DUBLIN: Ryanair's Portuguese cabin crew trade union SNPVAC said on Thursday its members would go on strike for five Published 01 Aug, 2019 08:40pm
Markets Oil slumps 7pc as Trump announces additional tariffs on Chinese imports NEW YORK: Oil prices plummeted more than 7% on Thursday, with the US benchmark posting its worst day in more than fo Published 01 Aug, 2019 08:37pm
Markets Soybeans end down as Trump announces new tariffs on Chinese goods CHICAGO: US soybean futures closed at their lowest levels in over a month on Thursday after US President Donald Trum Published 01 Aug, 2019 08:35pm
Top News Trump says he is not worried about short-range missiles fired by North Korea WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he was not worried about missiles being tested by North Kor Published 01 Aug, 2019 08:34pm
World Brazil's Bolsonaro, Eletrobras CEO meet over privatization, shares hit record SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is meeting with the chief executive of state-controlled Centrais Eletr Published 01 Aug, 2019 08:32pm
Markets INTL FCStone sees US 2019 corn yield at 167.4 bu/acre CHICAGO: Commodity brokerage INTL FCStone on Thursday projected US 2019 corn production at 13.992 billion bushels, w Published 01 Aug, 2019 08:30pm
Business & Finance Web hosting company GoDaddy reports 13pc rise in revenue, names new CEO Internet domain provider GoDaddy Inc reported a 13.1% rise in second-quarter revenue on Thursday, as the web hosting Published 01 Aug, 2019 08:29pm
Markets US bond market rallies on Trump's tariff threat NEW YORK: The US Treasury market rallied on Thursday with 10-year yields tumbling to their lowest levels since Novem Published 01 Aug, 2019 08:26pm
World Trump says US will be 'taxing' China until trade deal is reached WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Thursday Chinese President Xi Jinping was not moving fast enough on reach Published 01 Aug, 2019 08:25pm
Markets Latam markets slide as Trump hits China with new tariffs Latin American currencies and stocks tumbled on Thursday after US President Donald Trump said he would impose additi Published 01 Aug, 2019 08:24pm
Top News Iran says it's ready for worst in battle to save nuclear deal in standoff with US DUBAI: President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday Iran was ready for the worst in an uphill struggle to salvage its n Updated 01 Aug, 2019 09:15pm
Markets US stocks fall, dollar rallies on cloudy US Fed outlook after rate cut NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks tumbled on Wednesday and the dollar rose to a two-year peak against the euro after the Published 31 Jul, 2019 10:27pm
Markets NZ slips, Australia shares also set to open lower after Wall Street drop Australian shares are set to open lower on Thursday, tracking a sharp drop on Wall Street, after US Federal Reserve Published 31 Jul, 2019 10:25pm
Markets Qualcomm shares fall 6pc on dour current-quarter forecast Qualcomm Inc missed quarterly revenue estimates and forecast current-quarter revenue and profit below analysts' expe Published 31 Jul, 2019 10:19pm
Markets C$ hits a five-week low on hawkish Fed comments TORONTO: The Canadian dollar weakened to a more-than five-week low against the greenback on Wednesday, as comments b Published 31 Jul, 2019 10:16pm
Markets India 2019-20 cotton output estimate revised slightly lower NEW YORK: Indian cotton production for the 2019-20 season is seen at 29 million 480 lb bales, the US Department of A Published 31 Jul, 2019 10:04pm
Business & Finance Prudential profit misses mark on weaker individual life, annuities units US life insurer Prudential Financial Inc fell short of analyst estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by Published 31 Jul, 2019 10:03pm
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points