Business & Finance Europe's central banks ditch 20-year-old gold sales agreement FRANKFURT/LONDON: European central banks have ditched a 20-year-old agreement to coordinate their gold sales, saying Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:47pm
World Irish PM wants to meet UK's Johnson to understand 'real red lines' GLENTIES: Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday he would need to meet his British counterpart Boris Johns Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:46pm
Business & Finance US oil drillers cut rigs for fourth week in a row US energy firms this week reduced the number of oil rigs operating for a fourth week in a row, putting the rig count Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:44pm
Business & Finance Mining mogul Agarwal made just 6pc profit on Anglo investment LONDON: Mining mogul Anil Agarwal pocketed just 6% profit from his 3.5 billion pound ($4.3 billion) investment in An Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:43pm
World US economy slows in Q2; weak business investment a red flag WASHINGTON: US economic growth slowed less than expected in the second quarter as a surge in consumer spending blunt Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:41pm
Business & Finance Trump administration renews Chevron license in Venezuela for 3 months WASHINGTON: The Trump administration said on Friday it has renewed Chevron Corp's license to drill for oil and gas i Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:40pm
Business & Finance Bulgaria's Fibank has secured 130mn euros to prop up capital SOFIA: Bulgaria's fourth largest lender First Investment Bank said on Friday it had already secured 130 million euro Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:39pm
Sports Malinga propels Sri Lanka to victory over Bangladesh in final ODI Fast bowler Lasith Malinga said goodbye to one-day cricket in style as his devastating opening spell helped Sri Lank Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:37pm
Business & Finance US tax collectors urge owners of virtual currencies to pay back taxes, file amended returns WASHINGTON: The US Internal Revenue Service on Friday said it was sending thousands of letters to taxpayers who fail Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:36pm
Business & Finance UBS's high-court loss puts rivals in crosshairs MILAN: UBS loss in Switzerland's high court on Friday will put its rivals in the crosshairs. The country's top judge Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:35pm
Sports Gayle named in West Indies ODI squad to face India West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle has officially reversed his decision to retire from one-day internationals a Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:34pm
World World Bank's Georgieva added to EU list of candidates to lead IMF BRUSSELS: European Union governments are working to select one European candidate from a list of five names to succe Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:33pm
Markets Gold gains as US inflation offsets GDP data Gold prices rose on Friday, after slipping to more than one-week lows in the previous session, as soft US inflation Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:32pm
World India's Venezuelan June oil imports highest in 7 quarters NEW DELHI: India's oil imports from Venezuela surged to about 475,200 barrels per day (bpd) in June, more than doubl Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:31pm
Markets India's June oil imports down 7.2pc y/y NEW DELHI: India imported 4.47 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil in June, a decline of about 7.2% from the year a Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:29pm
Business & Finance Colombia's central bank holds key lending rate at 4.25pc, as expected BOGOTA: Colombia's central bank held its benchmark interest rate steady at 4.25% for the fifteenth month running at Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:28pm
World House panel seeks grand jury evidence to assess Trump impeachment WASHINGTON: The Democratic-led US House Judiciary Committee headed to court on Friday to seek access to grand jury e Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:26pm
Business & Finance Mexico's Pemex spills more red ink as threat of downgrade looms MEXICO CITY: Mexico's state oil company Pemex posted another quarter of major losses on Friday, weighed down by fall Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:25pm
World IMF launches 'open, merit-based' search for new leader WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said on Friday its executive board adopted an "open, merit-based and tra Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:24pm
Sports Korean Lee grabs halfway lead at Evian Championship South Korea's Lee Mi-hyang recovered from a double-bogey to card a four-under-par 67 and take the lead at Evian Cham Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:22pm