Markets French stocks plunge 2.66 percent on opening PARIS: French stocks plunged by 2.66 percent within moments of opening Tuesday as Europe echoed Wall Street's disappoint Published 22 Sep, 2011 08:17am
Markets European stocks slump as Fed disappoints LONDON: European stocks dived in early deals on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve disappointed investors with its ec Published 22 Sep, 2011 08:16am
Markets Milan stocks down 3.02pc on opening MILAN: Milan's stock market opened down over 3.0 percent on Thursday, along with other European stock exchanges disappoi Published 22 Sep, 2011 08:14am
Markets Madrid stocks slump 2.43pc at open MADRID: Spanish prices slumped 2.43 percent in opening trade Thursday as global markets took a grim view of a multi-bill Published 22 Sep, 2011 08:12am
Top News Anger, disbelief in Greece over further cuts for debt funds ATHENS: Greeks on Thursday reacted with anger and disbelief at a new wave of austerity cuts enacted to keep the country Published 22 Sep, 2011 08:10am
World NATO claims killing of Afghan linked to US helicopter crash KABUL: The NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan claimed Thursday to have killed a Taliban commander who was the target of a Published 22 Sep, 2011 08:08am
Markets Tokyo stocks end down 2.07pc, Fed plan disappoints TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed down 2.07 percent on Thursday amid disappointment over the US Federal Reserve's latest measur Published 22 Sep, 2011 07:54am
Markets Australian stocks slump 2.63pc SYDNEY: Australian stocks slumped 2.63 percent on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve painted a grim picture of the Am Published 22 Sep, 2011 07:51am
Life & Style Japan carrier unveils smartphone radiation gauge TOKYO: Japan's top mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo is to unveil a smartphone with changeable "jackets" that measure bad Published 22 Sep, 2011 07:41am
Top News Nato supply container driver shot dead LANDIKOTAL: A driver of the Afghanistan bound Nato supply container was died and two other injured when some unknown gun Published 22 Sep, 2011 07:37am
Markets Turkish benchmark bond down in OTC trade after Fed outlook ISTANBUL: Turkey's benchmark May 15, 2013 bond yield rose to 8.24 percent in early over-the-counter trade on Thursday, f Published 22 Sep, 2011 07:31am
Business & Finance Australia's buyout firms face ‘abyss’ in raising new funds GOLD COAST: Australian private equity funds are having a tough time raising new cash from sceptical investors, who are p Published 22 Sep, 2011 07:17am
Markets Palm drops to one-week lows on cloudy global outlook KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil dropped to one-week lows on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve warned of significant Published 22 Sep, 2011 07:12am
Business & Finance Australia central bank takes valuation loss of A$5.8bn SYDNEY: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) sustained a valuation loss on its assets of A$5.8 billion ($5.8 billion) in Published 22 Sep, 2011 07:08am
Business & Finance EU official prefers private to public help for banks: Report PARIS: If some European banks need to be recapitalised, the European Commission would prefer that the support come from Published 22 Sep, 2011 07:03am
Markets Indian rupee at 2-year low; traders look for Central Bank presence MUMBAI: The Indian rupee fell 1 percent to its lowest in more than two years on Thursday, tracking weak local shares, af Published 22 Sep, 2011 07:00am
Business & Finance Hundreds of South Koreans besiege stricken savings banks SEONGNAM: Hundreds of worried customers queued overnight to withdraw their money from seven South Korean savings banks w Published 22 Sep, 2011 06:57am
Top News RUSAL may build smelter in Iran: Kommersant MOSCOW: The world's largest aluminium producer, UC RUSAL, is in talks to build a 375,000 tonne per year aluminium smelte Published 22 Sep, 2011 06:54am
Markets Swiss franc dips on talk SNB may shift cap ZURICH: The Swiss franc weakened against the euro on Thursday, weighed down by the spectre of the central bank shifting Published 22 Sep, 2011 06:51am
Business & Finance Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors announce new OEM model TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co and Mitsubishi Motors Corp announced on Thursday an expansion of their original equipment manufac Published 22 Sep, 2011 06:48am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points