Markets Crude rises on surprise drop in US jobless claims NEW YORK: US crude gained more than $1 a barrel on Thursday as data showed an unexpected drop in US unemployment benef Published 07 Mar, 2013 09:36pm
Markets Euro rebounds as Draghi quashes easing expectations NEW YORK: The euro rallied on Thursday, on track for its largest one-day gain in two months against the dollar, as Eur Published 07 Mar, 2013 09:33pm
Markets Rains help late-planted Argentine soy and corn BUENOS AIRES: Late-planted Argentine soy and corn benefited from fresh rains over the last week although the showers s Published 07 Mar, 2013 09:32pm
World Chavez remains arrive at military academy CARACAS: The remains of Venezuela's late president Hugo Chavez arrived Wednesday at the military academy in Caracas wh Published 06 Mar, 2013 11:37pm
Top News iPhone extends gains in US market: survey WASHINGTON: Apple's iPhone gained ground in the US market over the holiday season and early 2013, outpacing Samsung an Published 06 Mar, 2013 11:36pm
Markets Nikkei set to rise above 12,000 on Wall Street gains TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average is set to rise and trade above 12,000 on Thursday with sentiment strong after Wall Published 06 Mar, 2013 11:27pm
Business & Finance GM to open fourth US tech center, hire 1,000 people DETROIT: General Motors Co will open a fourth US information technology center as part of its plan to bring that work Published 06 Mar, 2013 10:01pm
Markets Cocoa hits multi-month lows, producer sales awaited NEW YORK/LONDON: Cocoa futures hit multi-month lows on Wednesday with the market weighed by an improving outlook for W Published 06 Mar, 2013 09:57pm
Top News Egypt court throws election timetable up in the air CAIRO: An Egyptian court threw the timetable for parliamentary elections into confusion on Wednesday, ordering the Published 06 Mar, 2013 09:57pm
Markets Dow hits another record on ADP jobs data, S&P flat NEW YORK: The Dow hit another intraday record high on Wednesday on signs of improvement in the US labor market, but th Published 06 Mar, 2013 09:43pm
Business & Finance RPT-Banks line up to bid on City National NEW YORK: North American and Spanish banks are lining up to bid on City National Bank of Florida over the next few day Published 06 Mar, 2013 09:38pm
Markets Euro slides vs dollar as ECB seen signaling future easing NEW YORK: The euro weakened against the dollar on Wednesday, a day before a European Central Bank monetary policy meet Published 06 Mar, 2013 09:32pm
World Russian and US diplomats to meet on Syria on Thursday MOSCOW: Senior US and Russian diplomats will discuss the Syrian conflict at talks in London on Thursday, Russia said o Published 06 Mar, 2013 09:32pm
World Too much salt may trigger autoimmune diseases CHICAGO: Increased salt consumption may be a key culprit behind rising rates of autoimmune diseases such as multiple s Published 06 Mar, 2013 09:32pm
Business & Finance Exxon's 2013 output to fall before growth returns NEW YORK: Exxon Mobil Corp said on Wednesday its oil and natural gas production would fall about 1 percent in 2013, bu Published 06 Mar, 2013 09:20pm
Business & Finance TransCanada says Keystone oil line had brief outage CALGARY: TransCanada Corp said its 590,000 barrel a day Keystone oil pipeline between Canada and the US midcontinent r Published 06 Mar, 2013 09:05pm
Top News Cameron talks tough, wants bonus plan tweaks LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday he wanted to ensure EU plans to limit bankers' bonuses Published 06 Mar, 2013 08:47pm
Top News Washington shuts down ahead of snowstorm WASHINGTON: The US capital shut down on Wednesday ahead of a fierce snowstorm that blanketed the Appalachians, cut pow Published 06 Mar, 2013 08:44pm
Top News Golan peacekeepers detained by Syrian rebels: UN UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations said about 20 peacekeepers were detained in Syria near the Israeli-occupied Golan H Published 06 Mar, 2013 08:44pm
Top News S&P raises Jamaica sovereign rating out of default NEW YORK: Rating agency Standard & Poor's on Wednesday raised Jamaica's sovereign credit rating out of default to CCC- Published 06 Mar, 2013 08:44pm