London: Gold hit a five-month high yesterday as investors looking for safety piled into the precious metal after the United States fired cruise...
London: Gold hit a five-month high yesterday as investors looking for safety piled into the precious metal after the United States fired cruise...
Johannesburg: Ratings agency Fitch downgraded South Africa’s credit rating to sub-investment grade yesterday, saying a recent cabinet reshuffle that saw respected finance minister...
London: Britain's industrial output fell by more than anticipated in February in a sign that the economic resilience seen after the Brexit referendum...
Sydney: Australia yesterday said it had slapped seven large multinationals with a multi-billion-dollar tax bill as it pursued global firms shifting profits offshore...
Frankfurt: The European Central Bank will not raise interest rates before ending its mass bond-buying programme, president Mario Draghi (pictured) yesterday, quashing speculation...
Washington: New claims for jobless benefits in the United States fell precipitously at the close of March, posting their biggest weekly drop in...
Developing Asian countries will drive the world economy in the next two years, the Asian Development Bank said yesterday, but it warned of...
New York: JAB Holding Co. agreed to buy Panera Bread Co. for about $7.5bn, adding a fast-growing US bakery chain to a food...
Beijing: US authorities have agreed to the $43bn takeover of Swiss pesticide giant Syngenta by state-owned ChemChina, marking the biggest overseas acquisition by...
Zurich: Glass Lewis & Co. is advising Credit Suisse Group AG shareholders reject the bank’s proposal to pay 26 million Swiss francs ($26m)...
The International Chamber of Commerce Qatar will hold a seminar on “Preparing for an Arbitration” on April 11, 2017. This will be the...
Beijing: The likeness of billionaire Warren Buffett is gracing Cherry Coke cans in China, where the company's largest investor enjoys a legendary reputation....
Reykjavik: After 10 hours at sea, Halldor Armmansson surveys the bins of freshly caught cod lining the deck of his boat. The ocean...
Milan: Italy's flagship airline Alitalia was forced to cancel 60 percent of its flights on Wednesday due to a strike over plans for...
London: New car sales in Britain accelerated in March to a record high, industry data showed Wednesday, as motorists upgraded before a tax...
MADRID: Spain's Constitutional Court on Tuesday blocked the part of Catalonia's 2017 budget which would used to fund an independence referendum, a court...
Stockholm: Internet giant Amazon on Tuesday said it would build three data centres across Sweden, the first in the Nordic region, bringing the...
