BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT: An unexpected drop in eurozone inflation raises pressure on the European Central Bank to consider fresh policy action next week to counter...
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT: An unexpected drop in eurozone inflation raises pressure on the European Central Bank to consider fresh policy action next week to counter...
DOHA: After falling sharply over the past few sessions, Qatari stocks are expected to move higher in the coming weeks. With the Mesaieed...
WASHINGTON: The US State Department is poised to issue an environmental review of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline that will likely say...
DUBAI: Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the emirate’s main stock exchange, has issued rules allowing the lending and borrowing of securities, part of efforts...
TOKYO: Honda said yesterday net profit doubled to $1.56bn in the three months to December, thanks to brisk global sales and a weaker...
MOSCOW: Russia’s economy chief said yesterday that the country had survived the worst of its sharp growth slowdown and was on the path...
ISTANBUL: Turkish households and firms are hoarding dollars, suggesting they have little faith the lira will be spared a further emerging markets sell-off...
Bangalore: London-listed mining and oil company Vedanta Resources Plc’s third-quarter revenue fell three percent as an unplanned shutdown at its international zinc unit...
NEW DELHI: The Tata Nano, billed as the world’s cheapest car, and a host of other top-selling small models from India have failed...
STOCKHOLM: Swedish home appliance maker Electrolux posted yesterday fourth-quarter losses far beyond analysts’ expectations owing to weak demand in European markets. Quarterly figures...
DUBAI: Middle East-based investment funds have become much more bullish on Qatar’s stock market, citing heavy government spending and attractive valuations, the latest...
A file picture of a Shell petrol station in central London. LONDON: Anglo-Dutch oil company Royal Dutch Shell plans to sell assets, cut...
A file picture shows Apple’s new iPad Air (left) and iPad Mini tablets in San Francisco. Global sales of tablet computers surged 50.6...
YANGON: Norway’s Telenor and Qatari firm Ooredoo yesterday hailed a “milestone” for Myanmar after finalising telecoms licences expected to dramatically increase mobile phone...
LONDON: Strong US growth figures brought a reprieve to the markets yesterday after a further stimulus cut by the Federal Reserve rattled emerging...
ANKARA: Turkey ruled out capital controls yesterday as it battles to defend the lira and tame inflation, leaving investors guessing as to what...
LUXEMBOURG: MasterCard’s five-year battle to keep multi-billion-euro cross-border card fees was dealt a blow yesterday when an adviser to Europe’s top court backed...
LONDON: The Iraqi government has hired a law firm to target any buyer of what it considers illegally exported Kurdish crude oil, a...