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Trademark filings suggest Apple may be securing ‘reality’ names for AR/VR headset 28 Aug 2022 - 11:40 pm

California: Trademark filings suggest that Apple Inc. may be staking claim to potential names for its highly anticipated mixed-reality headset, part of the...

Qatar's trade balance jumps 78% YoY 28 Aug 2022 - 04:52 pm

Doha: Qatar's trade balance surplus grew 78 percent year-over-year in July to QR 15.2bn, official data showed on Sunday. According to data released...

Bitcoin back down to around $20,000 after Jackson Hole caution 28 Aug 2022 - 03:31 pm

Bitcoin appeared stuck around $20,000 on Sunday as part of a wider cryptocurrency-market retreat, amid concern about the Federal Reserve’s rate-hike path. The...

Qatar Stock Exchange resumes trading session after glitch 28 Aug 2022 - 10:30 am

Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange on Sunday faced a technical glitch that delayed the trading session. The error was fixed, after which the session...

Galfar Al Misnad launches ‘Nayi Disha’ for employees 28 Aug 2022 - 08:29 am

Doha: Galfar Al Misnad’s Human Resources team kicked off its new employee engagement initiative “Nayi Disha” with a vibrant interactive session at the...

CWallet accepted into Qatar Central Bank’s Sandbox program 28 Aug 2022 - 08:03 am

Doha: CWallet Services has been accepted into Qatar Central Bank (QCB)’s Sandbox Program, allowing the award-winning Fintech startup to test its capabilities to...

QIIB announces winners of its FIFA World Cup campaign in partnership with Visa 28 Aug 2022 - 07:52 am

Doha: QIIB has announced the Winners of the first draw of its FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Campaign, in partnership with Visa, which...

QIB launches new summer campaign for personal, auto, and home finance 28 Aug 2022 - 07:51 am

Doha: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), has announced the launch of a new summer campaign for Personal, Auto and Home finance that will run...

Realty deals worth QR6.37bn inked in Q2 28 Aug 2022 - 07:48 am

Doha: Qatar’s real estate sector witnessed deals worth QR6.37bn in the second quarter (Q2) of the year. A total of 1,203 transactions were...

Searing UK inflation is driving British pound near a 37-Year low 27 Aug 2022 - 03:44 pm

London: It’s starting to look like nothing can stop the British pound from sinking to new lows. With talk about inflation surpassing 18%...

Meta’s Facebook agrees to settle Cambridge Analytica suit 27 Aug 2022 - 02:43 pm

California: Meta Platforms Inc. settled a long-running lawsuit that claimed Facebook illegally shared user data with the research firm Cambridge Analytica. The preliminary...

QNB attributes dollar strength to US economy, Federal Reserve Performance 27 Aug 2022 - 02:07 pm

Doha: Qatar National Bank (QNB) attributed the dollar's strength to the relatively strong performance of the U.S. economy, calling the USD a "safe...

Fortenova said to seek alternative buyer for Sberbank’s stake 27 Aug 2022 - 12:19 pm

The biggest Balkans retailer and food producer, Fortenova, is said to be seeking a potential alternative buyer for Sberbank’s 43% stake in the...

Bitcoin dips below $20,000, extending second weekly retreat 27 Aug 2022 - 09:59 am

New York: Cryptocurrencies mirrored global markets and declined after Jerome Powell warned against prematurely loosening policy, with Bitcoin dipping below the bottom end...

TotalEnergies sells stake in Siberia gas field to Russia's Novatek 26 Aug 2022 - 08:33 pm

PARIS: TotalEnergies is selling its stake in a Siberian gas field, owned in a joint venture with Novatek, to the Russian oil and...

Nasdaq falls over 2% after Powell's speech sparks tech rout 26 Aug 2022 - 07:52 pm

The Nasdaq led Wall Street sharply lower on Friday after Federal Reserve Chief Jerome Powell signaled the central bank would keep raising interest...

US and China reach audit deal in boon for Chinese tech companies 26 Aug 2022 - 06:48 pm

HONG KONG: Beijing and Washington took a major step on Friday towards ending a dispute that threatened to boot Chinese companies, including Alibaba,...