Business

AT&T agrees to buy Leap Wireless for $1.2bn 14 Jul 2013 - 01:42 am

NEW YORK: AT&T, the second-largest US wireless carrier, agreed to buy Leap Wireless International for $1.2 billion, giving the company 5 million customers,...

Greeks split on reforms, job cuts: Poll 14 Jul 2013 - 01:41 am

ATHENS: Greeks are split down the middle on whether public sector job cuts demanded by the country’s international lenders for continued bailout funding...

Fitch cuts French credit rating 14 Jul 2013 - 01:39 am

A file picture shows two ‘A’ letters and a ‘+’ symbol placed on a French map. NEW YORK/PARIS: France lost the last of...

Commodities rally on Fed stimulus pledge 14 Jul 2013 - 01:39 am

LONDON: Most commodity markets rallied this week, with oil striking a 15-month peak, after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke pledged to retain...

Regulators seek to crack down on bank leverage 14 Jul 2013 - 01:38 am

LONDON: New demands from regulators to force banks to keep a lid on risk-taking after the financial crisis has re-ignited a debate over...

Icahn adds perk to Dell offer 14 Jul 2013 - 01:38 am

NEW YORK: Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is offering shareholders a chance to own a bigger stake in Dell Inc, seeking to force Michael...

Malaysia’s Islamic finance sector overhaul a boost for depositors 14 Jul 2013 - 01:37 am

KUALA LUMPUR/DUBAI: New laws governing Malaysia’s Islamic finance sector will boost protection for depositors by making religious advisers legally accountable for financial products,...

UPS sees fall in Q2 profit 14 Jul 2013 - 01:36 am

United Parcel Service (UPS) aircraft are loaded with containers full of packages at the UPS Worldport All Points International Hub in Louisville, Kentucky....

Philippine growth 14 Jul 2013 - 01:33 am

A view of new office buildings in Manila. Visiting World Bank vice president for East Asia and the Pacific Axel van Trotsenburg said...

Ford sees turnaround in Europe: Official 14 Jul 2013 - 01:32 am

DETROIT: The steep contraction of Europe’s auto industry — which has trimmed sales, forcing carmakers to absorb punishing losses and slash production —...

Greece picks Eurobank to buy Postbank 14 Jul 2013 - 01:32 am

ATHENS: Greece’s bank rescue fund picked Eurobank to buy New Hellenic Postbank as part of consolidation in the sector and to meet a...

G20 needs clear policies: Russia 14 Jul 2013 - 01:31 am

MOSCOW: The Group of 20 backs clear monetary policies, Russia said yesterday, reflecting the concerns of developing economies that a withdrawal of US...

JPMorgan Chase Q1 profit up 31pc 13 Jul 2013 - 01:58 am

Commuters are reflected in stone as they walk past the JPMorgan headquarters in New York. JPMorgan Chase & Co reported a 31 percent...

Dreamliner catches fire at Heathrow 13 Jul 2013 - 01:57 am

Emergency crew surround a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, operated by Ethiopian Airlines, which caught fire at Heathrow airport yesterday. LONDON: A Boeing 787 Drea-mliner...

Egypt likely to convert funds into bonds 13 Jul 2013 - 01:57 am

LONDON: Egypt could convert part of the $12bn of loans and grants pledged by Gulf nations this week into tradable bond securities, a...

US-EU trade talks make headway 13 Jul 2013 - 01:57 am

WASHINGTON: US and Euro-pean Union trade negotiators claimed progress yesterday as they closed out the first week of ambitious talks to create a...

S&P upgrades Ireland outlook 13 Jul 2013 - 01:56 am

DUBLIN: Standard & Poor’s upgraded its outlook on Ireland’s credit rating yesterday, saying its debt may fall faster than expected, nurturing European Union...

US gives foreign banks one year to join tax evasion push 13 Jul 2013 - 01:56 am

WASHINGTON: The United States yesterday put off until mid-2014 the deadline for foreign banks to agree to supply information on the accounts of...