Business / World Business

Brussels:  The eurozone approved the latest €8.5bn bailout disbursement to Greece yesterday, just in time for Athens to meet major debt repayments and...

London:  When the iPhone supplier Imagination Technologies Group Plc announced in April that Apple Inc would no longer be using its graphics technology,...

London:  Precious metals are getting beaten up by the bond rout. Gold futures are set for a fifth straight weekly loss and silver...

Washington:  US job growth surged more than expected in June and employers increased hours for workers, signs of labor market strength that could...

San Francisco: Microsoft said Thursday it was cutting an unspecified number of jobs amid reports the US tech giant was reorganizing its global...

Brussels:  Uber suffered a new setback in Europe on Tuesday when a European Union court adviser said France was entitled to charge local...

(Bloomberg) -- The European Union and Japan overcame their differences on farm and car exports, paving the way for a free-trade agreement between...

Washington:  The International Monetary Fund yesterday urged G20 leaders to avoid “myopic” nationalistic policies and to work together to resolve their trade and...

Shanghai:  Assets linked to Chinese tech giant LeEco have been frozen in a dispute with a creditor, a unit of the troubled company...

Tokyo:  Japan’s labour shortage has pushed job-hopping to its highest since the global financial crisis, as companies scramble for workers with experience in...

DHAKA: A boiler explosion at a Bangladeshi garment factory killed 10 people and injured dozens, fire officials said on Tuesday, the latest accident...

Paris:  French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe unveiled an ambitious programme of tax cuts and reduced public spending yesterday designed to boost investment and...

Tesco Bank, the lending arm of the UK’s biggest grocer, said Chief Executive Officer Benny Higgins plans to retire next year after almost...

Argentina:  Argentina has banned scandal-racked Brazilian builder Odebrecht SA from bidding on public works projects for 12 months, a government spokesman said on...

Paris:  Airbus rolled out a leaner new structure yesterday, completing a recent merger between its parent company and its dominant planemaking arm, and...

Shanghai:  China yesterday widened access to its $10 trillion bond market, which analysts said will boost Beijing’s drive to internationalise the yuan and...

Pakistani stockbrokers watch an index board displaying the latest share prices during a trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi...

London:  The euro and pound fell against the dollar Monday after rallying last week when central banks signaled tighter monetary policy in reaction...