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Pokemon Go hit underscores Nintendo’s potential in mobile gaming 11 Jul 2016 - 02:59 pm

By Pavel Alpeyev and Yuji Nakamura Nintendo Co. hasn’t fully embraced the world of mobile gaming, but the early success of Pokemon Go...

Thyssenkrupp in talks with Tata about steel plants 11 Jul 2016 - 12:49 am

A plant and blast furnace of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG in Duisburg. London: Thyssenkrupp, Germany’s biggest steelmaker, confirmed yesterday that it is in...

Saudi cement export ban lift to ease Qatar’s demand 11 Jul 2016 - 12:47 am

By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: Saudi Arabia’s decision to lift the export ban on cement may help meeting Qatar’s growing appetite for the primary...

G20 nations pledge to boost trade 11 Jul 2016 - 12:46 am

Participants attend the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting in Shanghai. Shanghai: The world’s top 20 economies will work to boost sluggish global trade despite...

Independent regional oil benchmarks must to gauge GCC’s real trade flow: Experts 11 Jul 2016 - 12:46 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: With the GCC ramping up its refining capacity and energy consumption keep soaring; there is a strong demand for...

China, India eye Asian Century as Brexit rattles old order 10 Jul 2016 - 11:45 am

people doing morning exercises in front of the skyline of the Lujiazui Financial District in Pudong in Shanghai. (AFP / JOHANNES EISELE/ File...

The Group retains top position in Q2 10 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: The Group Securities continued to be the topper in Qatar’s brokerage business by grabbing 34.17 percent of the total...

Bitcoin ‘miners’ face fight for survival 10 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Bitcoin mining computers are pictured in Bitmain’s mining farm near Keflavik, Iceland. By Jemima Kelly Marco Streng is a miner, though he does...

Take a deep breath, India, and switch to electric cars 09 Jul 2016 - 11:27 am

Tesla model 3 electric car By David Fickling India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, faced with the world's fastest growth in oil consumption, has...

China vows to act with G20 partners to boost world trade 09 Jul 2016 - 09:49 am

China's Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng (lower C) attends the opening ceremony of the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting in Shanghai on July 9, 2016....

Striking Wal-Mart workers in China return to work - for now 08 Jul 2016 - 01:53 pm

Pedestrians walk past a signboard of Wal-Mart at its branch store in Beijing, China, October 15, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo SHANGHAI/CHICAGO: Workers striking...

GCC equities make gains as oil prices rebound 08 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: The GCC equity markets recovered some ground in the second quarter (Q2, 16) as oil prices rebounded. Following a...

Fog of Brexit clouds clarity for central banks 08 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

The US Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC. By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir For much of this year, the dollar, oil prices,...

Property firm warns on Brexit threat to London economy 07 Jul 2016 - 10:48 am

Britain's real estate market has emerged as one of the hardest hit sectors. AFP London: London-focused property firm Great Portland Estates warned Thursday...

Danone aims for organic top spot with US takeover of WhiteWave Foods 07 Jul 2016 - 10:15 am

Yoghurt by French foods group Danone is seen on shelves at a Carrefour hypermarket in Nice, France. Reuters/Eric Gaillard/File Photo Paris: French dairy...

Oil prices up as data points to falling US stockpiles 07 Jul 2016 - 10:01 am

Oil tankers ply the waterway along the southern coast of Singapore, June 8, 2016. Reuters/Edgar Su/File Photo Singapore: Oil prices rose in Asia...

Insight: China's innovation economy a real estate bubble in disguise? 07 Jul 2016 - 09:51 am

Hongxiang Building, which houses an incubator for high-tech start-ups, in Shacheng, Hebei Province,China. Reuters/Sue-Lin Wong By Sue-Lin Wong SHACHENG, China: The Chinese government's ...