Business

UK construction growth slows in October - PMI 03 Nov 2015 - 06:23 pm

A worker lays bricks for a residential home at a building site in north London September 6, 2012. REUTERS LONDON: Growth in Britain's...

Fiat Chrysler, Nissan, GM, Ford post big Oct. sales gains 03 Nov 2015 - 06:16 pm

DETROIT: General Motors, Ford, Fiat Chrysler and Nissan each reported double-digit U.S. sales gains last month as the auto industry steered toward its...

Standard Chartered being investigated in Britain: CEO 03 Nov 2015 - 03:18 pm

London: Britain's financial watchdog has two open investigations against British bank Standard Chartered, the lender's CEO said on Tuesday. "We have two investigations...

VW's new CEO under pressure as emissions scandal hits Porsche 03 Nov 2015 - 02:54 pm

Workers assembling a Porsche Cayenne model on the production line of the German luxury carmaker Porsche plant, a Vokswagen brand, in Leipzig, eastern...

Moody's fixes credit rating of Saudi Arabia at Aa3 03 Nov 2015 - 11:06 am

Riyadh: Moody's Global credit rating agency today announced fixing the sovereign rating of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at high credit grade of...

The empires arise: Disney and Universal dominate U.S. box office 03 Nov 2015 - 10:51 am

By Drew Harwell Washington: There has never been a time when so much of American entertainment has been controlled by so few. Disney...

Amazon opening a brick-and-mortar bookstore 03 Nov 2015 - 10:44 am

By Sarah Halzack WASHINGTON: Twenty years after Amazon.com famously upended the brick-and-mortar book business, the e-commerce giant is going to open a physical...

Indian companies were involved in $7.7 bn-worth M&A deals 03 Nov 2015 - 09:42 am

Technology, infrastructure and financial services were the most active sectors for inbound investments. Chennai: Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving Indian companies saw 18...

Activision Blizzard video games buys King Digital for $5.9 bn 03 Nov 2015 - 09:23 am

San Francisco: US video game producer Activision Blizzard announced late Monday that it was buying King Digital Entertainment, best known for its "Candy...

Standard Chartered axes 15,000 jobs, announces $5.1 bn capital raise 03 Nov 2015 - 09:16 am

Hong Kong: Asia-focused British bank Standard Chartered said Tuesday it would axe 15,000 jobs and raise $5.1 billion in capital after posting a...

Chinese yuan drops after shift by central bank 03 Nov 2015 - 08:30 am

New York: China's move to sharply raise its daily yuan reference rate Monday resulted conversely in a fall in the currency, but its...

Ministers, representatives from 30 countries to attend Energy Roundtable 03 Nov 2015 - 12:31 am

DOHA: Ministers and representatives of 30 countries including major consumers and producers in Asia will attend the 6th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable, said...

QE hosts 6th Investor Relations Conference 03 Nov 2015 - 12:30 am

Abdelaziz Al Emadi, Listing Director of the Qatar Exchange, at the event. DOHA: The Qatar Exchange (QE) hosted the 6th Annual IR (Investor...

RasGas leads with first global GE Asset Performance 03 Nov 2015 - 12:29 am

Officials signing the agreement. DOHA: RasGas Company Limited (RasGas), one of the world’s largest producers of liquefied natural gas (LNG), leads the industry...

JBOG facility marks 1,000th ship loading 03 Nov 2015 - 12:23 am

Officials at the Qatargas headquarters to celebrate the achievement. DOHA: Qatargas’ Jetty Boil-Off Gas (JBOG) recovery facility has achieved a major milestone marking...

Ooredoo wins 29 awards at IBA 03 Nov 2015 - 12:22 am

Officials with the awards. DOHA: Ooredoo received 29 awards at the 2015 International Business Awards (IBA), also known as “the Stevies”, as the...

Al Rayan Investment is ‘Qatar Equities Manager’ 03 Nov 2015 - 12:19 am

DOHA: Doha-based Al Rayan Investment (ARI) has won the 2015 ‘Qatar Equities Manager of the Year’ award from Global Investor/ISF. Global Investor/ISF is...