Hong Kong--Asian markets were mostly higher in early trade Wednesday, brushing off another sell-off on Wall Street, although Shanghai retreated after racking up...
Hong Kong--Asian markets were mostly higher in early trade Wednesday, brushing off another sell-off on Wall Street, although Shanghai retreated after racking up...
Hong Kong--Hong Kong stocks edged up 0.23 percent in the first few minutes of trade Wednesday following a big loss in the previous...
Geneva--A 25.59 carat "pigeon blood" ruby sold for a world record $30.33 million at auction in Geneva Tuesday while a rare pink diamond...
Los Angeles--Campaigners urged US President Barack Obama Tuesday to put anti-slavery icon Harriet Tubman on the country's $20 bill, after an online petition...
Tokyo--Tokyo stocks opened 0.29 percent lower on Wednesday following drops in US and European markets and the yen's uptick as investors were jittery...
Wellington--New Zealand's central bank announced measures to cool Auckland's red-hot property market Wednesday, saying a potential real-estate bubble posed a significant risk to...
Seoul--South Korea's unemployment rate declined marginally in April, with more jobs created in the manufacturing and service sectors, government data showed Wednesday. The...
New York--Ford on Tuesday recalled thousands of its new F-150 pickups in North America because of a faulty steering shaft that could cause...
Brussels--The European Commission said Tuesday it would decide by August 21 whether to approve General Electric's proposed $14 billion acquisition of the energy...
New York--The dollar fell Tuesday as the market viewed recent lackluster US economic data as delaying the Federal Reserve's plan to raise near-zero...
Panelists at the ‘Exchange Views’ session. Abdul Basit DOHA: Regulators must hear and understand the concerns and challenges faced by the financial sector,...
Sheikh Dr Khalid and Al Shaibei. DOHA: Qatar International Islamic Bank’s (QIIB) rating upgrade by Moody’s Investors Service is a proof of steadiness...
Washington - Verizon said Tuesday it is buying Internet pioneer AOL for about $4.4 billion, enabling the US telecom giant to boost its...
Istanbul - Turkish Airlines is aiming to double its passenger numbers in less than a decade with the help of an ambitious planned...
Karachi - The Asian Development Bank on Tuesday approved a $6 billion loan to help build up Pakistan's dilapidated power network and other...
Toulouse, France - Airbus on Tuesday carried out the first test flight of a new A400M since one of the military transport planes...
DOHA: Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) said on Tuesday it will buy AOL Inc (AOL.N) for $4.4bn, turning the biggest U.S. wireless carrier into...
DOHA: Qatar Stock Index (QSE) dropped 28.96 points (0.24 percent) when the bourse closed trading at 12,250.21 points here Tuesday. The market capitalisation...
