Astana, Kazakhstan--Kazakhstan's energy minister said Thursday that works at one of the world's largest offshore oil fields are ahead of schedule and that...
Astana, Kazakhstan--Kazakhstan's energy minister said Thursday that works at one of the world's largest offshore oil fields are ahead of schedule and that...
Washington--Consumer spending, the driver of the US economy, edged up for a second straight month in March while personal income stagnated, the Commerce...
The Hague--Dutch telecoms firm KPN on Thursday reported a five-fold jump in net profit for the first quarter, but warned "challenges" remain for...
London--European stocks diverged Thursday as the euro hit a nine-week dollar peak on weak US data that dimmed the chances of a Federal...
DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange index dropped 83.87 points (-0.68 percent) when the bourse closed trading at 12,164.48 points Thursday. The market capitalisation decreased...
Washington--Weekly claims for US unemployment insurance benefits plunged to their lowest level since April 2000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Initial...
New York--ExxonMobil earnings fell sharply in the first quarter as the big drop in oil prices crimped the petroleum giant's exploration and production...
Athens--Greece was to submit Thursday to its creditors a list of reforms order to unblock critically-needed bailout funds, a government source said. But...
London--Oil prices rose further on Thursday, extending the previous day's gains on a drop in US crude inventories that offset disappointing growth data...
Madrid--Spain's economic growth accelerated in the first quarter, provisional official data showed Thursday, delivering a possible boost to the government in an election...
BRUSSELS: The euro zone ended four months of deflation in April with consumer prices unchanged from year-ago levels, removing the threat of persistent...
LONDON: Refining and trading cushioned a drop in Royal Dutch Shell's first quarter profits, which fell less than expected after the collapse in...
Tokyo---Tokyo stocks fell 1.05 percent at the start Thursday after poor US growth data weighed, with Honda plunging on a weaker earnings report...
Tokyo---Fujitsu said Thursday that its annual net profit jumped 24 percent, as a weak yen boosted its bottom line although it expects profits...
Brasília---Brazil's central bank on Wednesday raised its key interest rate to 13.25 percent, as Latin America's largest economy fights to keep a lid...
Tokyo---Japan's factory output in March fell by a less-than-expected 0.3 percent in March from the previous month, according to official data released Thursday....
Seoul---South Korea's industrial output slipped 0.4 percent in March from a month earlier, due to a dip in the production of electronic parts...
San Francisco---Chinese search giant Baidu on Wednesday reported its first-quarter profit slipped, despite revenue jumping more than a third on strong use of...
