WASHINGTON-- A gauge of US consumer spending unexpectedly fell in December as demand fell almost across the board, but that is probably not...
WASHINGTON-- A gauge of US consumer spending unexpectedly fell in December as demand fell almost across the board, but that is probably not...
BEIJING-- Chinese anti-graft authorities will inspect all major state-owned enterprises this year, state media reported on Wednesday, as the country widens a sprawling...
NEW YORK--JPMorgan Chase Wednesday reported a dip in fourth-quarter earnings as hefty legal expenses once again weighed on results. Quarterly earnings at the...
FRANKFURT--The European Central Bank on Wednesday prepared financial markets for an imminent programme of sovereign bond purchases, with president Mario Draghi saying the...
YANGON--Myanmar's deputy finance minister has said the country will launch its first official stock exchange by October, as the emerging economy takes another...
HONG KONG--Oil prices fell further Wednesday, heading to six-year lows, while crude's weakness continues to test investor confidence, pushing the yen up and...
NEW DELHI--India's wholesale inflation rose marginally in December thanks to a increase in food costs, data showed on Wednesday, but analysts said hopes...
GANDHINAGAR, INDIA--Narendra Modi may have pledged to make India the "easiest" place to do business but experts remain skeptical about how the prime...
Luxembourg---A senior lawyer at the EU's top court found Wednesday that a hugely controversial bond-buying programme readied by the European Central Bank is...
Stockholm---Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson said Wednesday it had filed a complaint against Apple in a US court over the technology giant's use...
London---Europe's leading stock markets fell sharply at the start of trading on Wednesday after the previous day's rally. London's FTSE 100 index slumped...
Tokyo---Tokyo stocks fell 1.09 percent on Wednesday morning, dragged down by a stronger yen and a sell-off on Wall Street as oil prices...
Paris---Gold mining has gobbled up some 1,680 square kilometres (650 square miles) of tropical forest in South America in the 13 years to...
A woman looks at a board at a fuel station before she fills her car’s tank in Minsk, Belarus, yesterday. NEW YORK/LONDON: Oil...
DOHA: QNB Group, the largest lender in the region, continued to record robust growth in profitability posting a full-year net profit of QR10.5bn...
Officials pose for a group picture. DOHA: Total attended the opening ceremony of Qatar Chemical and Petrochemical Marketing and Distribution Company (Muntajat)’s international...
Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori (third left) with visiting German delegation and top Qatari officials yesterday. DOHA: A delegation representing the Deutsche Börse...
Toulouse: Airbus said yesterday that it beat Boeing with 1,456 net orders last year, but despite handing over a record 629 planes to...