MILAN : Italian airline Alitalia is in talks with Etihad Airways on a commercial deal that may even lead to the Abu Dhabi-based...
MILAN : Italian airline Alitalia is in talks with Etihad Airways on a commercial deal that may even lead to the Abu Dhabi-based...
Coins and banknotes that are used for change are seen in a bamboo basket at a greengrocer in Tokyo yesterday. Most Japanese companies...
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (right) looks on as Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki speaks during an agreement signing ceremony in New...
Malaysia-based low cost carrier AirAsia X Chief Executive Azran Osman-Rani (centre) smiles with the company’s cabin attendants after a news conference in Tokyo...
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft said yesterday that chief executive Steve Ballmer would retire within 12 months, opening a new chapter for the industry pioneer...
DOHA: Heightened regulatory scrutiny and greater concerns over risk governance have led financial institutions to elevate their focus and attention on risk management,...
THE HAGUE: The Dutch government yesterday told nationalised lender ABN Amro to get itself ready to be sold off within one year, despite...
LONDON: Brent crude rose above $110 a barrel yesterday, buoyed by upbeat business surveys that suggested the global economy is on the mend...
HONG KONG: Asian markets firmed yesterday as a slew of upbeat manufacturing data from around the globe offset concerns about the US Federal...
MANILA: The Philippines should weather the unwinding of the US Federal Reserve’s stimulus programme, a central bank official said yesterday, as market jitters...
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Representatives from countries negotiating a free trade pact that will cover nearly 40 percent of global economic output said yesterday...
Boys run near a sand sculpture of the Indian Rupee created by sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik at the sea beach in Puri, yesterday. ...
MOSCOW: Russia called for calm yesterday after the ruble hit a four-year low point against the euro amid fears of an imminent end...
LONDON: A sharp-eyed employee of Britain’s John Lewis Partnership helped uncover a seven-year salary underpayment to staff that will cost the retailer £40m...
NEW YORK: Oil prices on both sides of the Atlantic edged higher yesterday as data from the United States, China and the euro...
NEW YORK/LONDON: Business surveys yesterday suggested the world economy was on the mend, with US and Chinese manufacturing activity at multi-month highs and...
PARIS: France’s economy is weakening again, a survey of leading indicators suggested yesterday, just a week after the country boasted a return to...
NEW YORK: Trading in shares of more than 3,000 US companies listed by Nasdaq, including Google, Apple and Microsoft, was abruptly halted shortly...
