LONDON: The British government unveiled what it described as the world’s most generous incentives for shale gas yesterday, offering tax breaks to drive...
LONDON: The British government unveiled what it described as the world’s most generous incentives for shale gas yesterday, offering tax breaks to drive...
LONDON: European shares were mostly unchanged yesterday with investors digesting disappointing results from Google and Microsoft and hints of financial reform in China....
The 1,000th A330 was delivered to Cathay Pacific Airways at a special ceremony in Toulouse airport yesterday. Cathay Pacific, together with its sister...
JUBA: South Sudan will slash its oil output to 100,000 barrels a day over the weekend as it moves toward a full shutdown,...
DETROIT: The US auto industry is poised for a robust second half of the year with sales nearing levels recorded before the 2008-2009...
LONDON: Two former brokers, who appeared in court yesterday on fraud charges, conspired with employees at UBS, HSBC, Rabobank, Citi and Tullett Prebon ...
Traders working on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. LONDON: European shares advanced yesterday on unexpectedly positive US jobs data...
BANGALORE: Emerging Asia will show little increase in economic growth rates this year due to weak exports, with China giving more priority to...
NEW YORK/ROUND ROCK, Texas: Dell Inc postponed a shareholder vote on its chief executive’s $24.4bn buyout offer to Wednesday after failing to get...
DUBAI: Two UAE telecom operators, Etisalat and du, remain at loggerheads over a deal to allow them to compete on fixed line services...
Protestors shout slogans against the visit of German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble as they demonstrate in central Athens yesterday. Schaeuble said new financial...
DOHA: The Qatar Exchange (QE) index gained 129.90 points or 1.38 percent last week to close at 9549.87 points. The industrial, insurance and...
NEW YORK: US crude oil hit its highest level in 16 months yesterday, rising above $108 a barrel on signs of a stronger...
WASHINGTON: New claims for US jobless benefits dropped last week to their lowest level in four months, a positive sign for hiring that...
DOHA: Moody’s Investors Service yesterday downgraded the subordinated debt ratings of 12 banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, including Qatar. The...
KUWAIT: Kuwait expects to spend around 1bn dinars ($3.5bn) less in the 2013/14 fiscal year, according to the state budget published by the...
An extremely volatile week in the currency market with the US dollar losing ground in the middle of the week after the FOMC...
DUBAI: Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ) yesterday said it had completed the purchase of a 70.84 percent stake in Turkey’s Alternatifbank. The transaction...
