People stand in front of the new Apple store at the Kurfuerstendamm in Berlin, prior to its opening, yesterday.
People stand in front of the new Apple store at the Kurfuerstendamm in Berlin, prior to its opening, yesterday.
LONDON: China, Russia and Kazakhstan are among the few trade allies still providing a lifeline to Iran’s vital steel and iron ore sector...
GENEVA: China must fall into line by July 31 with a World Trade Organisation order to change its restrictive policy on certain steel...
LONDON: State-backed Royal Bank of Scotland yesterday pushed for the British government to start selling its 82 percent stake as early as next...
ANKARA: A consortium of Turkish construction firms won a tender on Friday to build and operate a planned third airport in Istanbul which...
DOHA: Qatar’s main index gained 155.42 points (1.81 percent) last week to 8,748.68 points. The trading value increased 31.40 percent to QR1.38bn compared...
Pump jacks seen in the Midway Sunset oilfield, California. The nearby vast Monterey shale formation is estimated by the US Energy Information Administration...
DUBAI: A foreign acquisition drive by Qatari companies is winning the country international attention and economic influence around the region. But it may...
CAIRO: A senior Egyptian finance ministry official involved in talks with the International Monetary Fund on a $4.8bn loan is continuing in his...
GENEVA: The long-awaited merger between Swiss commodities trader Glencore and mining giant Xstrata was completed yesterday and the new company will be listed...
SAN FRANCISCO: Silicon Valley giant Intel Corp named Brian Krzanich as its new chief executive officer yesterday to succeed Paul Otellini. Krzanich, who...
WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new jobless benefits claims fell sharply last week to its lowest level since the early days of...
LONDON: Europe’s stock markets rose and the euro tumbled against the dollar on Thursday after the European Central Bank cut key rates to...
LONDON: Royal Dutch Shell’s 54-year old chief executive Peter Voser is to retire next year in an early departure he said was driven...
NEW YORK: Brent crude rose nearly $3 a barrel yesterday, closing shy of $103 as a rate cut by the European Central Bank...
Doha: Four Seasons veteran and thought-leader within the Middle East hospitality industry, Simon Casson (pictured), will take the helm as Regional Vice President...
BAGHDAD: Iraqi mobile operator Asiacell, majority-owned by Ooredoo, posted a 31-percent rise in annual profit in its first results as a listed company,...
SAN FRANCISCO: Global sales of tablet computers surged by 142.4 percent in the first quarter of 2013 as more and more consumers chose...
