World Business

TORONTO: Canadian stocks (TSX) fell a second day, headed for the lowest level in more than three weeks, as commodities...

WELLINGTON: New Zealand dollar rose as lower US wages caused investors to question how quickly the Federal Reserve will hike...

CAIRO: The central bank of Egypt has said that it sold $971.3 million in one-year treasury bills at an average...

TEHRAN : Iraqi Oil Minister Adil Abd Al-Mahdi has discussed the development of joint oil fields, export of Iranian gas...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks ended higher, extending a winning streak to four sessions, led by two of tycoon Li...

WASHINGTON: The US is expected to start deliveries of liquefied natural gas at the end of the year, a move...

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s government announced plans to spend 45.5 billion dinars ($155 billion) on projects over the next five years...

LONDON: Plunging prices of milk which have already halved the number of dairy farmers in the UK could see a...

MOSCOW: Inflation in Russia escalated above 11 percent at the end of 2014 as the value of the Russian ruble...

SINGAPORE: It is expected that Brent oil will retest a support at $48.89 per barrel, a break below which will...

MALTA: Malta Customs has seized 12,200 contraband cigarettes and 120 kg contraband shisha tobacco on board a Libyan ship arriving...

NIGERIA: Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded a total of 363 seizures of illegally imported items with a duty paid...

MAKATI CITY: Philippine National Police Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operation Task Force and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency have seized 2.5 kg...

BANKOK:  Police have arrested seven Chiang Rai residents who are alleged to be members of a Myanmar-based drug ring and...

WASHINGTON: U.S. wholesale businesses added great stockpiles in seven months in November while sales fell. Inventories held by wholesalers increased...

AMSTERDAM: Global rating agency Fitch suggested that the AAA rating of the Netherlands was confirmed, the Dutch economy this year...

COPENHAGEN: Danske Bank released a Nordic outlook report that indicates that the Danish economy is performing better than that of...

MOSCOW: It is expected that Russia will demand early repayment of $3 billion in debt owed by Ukrain as it...

BEIJING: Chinese inflation rebounded marginally in December, the government said here the other day, but economists warned of deflationary threats...

NEW YORK: US soda giant Coca Cola plans to cut 1,600-1,800 jobs in a cost-saving move, a spokeswoman said here...