Markets Oil down on inflation, supply risks in Mideast HOUSTON: Oil prices fell on Tuesday, after fresh US data indicated inflation remains sticky, while potential risks ... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Markets Copper hits highest since April 2022 LONDON: Copper prices clawed to their highest levels in more than two years on Tuesday as speculators, following... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Markets Malaysian palm oil futures lower JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures closed down on Tuesday, snapping previous session gains, as the market is... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Markets Chicago wheat futures ease PARIS/CANBERRA: Chicago wheat futures edged lower on Tuesday after hitting their highest since last July as prices... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Markets Japan rubber futures rise on weather woes SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures rose for a second session to close at a three-week high on Tuesday, as traders... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Markets Gold inches up as traders eye key US inflation report BENGALURU: Gold prices firmed on Tuesday as investors awaited the crucial inflation report this week, which can... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Business & Finance Walmart to lay off hundreds of corporate staff, relocate others NEW YORK: Walmart is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs and asking most remote workers to relocate to three main ... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Markets Sliding coking coal prices put pressure on steel, iron ore BEIJING: Prices of coking coal futures tumbled by more than 3% on Tuesday to their lowest in more than one month,... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Markets Brazil’s Conab raises soybean output view SAO PAULO: Brazilian farmers are expected to reap 147.685 million metric tons of soybeans in the 2023/2024 cycle,... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Business & Finance PM unveils plan to sell most SOEs ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will privatise all state-owned enterprises, with the exception of strategic entities, Prime... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Business & Finance Yuan lingers near 2-week low SHANGHAI: China’s yuan hovered near a two-week low on Tuesday against a steady dollar, with investors awaiting an... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Business & Finance Dollar slips after unexpected rise in US producer prices NEW YORK: The dollar edged lower on Tuesday following an unexpected increase in US producer prices in April amid... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
World Israel and Egypt trade blame over Rafah Crossing closure JERUSALEM: Israel said on Tuesday that it was up to Egypt to reopen the Rafah Crossing and allow humanitarian relief... Published 14 May, 2024 11:25pm
World Russia hits residential areas in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, at least 20 hurt Russia carried out a series of air strikes on residential areas in the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine on... Published 14 May, 2024 10:49pm
Business & Finance US Fed’s Powell expects inflation to fall, though not as confident as before AMSTERDAM: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday he expects U.S. inflation to resume declining through... Published 14 May, 2024 08:48pm
World Turkiye says to apply to intervene in ICJ genocide case against Israel ANKARA: Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday that Turkiye decided to submit its declaration of official... Published 14 May, 2024 08:12pm
Pakistan Political uncertainty impacting Pakistan economy, says SBP Policy, structural challenges need to be addressed as necessary tailwind, says central bank in half-year report Updated 14 May, 2024 10:50pm
Markets OPEC sticks to oil demand view, shifts key forecast to OPEC+ LONDON: OPEC stuck to its forecast for strong growth in global oil demand in 2024 on Tuesday and said it would... Published 14 May, 2024 05:54pm
World World Court to hold hearings over Israel’s Rafah attacks THE HAGUE: The U.N.‘s International Court of Justice will hold hearings on Thursday and Friday to discuss new... Published 14 May, 2024 05:33pm
Life & Style ‘Downton Abbey’ to return with a third movie LONDON: The fictitious Crawley family and their servants running a sprawling English country estate in the early... Published 14 May, 2024 04:16pm