Asian stocks directionless, Nikkei 225 loses 59 points
NEW YORK, New York - Stocks in the Asian region were flat to weaker on Wednesday.In Japan, the Nikkei 225 ...
Chancellor may delay central bank governor appointment
LONDON, UK - A sure sign the UK government has gone into limbo are two measures now being considered, which ...
Stocks in U.S. sink, dollar too loses ground
NEW YORK, New York - The rally on Wall Street ran out of steam on Tuesday, with all the major ...
UK man cops five year ban from being director over marketing calls
LONDON, UK - A property renovation boss who caused his company to make more than 110,000 unsolicited marketing calls has ...
Profit-taking weighs on stocks in China, Hong Kong
SYDNEY, Australia - Stocks in China and Hong Kong took a breather on Tuesday, after the heady gains of a ...
Tourists from India, Saudi Arabia and UK flocking to Dubai
DUBAI, UAE - Dubai hosted more than eight million international overnight visitors in the first six months of this year, ...
Varadkar and Boris Johnson to meet in Dublin next month
DUBLIN, Ireland - Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke for an hour by phone on Monday ...
Wall Street joins in as stocks rally across world
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks advanced on Monday in a positive start to the week.Globally, stocks trended higher ...
System to reduce pollution, cut traffic congestion planned for China
BEIJING, China, The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $200 million loan to China.The funding is to support the ...
Chinese central bank adjusts interest rate-settings, stocks advance
SYDNEY, Australia - Stocks in China and Hong made solid gains on Monday.Support for Chinese stocks followed a decision on ...
In Kim's Threats and Appeasement, Experts See Move to Manipulate Trump
Connie Kim and Oh Taek-sung of the VOA Korean Service contributed to this report.WASHINGTON - North Korean leader Kim Jong ...
Rights Groups Urge Bangladesh, Myanmar to Suspend Rohingya Returns
International rights groups on Wednesday called on Myanmar and Bangladesh to suspend their second attempt to repatriate some of the ...
US payrolls count reduced by 501 000 in in year through March
US job growth was probably less robust in the year through March, according to government data released on Wednesday.The number ...
No plans for Xbox exclusive games for Switch or PS4: Microsoft
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 21 (ANI): Microsoft has announced that it has no plans to release more Xbox exclusive games ...
Black-owned wines, spirits to get an EU boost
Black-owned liquor brands in South Africa can expect to get their spirits lifted, courtesy of a €10m financing agreement between ...
JSE firmer as SA inflation slows
The JSE advanced on Wednesday primarily on the back of solid gains on the financials index which were bolstered by ...
Beijing to Washington: 'Meet China Halfway' to End Tariff War
Beijing appealed to Washington on Wednesday to "meet China halfway" on a new trade deal to end the tit-for-tat tariff ...
China threatens sanctions on US firms linked to F-16 sale to Taiwan
Beijing [China], Aug 21 (ANI): China on Wednesday objected to the US decision to sell 66 F-16 fighter jets to ...
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