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Markets, oil drop in Asia but bitcoin edges towards $50,000

12/02/2021

Asia markets slip as dealers take breath in holiday-thinned trade

11/02/2021

Asian markets push higher as traders focus on recovery outlook

10/02/2021

Asian markets track Wall St records on reopening hopes

09/02/2021

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U.S. economic growth in Q1 revised up to 1.1 pct

29/06/2016

WASHINGTON: The U.S. economy in the first quarter expanded faster than previously estimated, while future uncertainties, like Brexit, will keep...

Albanian economy to grow by 3.4 pct in 2016: IMF

29/06/2016

TIRANA: The Albanian economy is expected to grow by 3.4 percent by the end of 2016 and inflation will stay...

Kosovo customs earnings rise despite SAA

WASHINGTON: Despite the abolition of tariffs on a range of goods as a result of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement...

State sees lowest unemployment rate since March 2004

GREENVILLE: Although both Washington County and Greenville’s unemployment rate increased for the month of May, the state’s unemployment rate was...

Statewide unemployment hits 3.8%

MADISON: Wisconsin's statewide unemployment rate has dropped below 4 percent for the first time in years, but longer term, the...

Brexit hits crude oil price

LONDON: Crude oil traded near US$48 per barrel as market volatility continued after the UK last week voted to leave...

Unemployment falls in county

VERNON: Unemployment in Jefferson County continued to fall during May, coming in at 6.5 percent, down from 6.7 percent in...

Israeli unemployment rate drops to 33-year low

LONDON: Israel’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.8 percent, its lowest rate since 1983, the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics announced...

Central Asia inflation to rise

MANILA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says Central Asia’s growth is forecast to deepen this year. Plunging petroleum prices, recession...

Twilio stocks soar on debut

SAN FRANCISCO: Twilio Inc shares soared more than 70 percent to US$25.83 after the technology company’s stock market debut on...

Fed backs US firms

WASHINGTON: The largest US financial institutions have enough armor to withstand the turmoil of a major and prolonged national and...

HP, Apple top list of firms fighting forced labor risk

NEW YORK: HP Inc and Apple Inc topped a list issued on Thursday ranking how well technology companies combat the...

Karnataka mulls higher tax for second car

BENGALURU: To reduce the growing traffic congestion and pollution in the city, the Karnataka government is toying with the idea...

Unemployment rates drop in Macon

WASHINGTON: The unemployment rates dropped in Macon and Warner Robins in May. Macon’s metropolitan unemployment rate was 5.1 percent in...

DeKalb County unemployment rate up from last May

DeKALB: DeKalb County’s unemployment rate stood at 5.3 percent in May, up slightly from 5.1 percent in May 2015, according...

Barnes & Noble revenues down 3.1% in 2016

LONDON: Barnes & Noble’s fiscal 2016 full-year consolidated sales were $4.16 billion, decreasing 3.1 percent. Consolidated sales were $877 million...

Sonix 2Q16 revenues to rise 50-60%

WASHINGTON: Consumer IC design house Sonix Technology is expected to see its second-quarter revenues increase 50-60% sequentially, a report by...

Uganda’s May coffee exports up 9% from a year earlier

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports last month rose by 8.9 percent compared with shipments in the same period last year, state-run...

Zimbabwe to import 250,000 tons of maize from Mexico

HARARE: Drought-hit Zimbabwean will import more than 250,000 tonnes of maize from Mexico to fill the shortfall caused by the...

Egypt’s 2015 exports fall by 16.4%, imports increase by 8.7%