Business & Finance Spain banks' Aug bad debts ratio highest in 17 years MADRID: Bad debt as a percentage of total debt at Spanish banks rose to 7.2 percent in August, its highest level in 17 y Published 18 Oct, 2011 09:32am
Top News India's HCL profit soars 50pc but shares dive NEW DELHI: India's fourth-biggest software services firm HCL said Tuesday quarterly net profit leapt 50 percent but its Published 18 Oct, 2011 08:11am
Markets Tokyo stocks fall 1.55pc as Europe hopes fade TOKYO: Tokyo stocks lost 1.55 percent Tuesday after Germany dampened expectations that the European Union would come up Published 18 Oct, 2011 08:02am
Business & Finance China's Alibaba delays fee hike after web protest SHANGHAI: Chinese Internet giant Alibaba said it will delay a fee hike for some sellers on its popular online shopping s Published 18 Oct, 2011 07:59am
Sports Harbhajan still out as India retain squad NEW DELHI: Leading spinner Harbhajan Singh continued to be ignored as India on Tuesday retained their winning squad for Published 18 Oct, 2011 07:52am
Sports Wahab out as Pakistan put Sri Lanka into bat ABU DHABI: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq won the toss and put Sri Lanka into bat in the first Test at the Abu Dhabi Sta Published 18 Oct, 2011 07:48am
Markets Australian stocks close 2.07pc lower SYDNEY: Australian stocks slumped 2.07 percent on Tuesday over concerns about moves to address Europe's debt crisis and Published 18 Oct, 2011 07:42am
Business & Finance Housing prices resilient in Chinese cities SHANGHAI: Prices of new homes in Chinese cities remained resilient in September despite Beijing's efforts to cool the pr Published 18 Oct, 2011 07:40am
Top News Japan PM seeks to smoothe prickly ties with Seoul SEOUL: Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda was set to arrive in South Korea late Tuesday, amid reports he would re Published 18 Oct, 2011 07:37am
Markets Bunds extend gains on euro zone plan doubts LONDON: German Bund futures pushed higher on Tuesday on ebbing hopes of a quick solution to the euro zone debt crisis an Published 18 Oct, 2011 07:22am
Business & Finance Egypt Central Bank to offer 7bn EG pounds in repos CAIRO: Egypt's central bank said it will ask for 7 billion Egyptian pounds ($1.17 billion) in seven-day repurchase agree Published 18 Oct, 2011 07:17am
Business & Finance 10-year note dips in Asia on profit-taking TOKYO: US 10-year Treasuries slipped in Asia on Tuesday on light profit-taking on gains made after Germany poured cold w Published 18 Oct, 2011 07:14am
Markets CBOT wheat biased to fall to $6.05 a bushel SINGAPORE: CBOT Dec. wheat is biased to fall to $6.05 per bushel, as a medium-term downtrend that started from the Aug. Published 18 Oct, 2011 07:10am
Business & Finance Boeing sees more Dreamliner cancellations, still upbeat SEOUL/BEIJING: US plane maker Boeing Co on Tuesday predicted more sales cancellations for its delayed Dreamliner 787, af Published 18 Oct, 2011 07:07am
Business & Finance Whitbread hikes dividend as pretax profit beats view LONDON: Britain's biggest hotel and coffee shop operator Whitbread Plc reported a higher-than-expected first-half pretax Published 18 Oct, 2011 07:00am
Business & Finance Saudi's SAVOLA buys two Egyptian companies JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia 's Savola Group on Monday signed an agreement to buy a 78 percent stake in two Egyptian firms for Published 18 Oct, 2011 06:48am
Top News AGCO CEO says would buy Fiat's CNH if for sale: Paper FRANKFURT: US farm equipment maker Agco Corp reiterated its interest in buying Italian group Fiat Industrial's CNH Globa Published 18 Oct, 2011 06:42am
Markets Turkish lira hits record low 2.2261 against euro/dollar ISTANBUL: Turksih lira weakened to a historical low of 2.2261 against the euro/dollar basket on Tuesday due to high corp Published 18 Oct, 2011 06:36am
Top News Moody's warns France there's pressure on its Triple-A rating PARIS: Ratings agency Moody's warned France Monday that it may place a negative outlook on its cherished Aaa credit rati Published 18 Oct, 2011 06:14am
World Republicanism wanes as queen heads to Australia SYDNEY: Australia's republican movement has long argued it is a matter of when, not if, the royals will be ditched, but Published 18 Oct, 2011 06:10am
PIA privatisation: Blue World City refuses to match PC’s ‘minimum expectation’ of Rs85.03bn, sticks to Rs10bn offer
PIA privatisation: Blue World City refuses to match PC’s ‘minimum expectation’ of Rs85.03bn, sticks to Rs10bn offer