China shares fall on regional chip rout Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am SHANGHAI: Mainland China stocks fell on Thursday, weighed down by weakness in tech shares following a selloff in...
Oil prices make small gain Published 16 Jul, 2026 05:17am HOUSTON: Oil prices rose slightly on Wednesday, reacting to stronger-than-expected inventory and largely shrugging...
Wall Street banks rule on staff betting on prediction markets Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am NEW YORK: Wall Street banks have added rules on prediction-market betting to their employee codes of conduct, with...
Oil prices dive by more than 2pc Updated 10 Jul, 2026 06:13am NEW YORK: Oil prices slid by more than 2 percent on Thursday on worries that inflation and a slowing economy could...
Nasdaq slides over 1pc as chip rout deepens Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am NEW YORK: The Nasdaq fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday, pressured by a selloff in semiconductor stocks including...
Wall St indexes climb as US, Iran halt attacks Published 30 Jun, 2026 05:08am NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes gained on Monday as recent hostilities between the US and Iran eased, while...
Nasdaq drops as tech megacap declines outweigh upbeat chip outlook Published 26 Jun, 2026 06:44am NEW YORK: The Nasdaq dropped on Thursday, dragged down by losses in Big Tech shares, while a shift into other...
Oil prices climb 2pc on new supply worries Published 26 Jun, 2026 04:53am The UN maritime agency paused its Hormuz ship evacuation effort after the suspected attack
Copper eases, heads for weekly dip as US-Iran peace talks postponed Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am LONDON: Copper prices fell for a second straight session on Friday, heading for a weekly loss after peace talks...
Hawkish Fed signals send gold to third straight weekly loss Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am BENGALURU: Gold prices fell on Friday, putting the yellow metal on track for a third straight weekly decline,...
Indian rupee’s oil relief capped by RBI's FX book, interest payment hedges, bankers say Published 18 Jun, 2026 08:31pm The surge follows persistent central bank intervention across both domestic forwards and non-deliverable forward markets
Wall St wavers ahead of first Fed policy decision under Warsh Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am NEW YORK: US stock indexes wavered in choppy trading on Wednesday, as investors awaited the first interest rate...
Brent falls to lowest since March on likely peace deal Updated 14 Jun, 2026 06:56am HOUSTON: Brent crude prices fell to their lowest levels since early March as traders grew more confident about an...
Musk's SpaceX prices record $75 billion IPO at $135 a share Published 12 Jun, 2026 01:11am SpaceX IPO immediately makes it one of the most valuable US companies
Copper pulls back ahead of crucial US data Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am LONDON: Copper prices retreated on Tuesday as Israel’s strike on a port city in Lebanon strained efforts to broker a...
European shares hit one-week low as ME risks deepen Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am FRANKFURT: European stocks fell on Monday as escalating tensions in the Middle East dampened hopes for a near-term...
China stocks dip to six-week low as tech firms drag Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am HONG KONG: China stocks weakened to their lowest levels in six weeks on Monday, dragged down by the tech sector,...
The pope’s AI’s warning Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:45am EDITORIAL: Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical “Magnificent Humanity” arrives as a timely moral reckoning with the...
Goldman Sachs lifts S&P 500 year-end target to 8,000 on strong earnings outlook Published 27 May, 2026 10:56am The target is 6.4% higher than the index's last close of 7,519.12
China stocks rebound but fall for second week Published 23 May, 2026 05:43am SHANGHAI: China stocks bounced on Friday but logged a second consecutive week of declines as soaring tech shares...
China shares edge higher on industrial profit data Published 28 Apr, 2026 06:05am HONG KONG: China stocks inched higher on Monday, led by technology shares, as strong industrial profit growth and...
China stocks at one-month high on economic resilience Published 21 Apr, 2026 05:10am SHANGHAI: China stocks rose to one-month highs on Monday, while Hong Kong shares also gained, recouping losses...
Dollar gains as US set to blockade Iran ports Published 14 Apr, 2026 02:25am NEW YORK: The dollar climbed on Monday after peace talks between the US and Iran broke down and as the US Navy...
Global banks seek refuge in China stocks as Iran war drags on Published 31 Mar, 2026 11:37am Markets have been rattled this month after the Iran war effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz
Gold extends decline on expectations of high interest rates Published 25 Mar, 2026 02:12am NEW YORK: Gold prices extended their decline on Tuesday, weighed down by persistent Middle East tensions that fanned...
Goldman Sachs slashes India growth forecast, warns currency strain will force rate hike Published 24 Mar, 2026 08:36pm Goldman forecasts the Indian economy will grow by 5.9% in calendar year 2026
China urges US, Israel to stop military action in ME, warns of ‘vicious cycle’ Published 24 Mar, 2026 03:00am BEIJING: China has urged all parties involved in the Middle East conflict, particularly the US and Israel, to cease...
China, HK stocks tumble most in a year as Iran war rattles markets Published 24 Mar, 2026 03:00am SHANGHAI: China and Hong Kong stocks plunged more than 3 percent on Monday, their biggest loss since US President...
Goldman Sachs expects ECB rate hikes in April and June as inflation concerns mount Published 23 Mar, 2026 12:25pm The brokerage previously expected the central bank to maintain rates steady throughout this year
Ambani’s Reliance Jio hires 17 banks for IPO, will raise no new funds, sources say Published 18 Mar, 2026 06:09pm MUMBAI: Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Platforms has hired 17 banks to manage its Mumbai stock...