Retailers struggle as JSE closes weaker
The JSE closed softer on Tuesday as a broad-based selloff saw most global equity markets retreat in Tuesday.Although modest, the ...
Equities slip into negative zone, Yes Bank down by 4.4 pc
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Equity indices were volatile during early hours on Tuesday with most sectoral indices in ...
Twitter, Facebook: China used platforms against Hong Kong protests
Twitter and Facebook on Monday said they uncovered campaigns by China to use the social media platforms against pro-democracy protests ...
Stocks rise as US says it is making progress with trade talks
The JSE got off to a firmer start this week as it tracked other global stocks higher, after the USA ...
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 ...
Equities flat in lacklustre trading, metal stocks lose shine
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Equity indices were flat during early hours on Wednesday tracking global cues but auto ...
Pentagon: State Dept Approves Possible $8B Fighter Jet Sale to Taiwan
WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, the ...
China Hopes US Will Come Back to the Table at Chile Climate Talks
SANTIAGO - China hopes to welcome the United States "back to the negotiating table" to discuss global efforts to limit ...
US Aims to Double Financing in Latin America to $12 Billion
WASHINGTON - The United States has created a new agency to promote development around the globe, with a particular emphasis ...
US Marines Chief Acknowledges Worries on Japan-Korean Ties
TOKYO - Gen. David Berger, the new U.S. Marines commandant, acknowledged Wednesday that he is concerned about deteriorating relations between ...
Pell case likely to end up in Australian High Court
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia - Victoria's Court of Appeal on Wednesday delivered one of the most significant judgments in Australian legal ...
Bus hijacking in Brazil ends, hijacker dead, hostages freed
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A hostage situation in Rio de Janeiro involving a bus and thirty seven hostages has ...
Situation in Persian Gulf described as troubling and complex
NEW YORK, New York - The UN Security Council has been briefed on the escalating hostilities in the Middle East. ...
Continuation of current situation in Yemen untenable, says UN envoy
ADEN, Yemen - A month ago, the United Nations top Yemen envoy told the Security Council the country was facing ...
Stealing personal identification data causing nightmares for victims
The headquarters of a large national bank had detected fraud on an account and sent word to an Atlanta branch ...
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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
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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
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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, ...
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