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Seattle: Seattle's city council on Monday approved a new tax for the city's biggest companies, including Amazon.com Inc, to combat a housing crisis...

Washington: US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Monday that none of the contentious issues in a new NAFTA trade deal appear to have been resolved,...

Beijing: China reported weaker-than-expected investment and retail sales in April and a drop in home sales, clouding its economic outlook even as...

Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to revisit penalties for Chinese company ZTE Corp for flouting US sanctions on trade with...

Dubai: Qatar Petroleum (QP) said on Tuesday it was inviting international companies to bid for the development and operation of a new petrochemicals complex...

Washington: Tesla Inc chief Elon Musk told employees on Monday the company was undergoing a "thorough reorganisation" as it contends with...

Tokyo: As Haruhiko Kuroda walks away from his "shock and awe" stimulus in favour of incremental policy shifts, he is edging ever closer to the...

London: The announcement of the departure of Vodafone's boss later this year hit shares in the world's second largest mobile operator and held back...

Dubai: Kuwait will not implement value-added tax (VAT) before 2021 but will push ahead with introducing excise tax, parliament's budget committee said...

Muscat: If companies in Oman are made aware about the advantages of halal certification, more of them will seek the tag, experts said. They added that halal...