Business

Muscat: Amid greater participation from institutions and foreigners, the MSM30 Index gained 0.11 per cent to close at 5,814.71 points. The MSM Sharia Index...

Tokyo: Asian stocks advanced after the Trump administration’s plan to roll back financial regulations sparked a rally in global bank shares. The dollar...

Tokyo: Yahoo Japan jumped the most since 2013 after quarterly earnings beat estimates on strong growth in advertising and online shopping from...

Karachi: Running a wholesale grocery shop in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, 43-year-old Khan used to write as many as 40 cheques a month to...

Jakarta: Indonesia’s economy expanded less than forecast in the fourth quarter as government spending was curbed by a legal cap on the fiscal...

Tokyo: Sharp rose the most in two weeks after the company narrowed its full-year loss outlook and posted its first quarterly profit in more than two...

Shanghai: Chinese smartphone brands Oppo and Huawei are tightening their grip on the world’s largest market, grabbing local share and squeezing out Apple...

London: Ryanair Holdings reported an 8 per cent drop in third-quarter earnings and said it’s "cautious” about meeting full-year targets as a...

Mumbai: A merger under discussion between Vodafone Group’s India unit and Idea Cellular would create a new leader in one of the world’s most competitive...

London: US gasoline stocks are rising much faster than normal at the start of the year, threatening to leave refiners struggling to clear an overhang of...