Tokyo stocks tumbled Thursday at the close of trading Thursday, as key sectors including real estate and exporting companies declined, amid a rise in the value of the yen against the dollar.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 975.49 points…
The British Oil Company (SHELL) reported that its profit for the second quarter of 2024 fell by more than 19 percent compared to the first quarter.
Despite this decline, profits were higher than expected, with Shell reporting adjusted earnings of USD…
The US dollar declined today after the Federal Reserve (US Central Bank) kept the door open for a rate cut in September, helping stabilize the yen near its highest level since March following the Bank of Japan’s shift towards a tightening policy The y…
South Korea’s exports extended on-year gains to the tenth straight month in July on the back of the robust performance of semiconductors, data showed Thursday.
Outbound shipments rose 13.9 percent on-year to USD 57.4 billion last month, according to …
Gold prices climbed to a two-week high on Thursday as US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opened the door to cutting interest rates as early as September.
Spot gold was steady at $2,448.38 per ounce, after hitting its highest level since July 18 e…
Oil prices rose 3 percent amid investor fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East and after a sharp drop in US crude inventories.
Brent crude futures climbed $2.09 a barrel, or 2.66%, to $80.72, for delivery in September. The more active Octobe…
Algeria and Italy on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the field of electricity exports to Europe.
The Algerian energy group Sonatrach said that the MoU was signed in partnership between Sonatrach, the Algerian electricity and g…
Doha July 31 (QNA) – The Ministry of Finance announced Wednesday that the State of Qatar’s budget for the second quarter of 2024 recorded a surplus of QR 2.6.
The surplus was directed to reducing public debt, and therefore there is no cash surplus, t…
Doha, July 31 (QNA) – Qatar Tourism (QT), represented by Visit Qatar, announced the extension of its multi-year partnership with Goodwood Racecourse that will commence in 2025.
In a statement, on Wednesday, QT affirmed that this partnership counts as…
China’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for the non-manufacturing sector came in at 50.2 this July, reflecting a contradiction from 50.5 in June, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday.
Chinese news agency (Xinhua) quoting the …