UK gets extension for withdrawal from European Union
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Britain has received a two week extension to its Brexit deadline, however this could become 10 weeks ...
UK public getting tired of political games
Brexit increasingly looks like a train crash in slow motion. Watching the British parliament going through consecutive Brexit votes, however, ...
Demand for shares in Apple prompts buying of U.S. stocks
NEW YORK, New York - It was a good day on Wall Street on Thursday. No bad news, in fact ...
Hong Kong Hang Seng declines 249 points
SYDNEY, Australia - Stocks in China, Japan and Australia rose on Thursday, but in Hong Stock the main index fell. ...
Omani nationals to be trained by PDO to enter workforce
MUSCAT, Oman - The government-owned Petroleum Development Oman is planning on training Omani nationals to enter not just the oil ...
Greenback dives after Federal Reserve says no more rate hikes in 2019
NEW YORK, New York - The U.S. Federal Resreve surprised on Wednesday, following its regular two day monthly meeting on ...
Tokyo stocks rise, rest of Asia slips
SYDNEY, Australia - Asian bourses were mixed on Wednesday with Australian and Chinese indices trading in the red, while markets ...
Creed busy in Brussels on no-deal Brexit impacts on Ireland
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The future of Irish beef exports, and other issues that will face European farmers in the event ...
Mixed markets in U.S. on Tuesday
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks were mixed on Tuesday, although moves in either direction were unremarkable. Holding investors ...
Varadkar meets head of EC Donald Tusk in Dublin
DUBLIN, Ireland - The leader of the Irish government, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar met with the President of the European ...
Etihad looking to bail out Jet Airways
MUMBAI, India - India's second largest airline Jet Airways on Monday announced it had grounded four more aircraft and cancelled all ...
Stocks in Asia directionless, dollar also unchanged
SYDNEY, Australia - Stocks in Asia were little changed on Tuesday with the only market making ground being Hong Kong. ...
Sensex slips 63 points in morning trading, Nifty around 11,500
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 22 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices opened on a moderate note but quickly slipped into the negative ...
US House to Vote in April to Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules
WASHINGTON - The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives will vote in April on a bill to reinstate landmark net neutrality ...
As Brexit Approaches, Europeans Focus on Other Worries
PARIS - Max Broby waited patiently in the heart of a snaking line of Britain-bound Eurostar passengers that barely seemed ...
AP Fact Check: Trump Falsely Says Mueller Appointment Biased
WASHINGTON - Seeking to discredit a highly anticipated report on the Russia investigation, President Donald Trump is attacking the appointment ...
US Labor Market Solid; Manufacturing Sector Slowing
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to still ...
Rand makes gains on Fed's dovish comments
The rand gained 1.9% against the US dollar on Wednesday, following the US Federal Reserve Bank's announcement to keep rates ...
US Negotiators to Visit China Next Week for New Round of Trade Talks
China says a high-ranking U.S. delegation will travel to Beijing next week to resume negotiations aimed at resolving the ongoing ...
Why Facebook didn't block live New Zealand shooting video
Why did Facebook air live video of the New Zealand mosque shooting for 17 minutes? Didn't anyone alert the company ...
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