Bitcoin slam dunks 20 percent, on fear of global crackdown
LONDON: Bitcoin fell as much as 20 percent on Wednesday, piercing below $10,000, while other cryptocurrencies took similar spills due to investor...
Asian shares surge, following rally on Wall Street
TOKYO: Shares were broadly higher in Asia on Thursday after a rally on Wall Street that took the Dow Jones industrial average...
South Korea still hasn’t finalized plans to ban cryptocurrency trading
SEOUL: South Korea said on Monday that its plans to ban virtual coin exchanges had not yet been finalized as government agencies...
Asian shares soar to record highs
SYDNEY: Asian shares hit historic highs on Monday after Wall Street extended its record-breaking run, while the U.S. dollar retreat continued as...
Oil prices hold firm, tad below December 2014 highs
SINGAPORE: Oil prices held just below December 2014 highs on Monday, supported by ongoing output cuts led by OPEC and Russia despite...
Profit margins for oil refiners in Asia dip, as oil prices touch $70 per barrel
SINGAPORE: Oil prices have risen above $70 per barrel for the first time since 2014 as investors bet supply cuts led by...
Asian stock markets rise, on back of latest Wall Street record rally
HONG KONG: Most Asian stocks markets are higher after Wall Street’s latest record close. Japan’s Nikkei 225 recovered from early losses to...
International crude oil prices hit 3-year high
LAHORE: Oil prices hit a fresh 3-year high on Thursday ahead of a United States’ (US) decision on whether to extend temporary...
Asian stock markets fall, after Wall Street rally ends
TOKYO: Share prices were mostly lower in Asia on Wednesday as the afterglow from Wall Street’s extended winning streak faded. Chinese shares...
Oil prices spike to highest levels since 2014
SINGAPORE: Oil prices hit their highest levels since 2014 on Wednesday due to ongoing production cuts led by OPEC as well as...
Oil prices firm, as US rig drilling falls
SINGAPORE:Â Oil prices firmed on Monday on the back of a slight decline in the number of U.S. rigs drilling for new production,...
Asian stock markets touch all-time highs
SYDNEY: Asian shares neared all-time peaks on Monday after Wall Street boasted its best start to a year in over a decade,...
Brent crude ends year with 17pc gain, as WTI crude crosses $60
CALGARY: U.S. oil prices closed above $60 a barrel on the final trading day of the year, the first time since mid-2015,...
Gold touches three-month-high, as dollar extends its fall
NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold extended its rally to a three-month high on Friday, leaping toward its biggest one-year rise in seven years as...
OGDC makes gas discovery in Baratai block, Kohat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
LAHORE: A bourse notification filed Friday by Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC) revealed the joint venture of Baratai Block in which...