Oil prices reach two-year peaks, after North Sea pipeline fault

LONDON: Oil prices jumped to their highest in more than two years on Tuesday after the shutdown of a North Sea pipeline...

Bitcoin races to record high of $18,700

SYDNEY: The craze for cryptocurrencies entered a new chapter on Monday as bitcoin futures rocketed by one-fifth of their value at a...

Asian stocks up, buoyed by encouraging US employment data

TOKYO: Share prices were higher in Asia on Monday, lifted by encouraging employment data from the U.S. that took the Standard &...

Oil prices slip, as US crude output rises

SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell on Monday, pulled down as the latest rise in the U.S. rig count pointed to a further increase...

Bitcoin futures surge ahead in opening launch, Dollar sustains gains

SYDNEY: Futures in bitcoin, which has taken global financial markets by storm, got off to a volatile start at its launch, while...

Bitcoin volatile ride continues, as futures trading set to commence

NEW YORK: The newest way to bet on bitcoin, the cryptocurrency that has taken Wall Street by storm with its stratospheric price...

Morin’s appointment as PSX CEO arouses envy & worries of foreign takeover

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange’s newly appointed Canadian chief executive officer, Richard Morin is becoming a source of envy for brokers and investors...

Dollar normalizes, after increasing to Rs108.50 in inter-bank market

KARACHI: The US dollar attained a sense of normalcy after rising more than three rupees in the inter-bank market earlier on Friday. The US...

Bitcoin tumbles from record highs, falls 12.6pc below $15,000

TOKYO: Bitcoin tumbled more than 12 percent in volatile Asian trading on Friday, dropping below the $15,000 level after touching a record high...

Asian stock markets advance, courtesy Wall Street gains

TOKYO: Asian share indexes advanced Friday, guided by Wall Street gains and healthy quarterly economic data from Japan. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei...

Oil prices fall as US dollar strengthens

SINGAPORE: Oil prices dipped on Friday as the U.S. dollar strengthened, although OPEC-led supply cuts are seen supporting markets going into next year. U.S....

Asian shares mixed, after US stock markets regain stability

SEOUL: Share prices were mixed in Asia on Thursday, with Japan and Australia leading gains after U.S. indexes stabilized overnight. KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo’s...

Oil prices climb as US crude inventories fall

SINGAPORE: Oil prices inched up on Thursday on a decrease in U.S. crude inventories, but rising gasoline stocks and crude production weighed...

Bitcoin rockets past $14,000

TOKYO: Bitcoin soared to a record high of $14,047.40 on Thursday, continuing its surge from below $1,000 at the beginning of the...

Asian stock markets stable after lackluster session on Wall Street

TOKYO: Shares were steady in Asia on Tuesday after a lackluster session on Wall Street where technology stocks tumbled. Investors are keeping...