Asian shares rise after Wall Street hits new highs
Tokyo: Asian stocks rose Tuesday after Wall Street’s major indexes hit new highs as China prepared to open a key political meeting.
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Oil prices stick to October high as Iraq tensions flare-up
Singapore: Oil prices clung to this month’s high on Tuesday after Iraqi forces seized the oil-rich city of Kirkuk from largely autonomous...
Oil prices climb due to Iran sanction threats
Singapore: Oil markets jumped on Monday on concerns over potential renewed U.S. sanctions against Iran as well as conflict in Iraq, while...
Asian shares surge as they break 10-year records
Tokyo: Asian shares advanced to a decade high on Monday, while U.S. oil futures jumped to hover near a six-month top as...
Oil prices increase in wake of decline in US crude & inventories
Singapore: Oil prices rose on Friday as both U.S. crude production and inventories declined, pointing towards a tightening market.
Strong Chinese oil import...
Asian shares reach decade high due to expectations of brisk global growth
Tokyo: Asian stocks edged to a 10-year high on Friday thanks to expectations of brisk global growth, although investors held off chasing...
Bitcoin shatters $5,000 barrier to touch all-time high
London: Bitcoin smashed through the $5,000 barrier for the first time ever on Thursday, jumping as much as 7 percent to chalk...
Asian shares consolidate gains, as Chinese investors hold back
Tokyo: Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday, taking their cue from the latest record highs on Wall Street. Chinese investors are holding...
Global oil prices inch upwards for third straight day, as 2018 outlook looks unpredictable
Singapore: Oil prices edged up on Wednesday, rising for a third day, on signs that markets are gradually tightening after years of...
Asian shares touch their highest in a decade
Tokyo: Asian shares jumped to the highest in a decade on Wednesday as Wall Street scaled all-time highs, while the dollar loitered...
Onecoin: Cryptocurrency for the gullible
Our society seems to be fascinated with credulity and self-delusion. I first noticed this back in 2013, when “Engineer” Agha Waqar came...
Asian shares rise on back of strong Wall Street performance last week
Beijing: Most Asian markets rose Monday following a strong week on Wall Street as Chinese trading resumed after a holiday.
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Oil prices inch upwards on news of Saudi restraining its output
Singapore: Oil prices edged up on Monday, after a 2 percent slide on Friday, on expectations that Saudi Arabia would continue to...
Asian stocks inch up slightly after strong US data
Tokyo: Asian shares were a tad firmer on Thursday, taking their cues from strong U.S. data although holiday-thinned trade and uncertainty about...
Asian shares up after record highs on Wall Street
Tokyo: Asian shares rose on Tuesday, tracking record closes on Wall Street and upbeat economic data that lifted U.S. Treasury yields and...