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Electronics giant Philips posts mixed results in Q3
Oct 22, 2018
THE HAGUE — Dutch electronics giant Philips, which is focusing its business on medical equipment and services, on Monday posted higher third quarter sales but profits dipped due to currency headwinds.Sales rose 4 per cent to 4.3 billion euros ($4.9 billion) year-on-year and orders for the Amsterdam-based group’s medical diagnostic and treatment mac ...
China’s Cosco to pump more money into Piraeus development
Oct 21, 2018
PIRAEUS, Greece — Chinese shipping giant Cosco on Friday said it has ambitious plans ...
Thousands take to streets in London demanding second Brexit vote
Oct 20, 2018
LONDON — Tens of thousands of supporters of the European Union began marching through ...
Facebook launches ‘War Room’ to combat manipulation
Oct 18, 2018
MENLO PARK, United States — In Facebook's "War Room," a nondescript space adorned with American and Brazilian flags, a team of 20 people mon ...
AllympiaPass, the region’s largest fitness network celebrates first anniversary
Oct 18, 2018
AMMAN- AllympiaPass, a fitness membership App, constituting the largest fitness network in the Middle East, celebrates first anniversary thi ...
US earnings brighten mood for emerging stocks, FX subdued
Oct 17, 2018
BENGALURU — Emerging market stocks hit one-week highs on Wednesday as a strong start to the US corporate earnings season encouraged investor ...
Audi to pay mega fine in VW's latest dieselgate fallout
Oct 16, 2018
FRANKFURT AM MAIN — Auto giant Volkswagen (VW) cleared a new hurdle in its "dieselgate" scandal on Tuesday, paying a hefty fine to close a G ...
Saudi Arabia’s currency at weakest in two years on Khashoggi case
Oct 15, 2018
DUBAI — Saudi Arabia's currency fell to its lowest level in two years and its international bond prices slipped on Monday over fears that fo ...
Seeds of next global financial crisis being sown, top officials warn
Oct 15, 2018
Nusa Dua, Indonesia — Rising US interest rates, tanking emerging market currencies and a bitter US-China trade spat could push the world tow ...
Italy must ‘calm down’ and stop questioning the euro — Draghi
Oct 13, 2018
NUSA DUA, Indonesia — Italian officials must stop questioning the euro and need to "calm down" in their budget debate as they have already c ...
Lagarde warns against trade, currency wars, urges fix to global rules
Oct 11, 2018
NUSA DUA, Indonesia — International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Thursday warned countries against engaging in ...
Leaders need to fix broken economic models — IMF chief
Oct 10, 2018
NUSA DUA, Indonesia — World leaders need to fix global trading systems instead of trying to tear them down, International Monetary Fund (IMF ...
Private sector agrees 10% price cuts as Turkey steps up inflation fight
Oct 09, 2018
ISTANBUL — Turkey's private sector has agreed to cut prices on its goods by at least 10 per cent across the board, Finance Minister Berat Al ...

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