Business

Wednesday 11/January/2017 12:40 PM

Wal-Mart to cut hundreds of jobs this month

New York: Wal-Mart Stores is making another round of job cuts as part of Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon’s efforts to streamline operations,...

Wednesday 11/January/2017 11:05 AM

100 child abuse cases reported in Oman

Muscat: Around 100 children in Oman called the child protection hotline in six months of 2016, according to an official at the Ministry of Social...

Tuesday 10/January/2017 21:44 PM

December 24 declared as GCC Statistics Day

Muscat: Dr. Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani, GCC Secretary General declared December 24 each year as the GCC Statistics Day. This date is based on the...

Tuesday 10/January/2017 16:51 PM

Oman shares end lower in subdued trading

Muscat: Led by selling in banking and telecom stocks, the MSM30 Index had a subdued session to close at 5,779.81 points. The MSM Sharia Index was unchanged...

Tuesday 10/January/2017 14:56 PM

China's December producer prices accelerate

Beijing: China's producer prices surged the most in more than five years in December and by more than expected as prices of coal and other raw materials...