Business

Shanghai: The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) called on Friday on the world's 20 biggest economies to step up the slowing...

Dubai: Iran is offering to swap exports of crude oil for imports of refined fuel as some European customers struggle to find banks to process payments, a...

Mumbai: Gold dealers in India, the world’s largest bullion market after China, have deepened discounts to jewellers by as much as seven-fold after a surge...

London: Lloyds Banking Group rewarded investors with a surprise two billion pound payout on Thursday, underlining its intent to be the biggest dividend...

Washington: New orders for long-lasting US manufactured goods in January rose by the most in 10 months as demand picked up broadly, offering a ray of hope...

Sydney: Investors burned by turmoil in global markets are looking for signs the world’s top finance officials are ready to take action to bolster growth...

New Delhi: India should review its mid-term fiscal strategy, a government report urged on Friday, in a possible indication that Finance Minister Arun...

Hong Kong: Baidu posted revenue that topped analysts’ estimates as the Chinese Internet search provider’s investments in mobile begin to bear fruit and...

New York: IBM is reorganising its segments and said it will reveal more information about its newer businesses in an effort to be more transparent with the...

Tokyo: Nintendo halved its annual profit outlook on weak sales of 3DS handheld players and the impact of a stronger yen, highlighting the importance of...