Business

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...

Muscat: Random samples of Mars chocolates have been collected and subjected to laboratory tests “to ensure that the products contain no harmful...

The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has refuted rumours about rewarding a police officer for issuing the highest number of traffic fines in Oman, saying that the...

Muscat: Maintenance teams of Sohar Power Company and Oman Power and Water Procurement Company yesterday managed to run two units at Sohar Desalination...