Category: BUSINESS

Dollar Dips Against Yen as Yellen Dampens Rate Hike signal

Dollar Dips Against Yen as Yellen Dampens Rate Hike signal

Jun 7, 2016

The dollar dropped against the yen on Monday (Jun 6) as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signalled caution about raising ... Read More

Brent Crude Comes off Seven-Month High, But Momentum Seen Intact

Brent Crude Comes off Seven-Month High, But Momentum Seen Intact

Jun 7, 2016

Brent crude prices inched lower on Tuesday after hitting a seven-month high a day earlier, but market momentum appeared strong ... Read More

Pound Falls as Polls point to Rising Support for Brexit

Pound Falls as Polls point to Rising Support for Brexit

Jun 6, 2016

The pound fell sharply after opinion polls suggested support for the UK leaving the EU is growing. Sterling hit a ... Read More

Zuckerberg’s Social Media Accounts Targeted by Hackers

Zuckerberg’s Social Media Accounts Targeted by Hackers

Jun 6, 2016

He might run the world's biggest social networking site, but not even Mark Zuckerberg is immune to being hacked. The ... Read More

Oil Prices Fall after Poor US Jobs Report

Oil Prices Fall after Poor US Jobs Report

Jun 4, 2016

World oil prices fell on Friday (Jun 3) after a dismal US jobs report added to worries about weak global ... Read More

Dollar Tumbles on Dismal US Jobs Report

Dollar Tumbles on Dismal US Jobs Report

Jun 4, 2016

The dollar sank against most major currencies on Friday (Jun 3) after a shockingly weak US jobs report that essentially ... Read More

Suzuki Headquarters Raided by Japan Officials

Suzuki Headquarters Raided by Japan Officials

Jun 3, 2016

Suzuki's shares were down by almost 1% on the Tokyo stock exchange on Friday. Last month Suzuki said it found "discrepancies" in ... Read More

Most Asian Aarkets up After Wall St Gains, Eyes on US Jobs

Most Asian Aarkets up After Wall St Gains, Eyes on US Jobs

Jun 3, 2016

Stocks mostly rose in Asia Friday (May 1) following a strong lead from New York, while optimism about a US ... Read More

Facebook Board Seeks curb in Zuckerberg Control in event of Founder’s Departure

Facebook Board Seeks curb in Zuckerberg Control in event of Founder’s Departure

Jun 3, 2016

Facebook Inc's board has proposed removing Mark Zuckerberg's majority voting control in the event of the social media giant's chief ... Read More

Market Data Markets Economy Companies Entrepreneurship Technology of Business  More sections Airline industry profits ‘to jump 12% in 2016’

Market Data Markets Economy Companies Entrepreneurship Technology of Business More sections Airline industry profits ‘to jump 12% in 2016’

Jun 2, 2016

Global airline industry profits are expected to jump by almost 12% in 2016, the International Air Transport Association (Iata) said. ... Read More

Oil Dips Ahead of OPEC Meeting, US Inventories Data

Oil Dips Ahead of OPEC Meeting, US Inventories Data

Jun 2, 2016

Oil prices fell slightly on Wednesday (Jun 1) in cautious trade on the eve of an OPEC meeting and the ... Read More

Asian Markets Down on US rate Fears

Asian Markets Down on US rate Fears

Jun 1, 2016

Markets in Japan and Australia opened lower on Wednesday, tracking overnight weakness in US markets as investors brace for a ... Read More

Oil Prices Slip Ahead of OPEC Meeting

Oil Prices Slip Ahead of OPEC Meeting

Jun 1, 2016

World oil prices fell on Tuesday (May 31) as traders eyed this week's crucial OPEC oil meeting and key Chinese ... Read More

VW Profit Tumbles 20% in Wake of Emissions Scandal

VW Profit Tumbles 20% in Wake of Emissions Scandal

May 31, 2016

Volkswagen profit has tumbled 20% in the first three months of 2016 as it continues to grapple with fallout from ... Read More

Tokyo Leads Asia Stocks Higher After Yellen Comments

Tokyo Leads Asia Stocks Higher After Yellen Comments

May 31, 2016

Tokyo stocks led Asia higher Monday (May 30), boosted by hopes the government will delay a sales tax hike and ... Read More