Category: BUSINESS

Revived Fed hike expectations send Asian Shares Lower

Revived Fed hike expectations send Asian Shares Lower

May 18, 2016

Asian shares weakened on Wednesday after strong U.S. inflation data and comments from Federal Reserve officials rekindled prospects of the ... Read More

Dollar Slips Against Euro Ahead of US Inflation Data

Dollar Slips Against Euro Ahead of US Inflation Data

May 17, 2016

The dollar edged down against the euro on Monday (May 16) in profit taking after recent gains, as traders awaited ... Read More

Oil Extends Gains, US Crude at Seven-Month High on Supply Concerns

Oil Extends Gains, US Crude at Seven-Month High on Supply Concerns

May 17, 2016

Oil futures rose for a second straight session on Tuesday, with U.S. crude hitting a seven-month high, as the market ... Read More

Asian Shares Recover After Apple, Oil Boost Wall Street

Asian Shares Recover After Apple, Oil Boost Wall Street

May 17, 2016

Asian shares recovered from two-month lows on Tuesday after a rebound in technology giant Apple Corp and oil price gains ... Read More

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner faces new challenge: slow sales

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner faces new challenge: slow sales

May 16, 2016

Boeing Co's high-tech 787 Dreamliner has had its share of trouble, from early production delays to batteries that smoked and ... Read More

Japan Leads Asia to Modest Gains Despite China data  dollar steady

Japan Leads Asia to Modest Gains Despite China data dollar steady

May 16, 2016

Buoyant Japanese stocks led Asian stocks to modest gains on Monday, helping to offset some of the gloom from soft ... Read More

Google Faces Record €3b EU Antitrust Fine

Google Faces Record €3b EU Antitrust Fine

May 16, 2016

Google faces a record antitrust fine of around €3 billion (US$3.4 billion) from the European Commission in the coming weeks, ... Read More

Facebook investigating censorship claim

Facebook investigating censorship claim

May 14, 2016

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has said the company is investigating claims it censored news reports with conservative viewpoints. It ... Read More

Oil Prices Dip after Strong Rally

Oil Prices Dip after Strong Rally

May 14, 2016

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell on Friday (May 13), with analysts saying traders booked profits from the previous day's strong ... Read More

World stocks fall as economic worries outweigh oil boost

World stocks fall as economic worries outweigh oil boost

May 13, 2016

LONDON: Stock markets turned lower on Thursday (May 12) as worries about the US and British economies took the shine ... Read More

US Oil Hits New 2016 High as IEA Sees Glut Easing

US Oil Hits New 2016 High as IEA Sees Glut Easing

May 13, 2016

NEW YORK: Oil prices rose on Thursday (May 12), pushing US crude to a fresh 2016 high as the International ... Read More

Work on Rajagiriya flyover project start in July 2016 & End by Jan. 2018

Work on Rajagiriya flyover project start in July 2016 & End by Jan. 2018

May 13, 2016

As an interim solution to the total traffic  problem in  Battaramulla to Colombo through Rajagiriya and Borella route, the Government ... Read More

Asia Shares Slip, Yen Near Two-week Low on BOJ Stimulus Expectations

Asia Shares Slip, Yen Near Two-week Low on BOJ Stimulus Expectations

May 13, 2016

TOKYO: Asian shares fell on Friday after a rocky performance on Wall Street, while the yen nursed losses as traders ... Read More

Mossack Fonseca to Start Legal Action Over ‘Panama Papers’ Leak

Mossack Fonseca to Start Legal Action Over ‘Panama Papers’ Leak

May 12, 2016

PANAMA CITY: The law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal says it is filing suit against the ... Read More

Bribery Eats up 2% of Global Economy-IMF

Bribery Eats up 2% of Global Economy-IMF

May 12, 2016

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday (May 11) that bribery sucks up between US$1.5 and US$2.0 trillion dollars ... Read More