Category: BUSINESS

Vauxhall-Opel sold by GM to Peugeot-Citroen

Vauxhall-Opel sold by GM to Peugeot-Citroen

Mar 6, 2017

The French company that owns Peugeot and Citroen has struck a 2.2bn euro (£1.9bn) deal to buy General Motors' European ... Read More

Sri Lanka Tourist Arrivals Down in Feb 2017 Amid Airport Closure

Sri Lanka Tourist Arrivals Down in Feb 2017 Amid Airport Closure

Mar 6, 2017

Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka fell 0.1 percent in February 2017 to 197,517, compared with the same month in 2016, ... Read More

China to Increase Military Spending by 7% in 2017

China to Increase Military Spending by 7% in 2017

Mar 4, 2017

China has said that it will increase military spending by about 7% this year, just days after Donald Trump outlined ... Read More

Global stocks off highs, dollar edges lower as Fed rate rise looms

Global stocks off highs, dollar edges lower as Fed rate rise looms

Mar 3, 2017

The dollar retreated on Friday after two days of gains while world stocks pulled further back from all-time highs as ... Read More

Oil Drops for Second day; Market Awaits U.S. Stocks Data

Oil Drops for Second day; Market Awaits U.S. Stocks Data

Mar 1, 2017

Crude oil lost more ground on Wednesday with rising U.S. oil output adding pressure on the market, although OPEC production ... Read More

Ceylon Tobacco unit profits up 8-pct in Dec despite volume drop

Ceylon Tobacco unit profits up 8-pct in Dec despite volume drop

Feb 28, 2017

Profit after tax at Ceylon Tobacco, a unit of British American Tobacco, rose 8 percent to 2.0 billion rupees in ... Read More

Asia Stocks Erase Losses but Some Investors Await Trump Talk

Asia Stocks Erase Losses but Some Investors Await Trump Talk

Feb 27, 2017

Asian stocks erased early losses but stayed below 19-month highs on Monday as a renewed drop in sovereign bond yields ... Read More

Boeing to open first European factory, to invest 20 million pounds

Boeing to open first European factory, to invest 20 million pounds

Feb 24, 2017

Boeing Co (BA.N) said it would invest 20 million pounds ($24.98 million) to open its first production facility in Europe ... Read More

S&P, Dow hit Record Highs as oil Prices Rally

S&P, Dow hit Record Highs as oil Prices Rally

Feb 23, 2017

The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record intraday highs on Thursday as a rally in oil ... Read More

Asia Gains as Wall Street Extends Record Run, Dollar Slips

Asia Gains as Wall Street Extends Record Run, Dollar Slips

Feb 22, 2017

Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, joining a record-setting session for global markets as investors cheered upbeat factory activity in Europe ... Read More

CB Officials Negate Govt Decision to  Increase Upper Limit to Rs1.5 m for 15%  Interest to Senior Citizens

CB Officials Negate Govt Decision to Increase Upper Limit to Rs1.5 m for 15% Interest to Senior Citizens

Feb 22, 2017

Good governance Government has introduced various facilities to assist senior citizens after 2015 as the ageing population is on the ... Read More

Asia Stocks Consolidate Recent Gains; China Shines

Asia Stocks Consolidate Recent Gains; China Shines

Feb 21, 2017

Asian stocks held ground on Tuesday though Chinese equities surged to a fresh 2-1/2 month high as domestic funds piled ... Read More

HSBC shares down as annual profit falls 62%

HSBC shares down as annual profit falls 62%

Feb 21, 2017

Shares in HSBC have fallen after the bank saw a sharper-than-expected drop in annual profits for 2016. The $7.1bn (£5.7bn) ... Read More

Asia Shares Adrift for U.S. Holiday, Focus on Unilever

Asia Shares Adrift for U.S. Holiday, Focus on Unilever

Feb 20, 2017

Asian share markets were mixed on Monday as political uncertainty globally kept the mood cautious, while the U.S. dollar dithered ... Read More

Oil firms as OPEC Floats Extended Output cut; Markets still Bloated

Oil firms as OPEC Floats Extended Output cut; Markets still Bloated

Feb 17, 2017

Oil prices edged up on Friday, lifted by a report that producer club OPEC could extend an output cut aimed ... Read More