Category: BUSINESS

Sri Lankan Rupee Weaker; Remittances Prevent Steeper Fall

Sri Lankan Rupee Weaker; Remittances Prevent Steeper Fall

Oct 31, 2016

The Sri Lankan rupee traded weaker on Monday due to importer dollar demand, but the month-end inward remittances capped the ... Read More

Oil Falls as Non-OPEC Yet to Pledge Concrete oil Output Steps

Oil Falls as Non-OPEC Yet to Pledge Concrete oil Output Steps

Oct 31, 2016

Oil prices extended declines on Monday (Oct 31) after non-OPEC producers made no specific commitment to join OPEC in limiting ... Read More

Sri Lankan Rupee Weaker; Central Bank’s Moral Suasion Caps Fall

Sri Lankan Rupee Weaker; Central Bank’s Moral Suasion Caps Fall

Oct 28, 2016

The Sri Lankan rupee traded weaker on Thursday with the central bank raising the spot reference rate by 50 cents ... Read More

Most Asia Markets Dip but Tokyo Lifted by Weak Yen

Most Asia Markets Dip but Tokyo Lifted by Weak Yen

Oct 28, 2016

Japanese stocks rose Friday on a weaker yen as another feeble inflation reading put fresh pressure on Tokyo, but most ... Read More

Apple adds Touch Screen Keys to MacBook Pro, Price Jump Startles Some

Apple adds Touch Screen Keys to MacBook Pro, Price Jump Startles Some

Oct 28, 2016

Apple Inc unveiled a revamped MacBook Pro on Thursday, adding a fingerprint reader, replacing function keys with a small touch ... Read More

Sri Lankan Rupee Weaker; Moral Suasion Caps Fall

Sri Lankan Rupee Weaker; Moral Suasion Caps Fall

Oct 27, 2016

The Sri Lankan rupee traded weaker on Thursday on importer demand for the U.S. currency with moral suasion by the ... Read More

Samsung Electronics Vows Mobile Rebound, Dangles Buyback After Note 7 Shock Leftright 9/9Leftright

Samsung Electronics Vows Mobile Rebound, Dangles Buyback After Note 7 Shock Leftright 9/9Leftright

Oct 27, 2016

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday said it aims to recover quickly from the disastrous withdrawal of the fire-prone Galaxy ... Read More

Microsoft Launches First Desktop, Windows Update with 3D Features

Microsoft Launches First Desktop, Windows Update with 3D Features

Oct 27, 2016

Microsoft Corp on Wednesday unveiled its first-ever desktop computer and a free update to its Windows operating system that allows ... Read More

Asia Stocks Slide on Wall Street Losses, Oil Drops as Glut Worries Return

Asia Stocks Slide on Wall Street Losses, Oil Drops as Glut Worries Return

Oct 26, 2016

Asian shares on Wednesday followed in the footsteps of Wall Street, which pulled back overnight on disappointing earnings, while the ... Read More

Apple Profit Slips 19% to US$9b on Lower iPhone Sales

Apple Profit Slips 19% to US$9b on Lower iPhone Sales

Oct 26, 2016

Apple's quarterly profit slumped on a widely expected drop in iPhone sales, but gains in services offered some optimism on ... Read More

Twitter Plans to Cut About 300 Pore Jobs: Bloomberg

Twitter Plans to Cut About 300 Pore Jobs: Bloomberg

Oct 25, 2016

Twitter Inc may cut 8 percent of its workforce or about 300 people, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing people it ... Read More

Samsung’s Prestige Takes Another hit Over Lawsuit

Samsung’s Prestige Takes Another hit Over Lawsuit

Oct 25, 2016

A South Korean law firm said Tuesday (Oct 25) that it expected thousands more people to join a class action ... Read More

Boeing Takes on Peers, Partners in bid for Replacement Parts Business

Boeing Takes on Peers, Partners in bid for Replacement Parts Business

Oct 24, 2016

In search of higher profits margins, Boeing Co is aiming to win more of the lucrative market for replacement parts ... Read More

Sri Lanka Rupee Down on Importer Dollar Demand

Sri Lanka Rupee Down on Importer Dollar Demand

Oct 24, 2016

The Sri Lankan rupee edged down on Monday due to dollar demand by importers, but moral suasion by the central ... Read More

Oil Price Down Cycle Nearing End – Saudi Minister

Oil Price Down Cycle Nearing End – Saudi Minister

Oct 24, 2016

RIYADH: Saudi Oil Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Sunday (Oct 23) that the current cycle of falling crude prices is ... Read More