Gold prices firm amid higher US rate hike environment
Gold prices held steady on early Monday, below 3-1/2-month highs hit last week, amid expectations of more U.S.…
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Economists raise 2017 Turkish growth forecast to record high
Turkey’s economy will expand more than previously expected in 2017, thanks to strong government and consumer…
Euro clings to ECB tapering hopes, yen little moved after BOJ
The euro held near a 14-month high against the dollar on Thursday as investors look to hints from the European…
Oil dips on rising US crude inventories, high OPEC supplies
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after a rise in U.S. crude inventories and ongoing high supplies from producer club…
Euro sets 1-week high ahead of GDP data, dollar inches lower
The euro touched a one-week high on Tuesday ahead of the release of euro zone gross domestic product data, as…
Dollar edges off five-week lows after US retail sales data
Dollar gained against yen and was little changed against euro on Friday, rebounding from five-week lows touched…
Dollar climbs to 9-1/2-month high vs. yen on oil, Mnuchin
The dollar touched a 9-1/2-month high against the yen on Thursday, as oil prices surged after OPEC agreed to output…
35 water plants halted amid high levels of turbidity in Nile
The Holding Company for Water and Wastewater released a statement on Tuesday, announcing that it has halted…
Gold hits 1-month high as investors worry over US election
Gold hit a one-month high on Wednesday as investors grew more concerned over the global economic outlook and…
Women executives left Yahoo amid layoffs, deal talk
Women executives left Yahoo Inc at an unusually high rate after the U.S. technology company announced plans to…
Microsoft shares higher again as cloud focus pays off
Microsoft Corp said sales of its flagship cloud product doubled through its first quarter, propelling earnings…
Dollar index hits eight-month high, euro weakens
The dollar increased to its highest level since early February against a basket of currencies on Friday, boosted by…
Euro edges up as all eyes turn to ECB
The euro edged toward a two-week high against the dollar on Thursday, with traders waiting for a European Central…
Dollar hits one-month high vs yen on Fed rate hike bets
The dollar hit a one-month high against the yen on Wednesday as investors reversed bets made against the greenback…
Oil falls towards $49 on high output, strong dollar
Oil fell towards $49 a barrel on Monday, pressured by high output from Middle East OPEC members and as a stronger…
Dollar hits three-week high vs yen as rate rise signals get louder
The dollar rose to a three-week high against the yen on Monday after senior Federal Reserve officials bolstered…
European shares hover near 7-week highs, Maersk underpins
European shares edged back after setting a fresh seven-week high on Friday, with weaker miners offsetting gains in…
Asian shares hit 1-year high, dollar slips on weak U.S. data
Asian shares hit a one-year high on Wednesday while the dollar and Treasury yields slid on weak U.S. productivity…
Asian shares hit one-year peak as chances of U.S. rate hike recede
Asian shares hit a one-year high on Monday after disappointing U.S. economic growth data reduced expectations that…
Yen hits six-week low as Japan stimulus hopes support risk sentiment
The dollar climbed to a six-week high against safe-haven yen on Thursday, as news of Japan's plans for an economic…
S&P 500 touches record intraday high
The S&P 500 touched a record intraday high of 2,137.43 points at the open on Monday after a strong monthly jobs…
S&P 500 brushes record high after blowout jobs report
The benchmark S&P 500 stock index brushed against its record closing high on Friday as Wall Street rallied…
Egypt’s Bassem Youssef joins in UNHCR ‘With Refugees’ campaign
Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef appeared in a video released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees…
Police officials’ stabbing was act of terror says Holland
French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday that the killing of two police officials was "incontestably a…
Oil prices remain near 2016 highs on global supply disruptions
Oil futures were trading near 2016 highs on Wednesday, as supply disruptions and output cuts continued to tighten…
S&P seen failing in reach for year-old record
As the anniversary of the S&P 500's high mark approaches, the benchmark U.S. stock index's latest rally has…
‘FarmVille’ developer Zynga’s quarterly bookings beat estimates
"FarmVille" game maker Zynga Inc reported higher-than-expected bookings in the first quarter, helped by its slot…
Yen hits 18-month high; Aussie slides as RBA eases policy
The yen hit a fresh 18-month high against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday and jumped against the Australian dollar,…
Asian shares near five-and-a-half-month highs on oil rally
Asian shares reached a 5-1/2-month high on Thursday as oil prices rallied over 4 percent overnight thanks to a…
Europe shares dip after Asia hits two-month high, oil rises
European shares fell on Monday, unable to maintain the momentum that took Asian equities to two-month highs after…
Radioactive material stolen in Iraq raises security fears
Iraq is searching for "highly dangerous" radioactive material stolen last year, according to an environment…
Morocco, Egypt to Promote Bilateral Ties
Morocco and Egypt have agreed to take a step forward in their bilateral relations and announce a new generation of…
Oil rises from near seven-year lows as China oil imports surprise
Crude prices edged away from nearly 7-year lows on Tuesday as China reported strong commodity imports despite…
Euro braces for ECB stimulus as dollar rides high after Yellen
The euro hovered near a 7-1/2-month low against the dollar as investors braced for the European Central Bank to…
HEC detects slight violations in 2nd stage of elections’ run-offs
The High Election Committee (HEC) detected some violations as polls opened for run-offs in the second stage of…
VW knew fuel usage in some cars was too high a year ago: report
Volkswagen's (VOWG_p.DE) top executives knew a year ago that some of the company's cars were markedly less fuel…
Dollar near 7-month high, euro dogged by ECB easing expectations
The dollar sat near a 7-month high against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as the euro slid on expectations for…
Wall St. climbs, led by energy, healthcare; Nasdaq 100 hits 15-year high
U.S. stocks added to their recent run with gains across all sectors on Monday, led by increases in the beaten-down…
Asian shares hit seven-week high as oil jump eases supply worries
Asian stocks hit a seven-week high on Wednesday as a pick up in oil prices boosted resource shares and emerging…
China Shares sink, Euro rides High as Yields spike
The euro continued riding high on Thursday thanks to a spike in euro zone debt yields, while in Asian equities…