Egypt News Egypt breaks ground for $108-m refrigerator factory Nada Ali Jul 13, 2025 0 Egypt’s Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel El-Wazir has laid the foundation stone for a new refrigerator and…
Tech/AI Japan’s Sharp posts 37% decline in annual profits Amwal Al Ghad English May 19, 2020 0 Japan’s Sharp Corp, an Apple Inc supplier, reported a 37 percent decline in annual operating profits and refrained…
World Europe ends in the red as commodities slide; earnings and data shake up sentiment Yomna Yasser Nov 15, 2017 0 European stocks finished Tuesday's trading day in negative territory, as a sharp decline in commodities weighed on…
forex news US crude oil settles at $47.48 per barrel, down over 3% Yomna Yasser Sep 9, 2017 0 Oil prices steadied on Friday after almost a week of sharp rises as Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful…
Tech news Xiaomi says shrinking smartphone sales won’t hit the company Ghada Ismail Nov 26, 2016 0 Sharp drops in smartphone sales for China's Xiaomi Inc will not have a major impact on the company as profit growth…
World Asian stocks at three-week lows on weak China data; dollar strong Noha Gad Oct 13, 2016 0 Asian stocks stumbled to three-week lows and U.S. stock futures and Treasury yields fell after China's September…
Industry & Trade Sharp to cut workforce in large-scale turnaround push by its new CEO Yomna Yasser Aug 22, 2016 0 Sharp Corp. will implement a large-scale corporate restructuring to achieve profitability, with the hope of…
Tech news Orange profits upfollowing EE sale Ghada Ismail Jul 26, 2016 0 France's largest telecoms company Orange SA on Tuesday reported a sharp rise in first-half net profit mainly due to…
Banks Bank of England sees no clear evidence of sharp Brexit hit yet Noha Gad Jul 20, 2016 0 The Bank of England said it saw "no clear evidence" that a sharp economic slowdown was yet under way after last…
Tech news Cloud business pushes up Microsoft’s quarterly revenue, shares rise Ghada Ismail Jul 20, 2016 0 Sharp growth in its commercial cloud computing business helped lift Microsoft Corp's quarterly revenue above Wall…
International News Sharp fall in asylum seekers arriving in Germany: ministry Noha Gad Jul 9, 2016 0 The number of people seeking asylum in Germany fell sharply in the first half of the year as tougher rules at home…
forex news Gold rush to end whether or not Britain votes to exit EU Noha Gad Jun 22, 2016 0 Gold's sharp gains on uncertainty over Britain's European Union membership are likely to come to an end, regardless…
World Nikkei rises before US jobs data, Fast Retailing shines on solid sales Noha Gad Jun 4, 2016 0 Japanese stocks rose on Friday in thin trade, supported by gains on Wall Street and a sharp jump in index-heavy…
Indices news Crude oil prices take a breather after hitting 2016 highs Noha Gad Apr 28, 2016 0 Crude futures pulled back from 2016 highs on Thursday as traders locked in profits after April's sharp rally, but…
Banks Citigroup’s Q1 results suggest tough year ahead Noha Gad Apr 16, 2016 0 Citigroup Inc (C.N) reported a sharp decline in quarterly profit on Friday, hit by weak revenue, costs related to…
USA Peabody, world’s top private coal miner, files for bankruptcy Noha Gad Apr 13, 2016 0 Peabody Energy Corp (BTU.N), the world's largest privately owned coal producer, filed for U.S. bankruptcy…
Tech news Foxconn- Sharp deal signed for $3.5 billion Ghada Ismail Apr 3, 2016 0 Foxconn and Sharp Corp on Saturday formally signed a long-awaited deal that would see the Taiwan firm take control…
Tech news Foxconn to lessen offer for Sharp by around $900 million: Jiji Ghada Ismail Mar 21, 2016 0 Taiwan's Foxconn is likely to reduce its capital injection into embattled Japanese electronics firm Sharp Corp…
World China stocks incurs sharp losses, oil still shaky Noha Gad Mar 9, 2016 0 Sharp losses in Chinese stocks pulled Asian equities further away from two-month highs on Wednesday as weak trade…
World Asian shares hit two-month high after solid U.S. job growth Noha Gad Mar 7, 2016 0 Asian shares hit two-month highs on Monday, extending sharp gains from last week, following upbeat U.S. jobs data,…
Egypt News MPs call for banning dollar trading outside banks aya salah Feb 16, 2016 0 Members of the Egyptian parliament said the sharp rise in the price of the dollar against the Egyptian pound…
International News Greek parliament approves austere budget for 2016 Noha Gad Dec 6, 2015 0 The Greek parliament approved a 2016 budget featuring sharp cuts in spending and some tax increases to satisfy the…
forex news FOREX-Dollar nurses sharp losses after weak U.S. sales figures Noha Gad Oct 15, 2015 0 The dollar wallowed around seven-week lows against a basket of currencies in Asian trading on Thursday, after weak…
Tech news First 8K TV screen to be put on sale by Sharp in October aya salah Sep 17, 2015 0 Sharp has announced plans to sell an 8K television screen from October. Although several companies have developed…
World Asia stocks take heart from Wall Street rally Noha Gad Aug 27, 2015 0 Asian stocks rose on Thursday as a sharp rebound on Wall Street eased fears of a protracted global market rout,…
Tech news Japan’s Sharp in LCD tie-up talks with Taiwan’s Hon Hai aya salah Aug 24, 2015 0 Japan's Sharp Corp is in talks with Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co for a tie-up in its struggling…
Banks Japan’s Sharp, banks near US$1.7 billion Bailout Deal: source Yomna Yasser Apr 16, 2015 0 Japan's Sharp Corp and its main banks are set to agree Thursday to a $1.7 billion rescue and restructuring plan…
Industry & Trade Sharp Mulling Sale of U.S. Solar Energy Unit: Bloomberg Yomna Yasser Sep 8, 2014 0 Sharp Corp (6753.T) is looking to sell its U.S.-based solar energy development unit Recurrent Energy, Bloomberg…
Tech news Apple Supplier Sharp To Boost Samsung Business In Bid To Stay Viable Amwal Al Ghad English May 12, 2013 0 Sharp Corp, Japan's leading maker of liquid crystal displays, will rely on expanding supplies of small panels to…
Tech news Sharp Rises as Foxconn to Start Buying Panels Early Administrator Jun 11, 2012 0 Sharp Corp. (6753) rose to its highest in a month after saying Foxconn Technology Group, which has agreed to invest…
Tech news Sharp Forecasts to Record Full-Year Loss of $4.7bln Administrator Apr 11, 2012 0 Tokyo Japanese electronics giant Sharp said Tuesday it would report a record full-year loss of $4.7 billion, as the…
World Nikkei Posts 7th Day of Losses, Sony Tumbles Yomna Yasser Apr 11, 2012 0 Japan's Nikkei share average dropped 0.8 percent on Wednesday to mark its seventh consecutive session of losses as…