Nippon Yusen and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Japan's biggest and third-biggest shipping companies by sales, reported record quarterly profits on Thursday as they benefited from higher...

Boeing will showcase its new 777X widebody at the Dubai Airshow this month, marking the jet's international debut, where the aviation industry will convene at...

E-commerce platforms in the UAE are gearing up for this month's major annual online shopping season, with a number of portals offering promotions to attract...

The Pennyrile Area Development District Forgotten Angels Project returns for the 15th year to serve residents in local personal care homes.“We focus on this group...

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Thursday suggested his bank was in no mood to exit its massive monetary stimulus programme soon, speaking...

Thailand's leading joint-business group on Wednesday raised its 2021 economic forecast to between 0.5per cent and 1.5per cent following the country's reopening to vaccinated foreign...

It was literally just a few days ago that we were all excited about the announcement of some new menu items at Japan’s Gundam Cafes...

Business activity in the non-oil private sectors of the Arab world’s two biggest economies continued to improve in October, boosted by easing of Covid-19 restrictions,...

 The global alginate market size is projected to reach USD 1.07 billion by 2028 registering a CAGR of 5.0%Rise in product usage as active dyestuff...

Without the proper supply of textiles, laundry and linen services—and their customers—can’t function as well as they should.And effects related to the pandemic have caused...

India's dominant services industry expanded at the fastest pace in more than a decade on improved domestic demand despite high inflation, driving firms to take...

South Korea's Finance Ministry on Tuesday said it will buy back 2 trillion won (US$1.70 billion) of treasury bonds as part of emergency measures to...

China’s economic rebound from the coronavirus pandemic is stalling as President Xi Jinping’s government cracks down on surging corporate debt.For a decade, the ruling Communist...

Starlink, the satellite internet division of billionaire Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX, registered its business in India on Monday, company documents filed with the government...

A counterfeit version of Nestlé branded coffee has been found on sale in Germany and may contain foreign objects.Nestlé Deutschland reported the product was packaged...

Designed for reliability, accuracy and ease of use, the 3138-TS is the company’s most advanced printer applicator yet. Featuring a large, simple to use digital...

Salaries in the UAE remain steady this year, with some businesses offering bonuses of up to 25 per cent for their top performers, according to...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday the government would compile a "large-scale" stimulus package around mid-November and aim to pass through parliament an...

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, the biggest Sharia-compliant lender in the emirate, is looking for merger and acquisition opportunities in the UAE, the GCC and markets...

The blistering pace of real estate sales is continuing in Colorado’s High Country, with every resort community setting new records in each month this year.Last...

Have you ever driven by a house that has had a “For Sale” sign for years? It is not uncommon to find them while driving...

The term “sustainability” has found its way into our everyday lives. It has also found its way into the finance world, where it has become...

The United States and the European Union agreed Saturday (Oct 30) to lift tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, ending a dispute that strained their...

The successful IPO of chip maker GlobalFoundries reflects Mubadala Investment Company’s strategy to shift investments towards industries of the future, such as technology, life sciences,...

Dubai was named the world's busiest international airport in October, reclaiming the top spot from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport this month, as capacity returns amid an...

The festive season, currently under way in India, is traditionally a time for Indians to splash out on big-ticket purchases, such as a new television,...

Textile works by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists are having a well-deserved moment in Australia’s fashion industry, but this series of new pieces commissioned...

A new store featuring vintage goods of various sorts has opened in the Westmoreland business district For those who enjoy old-fashioned styles in clothing and...

The Federal Reserve is set to begin removing a major plank of the stimulus policies it rolled out last year as the pandemic began, a...

Irma Gomez has worked in California's Central Valley, one of the world's most productive agricultural regions, for nearly a decade -- but she has never...

If an employee has to undergo an operation or medical procedures and has a medical certificate for sick leave from a doctor, can the sick...

BNY Mellon, the US bank with more than $2.3 trillion of assets under management, expects its Middle East business to outpace its global growth level...

Ikea’s largest franchisee is awarding more than 170,000 employees a one-time bonus for helping accelerate web-based sales during the Covid-19 pandemic.Ingka Group saw the online...

The market research report 2021 on Global Sheet Metal Machinery Market primarily highlights market standing and forecast, categorizes the world Sheet Metal Machinery for market...

The "Energy Retrofit Systems Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Application (Residential, Non-residential), By Product (LED Retrofit Lighting, Envelope), By Region (Europe, APAC),...

Worldwide, around 789 million people are still unable to access electricity. This challenge is driving a rapid transition towards sustainable energy solutions, including solar and...

Chinese electric vehicle company BYD has priced its shares at HK$276 each to raise US$1.77 billon, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters on...

SoftBank Group is investing in blockchain infrastructure but not in volatile cryptocurrencies, according to the chief executive of SoftBank Investment Advisers.“We have stayed away from...

First Abu Dhabi Bank, the UAE’s largest lender by assets, reported a 54 per cent jump in third-quarter profit on the back of higher net...

Thailand's finance ministry on Thursday cut its 2021 economic growth forecast to 1.0per cent from the 1.3per cent expansion it projected earlier, an official said,...

Malaysia's state oil agency Petronas said on Thursday it was seeking expressions of interest for a proposed new liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank in...

In a run-up to the festive season, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) took stringent action to safeguard consumer interests issuing 202 notices to entities...

The global printed batteries market exhibited strong growth during 2015-2020. Looking forward, the market is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 22% during...

Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development selected four products, developed by Emirati entrepreneurs as part of its F&B Innovation Lab initiative, to be manufactured...

McDonald’s workers in 12 U.S. cities walked off the job Tuesday to protest what they say is a continuing problem of sexual harassment and violence...

The United Nations called on Wednesday for the world's biggest economies to ensure net zero commitments made by financial institutions were robust, backed by science...

Text description provided by the architects. A new Sports Equipment was arranged in an L-shape at the south-eastern corner of the stadium. It opens towards...

Marucci Sports has purchased Lizard Skins, a designer and seller of branded grip products, protective equipment, bags and apparel for use in baseball, cycling, hockey,...

Taiwan's trade-reliant economy is expected to have expanded at a slower pace in the third quarter due to the island's COVID-19 outbreak, a Reuters poll...

Shares of embattled Chinese developer Evergrande rose Monday after it said it had resumed work on more than 10 projects, as it sought to soothe...

Starbucks aims to hasten its India expansion with smaller shops and drive-through outlets, the chief executive of its local partner said on Monday, signalling the...

Japanese financial services group Orix Corp is likely to sell software business Yayoi Co for more than 200 billion yen (US$1.75 billion), Bloomberg reported on...

This is a story about a box.That’s it, just a box.“It’s not rocket science,” said Rudy Youell. “It’s almost so stupid it’s ridiculous. But it’s...

China's state planner said it will probe coal and energy price index providers for publishing false and manipulated prices, spreading rumours and fabricating indexes, in...

China's thermal coal futures fell for a fourth day on Monday, extending losses since last week when they cooled from record highs after Beijing said...

South Korea's central bank said on Monday upside risks to its inflation forecast are growing and added it cannot rule out the possibility that consumer...

Self-driving robots have started delivering parcels in certain Moscow neighborhoods after tech giant Yandex teamed up with the state-run Russian Post service, the companies said...

British finance minister Rishi Sunak plans a £5 billion ($6.9 billion) programme to fund health research and £3 billion of extra funding for further education...

Salman Beg, who runs a small factory making crockery and cutlery on the outskirts of Mumbai, is feeling the heat from higher oil prices.Steep fuel...

Earlier this year, an insistent cry arose from business leaders and Republican governors: Cut off a $300-a-week federal supplement for unemployed Americans. Many people, they...

 To keep the taps at his recently opened beer tasting room flowing, Peter Chekijian had no choice but to ask his main employees to come...

Optomec has introduced a new high performance semiconductor packaging solution for the rapidly growing mm-wave electronics market, in response to demands from its customers in...

British retail sales dropped for the fifth month in a row in September, adding to signs of weakness in the economic recovery amid a rise...

Singapore home prices rose in the third quarter, showing resilience despite persistent coronavirus restrictions that have disrupted the market.Private property values climbed 1.1 per cent...

Ratings agency Fitch on Thursday (Oct 21) cut its growth forecast for China's economy this year citing a slowdown in the country's colossal property sector,...

Shareholders in Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho Ltd approved a "poison pill" measure on Friday aimed at blocking a takeover attempt by its top investor, setting up...

Shares in Chinese property giant Evergrande plunged on Thursday (Oct 21) after resuming trading in Hong Kong, with the failure of a unit sale deal...

The port of Singapore is ready to help ease the global supply chain crisis, but this is expected to cause container pileups and longer waiting...

BP has signed a sales and purchase agreement with a unit of China's Shenzhen Gas Group Co Ltd to supply piped natural gas for 10...

SAP on Thursday (Oct 21) said demand for its cloud business database was growing as the German business software group confirmed its preliminary third-quarter results...

Oil prices fell on Tuesday (Oct 19), with Brent down a second straight day, after Chinese data showed slowing economic growth and US factory output...

The annual Christmas light-up along Orchard Road will return on Nov 13 with both physical and virtual elements, as businesses along Singapore’s prime shopping belt...

China’s economic growth sank in the latest quarter as a construction slowdown and official curbs on energy use by factories weighed on the nation's recovery...

The world's biggest carmaker, Toyota, unveiled plans on Monday to invest $3.4 billion in automotive batteries in the United States and build a factory in...

China's economy grew at the slowest pace in a year in the third quarter, hurt by power shortages, supply bottlenecks and sporadic Covid-19 outbreaks.This has...

China's economic growth is expected to have slowed further in the third quarter, according to an AFP poll of analysts, with a mounting energy crisis...

With the pandemic grimly persisting, American homes could face a meager holiday season, forced to do without some of their favorite items missing from store...

Mitsubishi Motors Corp has revealed the design of the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model of the all-new Outlander crossover SUV. The all-new Outlander PHEV model will...

Daiso is a great place to shop for, well, pretty much anything. Need kitchen or tableware? Daiso. Boxes, folders, and bins to keep your home...

The all-new 2022 Nissan Pathfinder and Nissan Frontier picked up a pair of Sobre Ruedas Awards on Saturday at the 2021 Miami International Auto Show.“We...

Mukesh AmbaniMukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest person, joined Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in the world’s most exclusive wealth club with a fortune of at least...

Disgraced financier Bernie Madoff pleaded for former US President Donald Trump to release him from prison early, insisting he never denied his crimes but complaining...

Investor Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame said he was no longer betting against Tesla Inc and that his position was just a trade,...

Nippon Steel Corp is suing Toyota Motor Corp over a patent for a technology used in electric motors in a rare case of legal wrangling...

Oil prices hit a three-year high on Friday, climbing above $85 a barrel on forecasts of a supply deficit over the next few months as...

Global demand for steel is expected to return to pre-Covid-19 levels in 2021 with the exception of China, as resurgent demand continues to fuel strong...

In a dark wooden barn in the countryside of southeast England, farmer Patrick Deeley is surrounded by a throng of 600 white turkeys at feeding...

Global finance officials gathered in Washington on Wednesday were focused on finding a way to alleviate supply chain bottlenecks that are driving prices higher and...

Italian fashion house Missoni is set to double its e-commerce sales in two years as the luxury label adapts to new market realities following the...

Threats of a Christmas catastrophe featuring empty supermarket shelves and no toys under the tree is only increasing anxiety among Britain’s stressed-out consumers amid a...

I was working in real estate marketing with a Dubai company but lost my job last year due to the impact of Covid-19 on business...

Shares retreated in Asia on Tuesday as surging prices of oil, coal and other energy added to concerns over inflation.Benchmarks declined in Tokyo, Hong Kong...

One reason America's employers are having trouble filling jobs was starkly illustrated in a report Tuesday: Americans are quitting in droves.The Labor Department said that...

The International Monetary Fund is slightly downgrading its outlook for the global recovery from the pandemic recession, reflecting the persistence of supply chain disruptions in...

The International Monetary Fund's executive board said it has 'confidence' in and backs its managing director Kristalina Georgieva after concluding its review of an investigation...

Delays and price hikes are anticipated in the United States for holiday merchandise, a Federal Reserve official has warned, calling for more to be done...

Oil prices are expected to remain “significantly higher for many years” and could even touch $100 per barrel by the end of this year as...

JPMorgan Chase & Co chief executive Jamie Dimon has said cryptocurrencies will be regulated because anxiety around stablecoins and the asset class more broadly is...

If you are going to stick your neck out and predict a global stock and property market crash, you might as well go all the...

Is cash dead? Not yet. The majority of people in most countries – roughly 75 per cent of the world’s population – still conduct most...

The global payments industry posted its first contraction in 11 years in 2020 but is poised to quickly return to its long-term growth trajectory, according...

Meal delivery services became essential during the pandemic, when millions of Americans were under lockdown and restaurants were shut to visitors.But these days the platforms...

India is facing a looming power crisis as coal supplies run low.More than half of its 135 coal-fired power plants have less than three days...

Saudi Arabia's Almarai, the Middle East's biggest dairy company, said net income for the third quarter fell an annual 34 per cent on lower margins...

French Vogue has been setting trends for a century, from the post-war "New Look" of Christian Dior through the sexual liberation of the 1960s to...

Japan's largest business lobby recently released a report it says shows the benefits that can come from allowing people to take on secondary employment, with...

Oil and gas companies are asking the Canadian government to design a tax credit to pay for 75 per cent of the cost to build...

More than 130 countries have agreed on sweeping changes to how big global companies are taxed, including a 15% minimum corporate rate designed to deter...

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics defied the global supply chain challenges to forecast a near-30-percent jump in third-quarter operating profits on Friday.The world's biggest...

The head of the International Monetary Fund says the agency is trimming its forecast for global growth this year.IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva cited rising...

The number of travel and tourism jobs worldwide is expected to grow only 0.7 per cent this year, with the sector hampered by movement restrictions...

The Japanese government plans to sell by early November a 1 trillion yen tranche of shares in Japan Post Holdings Co, a postal and financial...

Tomoko Yoshino became the first-ever female chief of Japan's largest labor organization Rengo on Wednesday after her promotion from vice president was approved at a...

Another Chinese homebuilder has hit financial trouble after it missed payments on debt obligations, adding to worries over the country's property sector as embattled giant...

The sharp rebound in the global economy from the Covid-19 pandemic has brought greater demand for oil than expected and driven prices higher, the head...

The joy of greeting your friends in a cafe or restaurant, the giddiness of seeing the world rushing by below you from the seat of...

Volvo is recalling nearly 260,000 older cars in the U.S. because the front driver’s air bag can explode and send shrapnel into the cabin.The recall...

India's services industry expanded for a second straight month in September, bolstered by improved domestic demand and easing COVID-19 restrictions, pushing firms to hire more...

Shares in troubled real estate developer China Evergrande Group and its property management unit Evergrande Property Services were suspended from trading in Hong Kong on...

Having waited eight months for U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai's promised "top-to-bottom" policy review of trade with China, some U.S. industries and experts were complaining...

Technology stocks are bearing the brunt of a recent market selloff, putting a spotlight on how an extended downturn in the sector could weigh on...

Investing in cryptocurrency can be as easy as a few taps on your phone and with the asset class all over the news and coming...

In May 2019, the US Department of Energy wanted “molecules of US freedom to be exported to the world”, a Trump administration official said. Liquefied...

The global economy is on a knife edge. Although we appear to be putting the pandemic behind us, we haven’t reached full escape velocity yet.New...

As China Evergrande Group edges closer to a massive restructuring, Beijing has stepped up efforts to limit the fallout, signaling its willingness to prop up...

The drilling unit of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company will start trading on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange on Sunday. The company raised over $1.1...

Four months into her first Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) season, Emma Raducanu made history by winning the US Open. Now talent managers and branding experts...

Ford’s blockbuster announcement last week that it would build four sprawling new factories in Kentucky and Tennessee by 2025 and hire nearly 11,000 workers raised...

Nour Emam is a social media-savvy doula, educator and women's health advocate with a cause: teaching women about reproductive health in a safe space that...

Global bond investors are facing their worst year at this point in more than two decades after a sell-off in September triggered by hawkish statements...

Am I supposed to pay my company compensation for my visa if I quit the job before completing six months? HA, Abu DhabiThis topic has...

Nissan has expanded its Michigan-based engineering center, Nissan Technical Center North America (NTCNA), with a more than $40 million dollar Safety Advancement Lab for vehicle...

The global aviation industry is steadily recovering on the back of economies reopening, the easing of pandemic-induced travel restrictions and accelerated vaccination programmes.As the appetite...

Bahrain launched the region's fastest sea-to-air logistics hub on Wednesday, as the kingdom seeks to diversify its economy. The hub is expected to cut costs...

From shoes and sweaters to car parts and coffee, Vietnam's strict and lengthy coronavirus lockdown has sparked product shortages among worldwide brands such as Nike...

Jordanian Finance Minister Mohamad Al Ississ appealed to the international community on Wednesday to better support Jordan's economy as it continues to shoulder a heavy...

United Airlines will dismiss nearly 600 employees who refused to comply with a requirement to be vaccinated for COVID-19, company officials said Tuesday.Besides the 593...

While acknowledging the inevitable advance of alternative energy sources and technology, OPEC said that oil would be the leading energy source for decades to come...

The World Bank on Tuesday cut its economic growth forecast for developing countries in East Asia due to the impact of the coronavirus’s delta variant...

The rapidly expanding non-fungible token (NFTs) market has attracted the attention of several global industries while reeling in millions of dollars in trades. However, the...

Hikma Pharmaceuticals is buying generic sterile injectables company Custopharm as it looks to boost its needle-based treatments business in the US in a deal worth...

Ford and a partner company say they plan to build three major electric-vehicle battery factories and an auto assembly plant by 2025 — a dramatic...

Seventy-four per cent of UAE investors want to leave a positive legacy through sustainable investing compared with a global overage of 65 per cent, according...

Britain's Labour Party has said it would scrap business rates and close some tax relief schemes it says do not benefit the public or the...

Hardly a day goes by without more announcements in the field of hydrogen. This year’s Gastech conference, which concluded last week in Dubai, brought yet...

Billions more in profits are at stake for some vaccine makers as the U.S. moves toward dispensing COVID-19 booster shots to shore up Americans' protection...

When Hatim Khan worked as a finance director with a brand franchise operator in Kuwait, he realised the investment potential of Dubai real estate because...

Virat KohliIndian cricketer Virat Kohli may be stepping down as captain of the country’s T20 national team when the T20 World Cup comes to an...

In Britain, this is the season of shortages: Milkshakes were off the menu for weeks at McDonald's, chicken has been in short supply at KFC,...

Greece is moving faster than expected to phase out coal-fired power plants, as the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis steps up efforts to tackle...