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Asian stocks extend gains on firm Wall Street

Asian stocks extend gains on firm Wall Street

-- 2019-02-05 12:20:46

Asian stocks extended gains on Tuesday as overnight strength on Wall Street and the Federal Reserve’s cautious turn underpinned appetite for riskier assets, while the dollar held firm on last we...

N Korea protecting nuclear missiles: UN monitors

N Korea protecting nuclear missiles: UN monitors

-- 2019-02-05 11:39:38

North Korea is working to ensure its nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities cannot be destroyed by military strikes, UN monitors said ahead of a meeting between US and North Korean officials to pr...

Car bombing kills two at Somalia shopping mall

Car bombing kills two at Somalia shopping mall

-- 2019-02-04 15:30:36

A car bomb exploded at a shopping mall in Somalia’s capital on Monday, killing two people and injuring four others in an attack probably by Islamist group al Shabaab, police said. The blast occ...

SE Asian stocks fall in lacklustre trading

SE Asian stocks fall in lacklustre trading

-- 2019-02-04 11:48:00

Most Southeast Asian stocks slipped on Monday in a lacklustre trading, with Philippines leading losses, as optimism about a trade deal between the United States and China waned. The Philippine benchm...

Asian shares quiet, dollar firm

Asian shares quiet, dollar firm

-- 2019-02-04 11:40:56

Asian shares hovered near four-month highs on Monday after a mixed performance on Wall Street at the close of last week, while the dollar firmed against the yen. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-P...

Turkey has maintained contacts with Syrian govt: Erdogan

Turkey has maintained contacts with Syrian govt: Erdogan

-- 2019-02-04 11:16:07

Turkey has maintained low-level contact with the Syrian government, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, even though Ankara has supported rebels who fought for years to topple President Bashar al-...

Five militants surrender over Philippines church bombing

Five militants surrender over Philippines church bombing

-- 2019-02-04 10:50:28

A senior Abu Sayyaf operative and four members of the militant group believed to be behind the deadly bombing of a church in the southern Philippines surrendered to authorities over the weekend, the n...

US sending 3,750 extra troops to border with Mexico

US sending 3,750 extra troops to border with Mexico

-- 2019-02-04 10:41:22

The Pentagon is sending 3,750 additional US forces to the southwest border with Mexico for three months to support border agents, the Department of Defense said on Sunday. The deployment will raise t...

Snow traps thousands of cars on Italy motorway

Snow traps thousands of cars on Italy motorway

-- 2019-02-03 14:45:47

Thousands of vehicles were stuck in long queues caused by heavy snow on Italy’s A22 motorway on Saturday, and firefighters rescued 200 people who had been trapped for hours in cars and buses. Q...

Egypt lawmakers to propose constitution amendment bill

Egypt lawmakers to propose constitution amendment bill

-- 2019-02-03 13:21:17

A coalition of Egyptian parliamentarians will submit a request for constitutional amendments providing for a second chamber of parliament and the appointment of one or more deputy presidents, state ne...

Colombian military kills FARC dissident leader Rodrigo Cadete

Colombian military kills FARC dissident leader Rodrigo Cadete

-- 2019-02-03 11:54:07

The Colombian military says it has killed one of the leaders of a faction of FARC rebels who have refused to abide by the peace process. Rodrigo Cadete, 52, died in an operation in the southern Caque...

Russia suspends Cold War-era nuclear pact with US: Putin

Russia suspends Cold War-era nuclear pact with US: Putin

-- 2019-02-02 15:42:37

Russian President Vladimir Putin told a meeting with foreign and defence ministers on Saturday that Russia has suspended the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty following a similar d...

Secondary trading of T-bills, bonds drops by 42 pc annually

Secondary trading of T-bills, bonds drops by 42 pc annually

FE Online Report 2019-02-02 14:55:49

Secondary trading of treasury bills and bonds dropped by 42 per cent in the last calendar year, according to the latest statistics of the central bank. It showed that the transaction value of volume...

Oracle study examines how data and analytics can bring finance and HR teams together

Oracle study examines how data and analytics can bring finance and HR teams together

FE Online Desk 2019-02-02 14:06:51

A short-term mindset and entrenched cultural habits are the biggest barriers to collaboration between HR and finance teams according to a new study from Oracle.  The study of 1,510 HR,...

US economy adds 0.3m jobs in January

US economy adds 0.3m jobs in January

-- 2019-02-02 13:44:40

The US economy added a stronger-than-expected 304,000 jobs in January, official figures have shown. The figure was far in excess of economists' forecasts of 165,000. However, December's jobs growth f...

Iran displays new cruise missile on anniversary of revolution

Iran displays new cruise missile on anniversary of revolution

-- 2019-02-02 13:29:26

Iran unveiled a new cruise missile with a range of 1,300 km (800 miles) on Saturday, state television reported, as the Middle Eastern country displays its achievements during celebrations marking the...

Four Libyan soldiers die in clashes

Four Libyan soldiers die in clashes

-- 2019-02-02 12:53:57

At least four Libyan soldiers were killed when forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar fought with a local armed group as they sought to expand south, military officials said on Friday, with the World Health O...

World stock rally flags after strong US data

World stock rally flags after strong US data

-- 2019-02-02 12:16:52

Global stocks edged up on Friday, while bond yields rose after US employment and manufacturing data underscored a strong economy with little wage inflation. US job growth surged in January, with empl...

US stocks end mixed after strong jobs data

US stocks end mixed after strong jobs data

-- 2019-02-02 12:15:32

Wall Street ended mixed on Friday, as optimism from a surge in January US job growth was offset by a weaker-than-expected outlook from Amazon.com Inc that battered retail stocks. The online retail he...

US governor apologises for racist yearbook photo

US governor apologises for racist yearbook photo

-- 2019-02-02 11:48:27

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has apologised after his 1984 medical yearbook page emerged, showing a photo featuring men in racist costumes. "I am deeply sorry for the decision I made to appear a...

Floods hit part of Australia’s Queensland; more rain expected

Floods hit part of Australia’s Queensland; more rain expected

-- 2019-02-02 10:28:44

Once-in-a-century flooding in part of the eastern Australian state of Queensland looks set to worsen as the nation’s weather bureau on Saturday warned of more heavy rain in the area. Some resid...

Pakistan introduces expatriates' bond to handle payments crisis

Pakistan introduces expatriates' bond to handle payments crisis

-- 2019-02-01 17:33:20

Cash-strapped Pakistan on Thursday launched a bond scheme for its citizens living overseas, aimed at generating funds in foreign currencies to help bridge a balance of payment crisis. The Build Pakis...

Japan's jobless rate falls in December

Japan's jobless rate falls in December

-- 2019-02-01 14:44:01

Japan’s jobless rate fell in December and the availability of jobs held steady, Reuters reported on Friday citing government data. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 2.4 per cent...

Indian jobless rate hits 45-year high

Indian jobless rate hits 45-year high

-- 2019-02-01 13:00:34

Indian unemployment rate rose to its highest level in at least 45 years in 2017/18, an official survey that has been withheld by the government shows. The Business Standard newspaper reported the jo...

SE Asian stocks rise on trade talk optimism

SE Asian stocks rise on trade talk optimism

-- 2019-02-01 11:43:20

Southeast Asian stocks rose on Friday as the latest round of Sino-US trade talks ended on a positive note, with President Donald Trump saying he was optimistic that the two nations could reach "the bi...

Asian shares mixed after trade talks

Asian shares mixed after trade talks

-- 2019-02-01 11:35:45

Asian markets were mixed on Friday as trade talks ended in Washington with no deal but the promise of a second meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Gains were lim...

Recession hits Italy

Recession hits Italy

-- 2019-01-31 18:40:32

Italy's economy tipped into recession at the end of last year, according to latest figures. In the final three months of 2018, the economy shrank by 0.2 per cent, following a 0.1 per cent decline in...

Russia, US talks to break nuclear treaty deadlock fail: Agencies

Russia, US talks to break nuclear treaty deadlock fail: Agencies

-- 2019-01-31 15:36:28

Russia and the United States failed to bridge their differences over a landmark Cold War-era arms treaty at last-ditch talks in Beijing, Russia’s deputy foreign minister was quoted as saying by...

Saudi economy grows 2.21 per cent in 2018

Saudi economy grows 2.21 per cent in 2018

-- 2019-01-31 15:02:35

Saudi Arabia’s economy grew at a pace of 2.21 per cent in 2018, buoyed by strong oil sector growth, government data showed on Thursday, recovering from a contraction in 2017 when the economy was...

Sri Lanka halts imports of J&J baby powder

Sri Lanka halts imports of J&J baby powder

-- 2019-01-31 13:55:32

Sri Lanka has halted imports of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder until the company proves its product is free from cancer-causing asbestos, two government officials and the product’s local dist...