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WageSpot phone app pulls back curtain on employee pay

A WageSpot smartphone application released in the United States on Tuesday dove into a historically taboo topic -- how much people get paid. The app...

Coronavirus outbreak could slow the global economy

Shares tumbled in Asia on Thursday as concern over the impact of the virus outbreak in China deepened. Shares also retreated in India and Southeast...

MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi rises on FTSE review; Egypt up after govt reshuffle

Saudi Arabia's stock market rose in early trade on Sunday after index compiler FTSE added the country to its watchlist for potential upgrade and...

Saudi Aramco share listing will take time: chairman

Any share listing of state-owned Saudi Aramco, the world's largest crude producer, will take time, the company's chairman told The Wall Street Journal in...

Stocks, dollar and oil cool ahead of Doha meeting

Reassuring Chinese GDP data helped stocks, commodity markets and the dollar consolidate strong weekly gains on Friday, as focus turned to a meeting of...

Focus on jobs at heart of Saudi reforms

Saudi Arabia plans to spend billions of riyals on technical training and other initiatives to boost the number of its citizens in private sector...

Oil prices rise after Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran

Oil prices rose Monday on Middle East supply risks after Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with Iran. At about 1230 GMT, US benchmark West Texas...

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah warns budget down 60 percent on low oil prices

Kuwait's ruler warned Tuesday his nation's revenue is down some 60 percent due to low global oil prices, urging citizens of this tiny country...

Britain raises minimum wage

Britain's Conservative government raised the minimum wage by 7.5 percent on Friday in a move denounced by critics as largely symbolic in an era...

Saudi considering lifting export curbs on cement, steel

Saudi Arabia is considering lifting partial export bans on cement and steel to relieve oversupply in the local market, economic news website al-Eqtisadiah quoted...

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