Oil prices down in Asia on US data and supply concerns
Oil prices were down in Asia Wednesday as investors weighed US petroleum industry data showing a build-up in crude stockpiles and news that shipments...
BlackBerry exits Pakistan over data access row
BlackBerry said Monday it is exiting Pakistan rather than hand over its customers' private messages, after the government demanded access to encrypted data sent...
Wall St drifts higher as tech, energy gain
Wall Street was higher after swinging between gains and losses on Thursday as a fall in healthcare stocks capped gains in technology and energy...
Youths in Tunisia’s deprived south dream of ‘real’ jobs
Tataouine (AFP) - In the southernmost Tunisian town of Tataouine, being young often means being unemployed, while even those who have a job dream...
Oil prices mixed in Asia ahead of US inventories report
Oil prices were mixed in Asia Tuesday as investors waited for data on US crude stockpiles expected to further underscore a global supply glut.
Prices...
Saudi banks still strong despite oil slump
Saudi Arabian banks' financial cushion and the government's commitment to keep spending should enable them to weather a prolonged slump in oil prices, even...
Gold dives close to six-year low
Gold sank Wednesday close to the lowest level in nearly six years, as the dollar rallied on prospects for a December interest rate hike...
Royal Dutch Shell first quarter earnings down 58 percent
Oil company Royal Dutch Shell said first-quarter earnings plunged 58 percent as depressed crude prices create "hugely challenging times" for the energy industry.
The Anglo-Dutch...
Samsung Galaxy S7 may be launched this January
Samsung is reportedly moving up the launch of its next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S7, to January in order to ramp up competition with Apple...
Oil above $50 for first time this year
Oil prices jumped Thursday above $50 for the first time this year as a long-lasting global supply glut shows increased signs of easing.
In a...
