Lale Akoner, Global Market Analyst, says while the escalation has introduced new risks, the broader investment case for equities in...
Despite trillions managed by GCC sovereign wealth funds, late-stage venture capital remains scarce, leaving startups stranded between early traction and...
China on Thursday said it "firmly opposes" sweeping new US tariffs on its exports and vowed "countermeasures to safeguard its...US President Donald Trump has ignited a potentially ruinous global trade war after imposing 10 percent levies on imports from around the world
Beijing responded to those tariffs with levies of up to 15 percent on a range of US agricultural goods including soybeans, pork and chicken
Paris, France -- Scientists said Wednesday they have developed the world's tiniest pacemaker, a temporary heartbeat regulator smaller than a...While still years away from being tested in humans, the wireless pacemaker was hailed as a "transformative breakthrough" that could spur advances in other areas of medicine.
Millions of people across the world have permanent pacemakers, which stimulate hearts with electrical pulses to ensure they beat normally.
Trump kept rivals and allies alike guessing about who would be targeted and by how much, but promised to be...A fan of tariffs for decades, Trump said that he had "settled" on a plan but kept the world in suspense as he refused to reveal the details.
He would only say that the tariffs would be lower than what other countries would be charging the United States, adding that "we sort of have a world obligation perhaps."
- Morocco is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tapping northern rivers to supply water to parched cities farther south...
Morocco has spent $728 million so far on what it dubs a "water highway" to redirect the surplus flow of the Sebou River to meet the drinking water needs of capital Rabat
Officials say the project has been a success in heading off the immediate threat to the water supply of the country's most populous region
- Wall Street's main indexes opened in the red, with General Motors sinking more than nine percent in early trading while...
Among European auto firms, Volkswagen shed 2.4 percent, Porsche was down around 3.5 percent, Mercedes lost four percent and BMW fell 2.7 percent.
In Mumbai, India's Tata Motors, which exports Jaguar Land Rovers to the United States, lost more than five percent.
Paris, France -- From champagne to steel and now cars: it is getting harder to keep up with US President...In early March, Trump imposed a 20 percent tariff on products from China, which has a huge trade surplus with the United States and was already his top target during his first term
Trump announced earlier he would slap 25-percent tariffs on imports from countries buying oil and gas from Venezuela, a punitive measure that could hit China and India.
Born in 1964, Souaid officially takes over after embattled former chief Riad Salameh's term expired in July 2023 with no...First vice-governor Wassim Manssouri had been acting head of the bank, a post that is traditionally reserved for a Maronite Christian in Lebanon's sectarian power-sharing system.
Souaid is the founder and managing partner at Gulf-based Growthgate, according to his biography on the private investment firm's website.
- US President Donald Trump has announced steep tariffs on auto imports and parts, provoking threats of retaliation from trading partners...
The duties take effect at 12:01 am (0401 GMT) on April 3 and impact foreign-made cars and light trucks while key automobile parts will also be hit within the month
But the White House added that vehicles entering under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) can qualify for a lower rate depending on their American content
Investor sentiment has been jolted in recent weeks by fears that the president's hardball policies could deal a painful blow...Gold held at around $3,030 an ounce (28.3 grammes), having hit a series of records last week to a peak of more than $3,057 owing to a surge in demand for safe havens.
Asian markets fluctuated through the day, with Tokyo falling while Hong Kong and Shanghai rose.
The European Union defied US threats of retaliation Wednesday by accusing Google of violating its digital rules -- which could...The moves risk opening up a new front in the already fraught relationship between the EU and President Donald Trump,
Apple and Google responded that the EU risked European users' security and its moves would hinder innovation
