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UK firms plan biggest pay rises since 2008, boosting rate hike case

Britishworkersareinlinefortheirbiggestpayrisessince2008thisyearasahigherminimumwagekicksin,accordingtoaBankofEnglandsurveythatislikelytofuelconcernsamongitspoli

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Japan posts longest growth streak for almost three decades

Japan’seconomypostedgrowthfortheeighthstraightquarter,thelongestcontinuousexpansionsincea12-quarterstretchinthelate1980s.Theeconomyexpandedata0.5-percentannuali

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Trump’s solar tariffs impacting the Californian market

ThesolarindustryhasbeengrowingatlightningspeedintheUSandthat’smeantexponentialjobgrowth,buttherecentthirtypercenttariffimposedbytheTrumpadministrationonsolarpan

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1 in 9 people infected after gut surgery: study

Morethan12percentofpeoplewhohavegastrointestinalsurgerybecomeinfectedwithin30daysofgoingundertheknife,researcherssaidWednesdayinastudycovering66countries.Forlow

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Twitter's CEO downplays chatter about possible acquisition

TwitterIncChiefExecutiveJackDorseysaidonTuesdaythathesawvalueinthesocialmedianetworkremaininganindependentcompany,downplayingrecentspeculationbyanalyststhatitco

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China's non-financial ODI maintains double-digit growth

China'snon-financialoutbounddirectinvestment(ODI)maintaineddouble-digitgrowthinJanuary,thethirdconsecutivemonthlyincrease,officialdatashowedTuesday.Chineseinves

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UK inflation sticks at nearly six-year high in January

Consumerpriceinflationheldatanannualrateof3.0percentinJanuary,unchangedfromDecember,afterhittingitshighestsinceMarch2012inNovemberat3.1percent,theOfficeforNatio

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Kering results are all Gucci

BlisteringgrowthatGuccihelpedpropelFrenchluxurygroupKeringtoanewrecordin2017,doublingnetprofitsandsendingsalesabove15billioneuros.Withitsstableofluxurybrandstha

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China's R&D spending up 11.6 pct in 2017

China'sspendingonresearchanddevelopment(RD)grewfasterin2017asthecountrycontinuedtopushforinnovation-drivendevelopment.PreliminarycalculationsshowedthatRDspendin

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China imposes anti-dumping measures on imported chemicals

China'sMinistryofCommercewillimposeanti-dumpingmeasuresonimportedstyrenemonomerbyrequiringimporterstopayacashdepositonpurchase.TheChinesemainland'sstyrenemonome

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U.S. stocks witness heavy weekly sell-off amid higher inflation concerns

U.S.stocksfluctuateddramaticallyduringtheweek,beforeendingtheweeksharplylower,asastrongjobsreporttriggeredpanicsalesamidratehikeconcerns.OnMonday,theDowplummetn

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US stocks end bumpy week up sharply, oil prices drop 3 percent

USstocksendedwithamorethan1percentgainonFridayafteranothersessionofwhipsawtrading,thoughtheDowandSP500postedtheirbiggestweeklylossessinceJanuary2016.EvenwithFri

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Reports: China’s SGCC eyes share of German electricity grid

TheStateGridCorporationofChina(SGCC),oneoftheworld'slargestutilityfirms,islikelytoacquireashareofthenortheastGermanelectricitygrid,GermanmediareportedonFriday.T

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Pakistan's merchandise export increase 11.11 percent

ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Feb.9(APD)–Pakistan’sexportincreasedby11.11percentduringfirstsevenmonthsofthefiscalyearJuly2017-June2018ascomparedtoexportsdu

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Asian markets suffer fresh beating as global rout resumes

AsiantradingfloorswereaseaofredonceagainonFridayastheglobalroutreturnedwithavengeanceonintensifyingfearsabouttighterUSinterestrates.Tokyo,HongKongandShanghaiwer

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Nvidia share rise powered by data center, cryptocurrency demand

NvidiaCorp’ssharesupshotupbyasmuchas12percentinextendedtradingonThursdayasdemandsurgedforitsgraphicschipsusedindatacenters,gamingdevicesandcryptocurrencymining.

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US stocks plummet again as S&P, Dow confirm correction

USstocksplungedonThursdayinanotherdramatictradingsession,withthetwobest-knownstockmarketindexesfallingmorethan10percentfromJan.26recordhighs.TheSP500slumped3.8p