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Gold Rallies as Dollar, Treasury Yields Soften after US Midterm Results

Business Gold chips displayed at a state-owned gold retail store in Surabaya, East Java (AFP)

Gold Rallies as Dollar, Treasury Yields Soften after US Midterm Results

Gold climbed to its highest level in over two weeks on Thursday as the fallout from the US midterm election results rippled through the global financial and…

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Business Hong Kong stocks rallied more than three percent on a broadly healthy day for Asian markets. Leung Man Hei / AFP

Tech Hit by New AI Worries on Positive Day for Most Markets

Tech firms tumbled Thursday as investors contemplated the outlook for the AI boom after Democrats swept the US midterms, partly on the back of growing anger…

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Business Türkiye is rapidly expanding its renewable energy capacity. But as host of COP31, the country faces growing pressure to match its clean energy ambitions with a clear commitment to phase out fossil fuels. Yasin AKGUL / AFP

Türkiye Showcases Renewables Surge, but Leaves Coal Intact

On a windy hillside about an hour's drive northwest of Istanbul, the Catalca power plant was one of Türkiye's first large-scale wind farms and has been feeding…

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Business Officials from the General Organization for Social Insurance at an earlier meeting with businessmen and businesswomen at the Riyadh Chamber (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Offers 100% Social Insurance Debt Waiver to Businesses That Have Exited Market

Saudi Arabia's General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) has made businesses that have ceased operations and exited the Saudi market eligible for a 100%…

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Business A general view shows Ras Tanura's oil production plant near Dammam in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province (AFP)

From Aramco's Profits to State Budget Revenue: How Do Oil Proceeds Reach Government Coffers?

Saudi Aramco's financial results and Saudi Arabia's third-quarter budget performance report, released on the same day, revealed a divergence between the…

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Saudi Market Seen Drawing Billions as Foreign Ownership Cap Nears Shift

Saudi Arabia’s stock market surged on Wednesday after reports that the Capital Market Authority (CMA) is close to approving a landmark change lifting the…

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Business FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the Yastreb (Hawk) land rig at Sakhalin-1's Chaivo field, some 1,000 km (621 miles) north of Yuzhno Sakhalinsk on October 10, 2006. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo

Russia Expects New Sakhalin-3 Gas Project to Start Operations in 2028

Russia is expected to start natural gas production at the new Sakhalin-3 project in the Pacific Ocean in 2028 to supply gas to China and for domestic needs,…

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Business A container ship is unloaded at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro, California, US, May 1, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

US Plans to Extend Africa Trade Deal by a Year

Lesotho's trade minister said on Wednesday that the US plans to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which gives the continent preferential…

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Business Saudi Arabia Advances Vision 2030 with Manufacturing, Localization, Economic Growth

Saudi Arabia Advances Vision 2030 with Manufacturing, Localization, Economic Growth

As Saudi Arabia celebrated its 95th National Day on Tuesday, the Kingdom is showcasing rapid economic reforms designed to cement its role as a global business…

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Business The Saudi and Chinese delegations meet. (SPA)

Saudi Industry Minister Strengthens Strategic Partnership with Senior Chinese Officials 

Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhorayef held separate meetings in China with Minister of Natural Resources Guan Zhi’ou…

Business Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistic Services and General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) Chairman Saleh Al-Jasser speaks at Tuesday's event. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Pledges $1 Million to ICAO to Support Developing Countries 

Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistic Services and General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) Chairman Saleh Al-Jasser underscored on Tuesday the Kingdom’s…

Business People stroll in Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin Wall, enjoying a warm sunset in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP)

Russian Finance Ministry Proposes Raising VAT to Help Finance War in Ukraine 

The Russian finance ministry said on Wednesday it was proposing to raise the rate of value-added tax (VAT) to 22% from 20% from 2026 in order to fund military…

Business A man sells carpets in Tabriz's historic market, believed to be one of the oldest bazaars in the region, in northwestern Iran, on September 17, 2025. (AFP)

Iran's Carpet Industry Unravelling Under Sanctions 

Once a symbol of cultural prestige, Iran's handmade rugs are no longer selling as fast as they once did, as sanctions weigh on an already troubled economy and…

Business 23 September 2025, US, New York: Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press via ZUMA Press/dpa)

Canadian PM Expects ‘Constructive’ Trade Talks with China to Deepen 

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he had "constructive" trade talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and expected the dialogue to deepen over time, as both…

Business The Kingdom is preparing to host the next edition of Hannover Messe, "Industrial Transformation Saudi Arabia," in Riyadh in December. (SPA)

Saudi Industry and Mineral Resources Ecosystem Launches Participation at Hannover Messe in China

The industry and mineral resources ecosystem launched its participation at Hannover Messe "Industrial Automation Show" in Shanghai, China, reported the Saudi…

Business A general view of the Central Bank of Morocco in Rabat, Morocco, February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal/File Photo

Moroccan Central Bank Holds Benchmark Rate at 2.25%

Morocco's central bank left its benchmark interest rate at 2.25% on Tuesday, citing persistent global and domestic uncertainties. Trade tensions, conflicts in…

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Business A flame rises from a chimney at Taq Taq oil field in Arbil, in Iraq's Kurdistan region, August 16, 2014. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari/File Photo

Iraq Kurdish Oil Exports Yet to Flow as Two Producers Seek Debt Guarantees

Pipeline oil exports from Iraq's Kurdistan region to Türkiye had yet to restart on Tuesday despite hopes of a deal to end the deadlock, as two key producers…

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Business Amaia Arranz-Otaegui, a University of Copenhagen postdoctoral researcher in archaeobotany, and Ali Shakaiteer, a local assistant to researchers working at an archeological site in the Black Desert in northeastern Jordan, are seen collecting wheat in this image provided July 16, 2018. - Reuters

Jordan Buys Estimated 60,000 Metric Tons Wheat in Tender, Traders Say

Jordan's state grains buyer purchased about 60,000 metric tons of hard milling wheat to be sourced from optional origins in an international tender on Tuesday…

Business Pavel Sorokin, Russia's First Deputy Minister of Energy, attends a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

Russia Says Further Restrictions on Fuel Exports are Possible if Needed

Russian Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin said on Tuesday that further restrictions on fuel exports are possible if needed, the Interfax news agency…

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Business Police officers stand guard during a demonstration called by major trade unions to oppose budget cuts, in Paris, France, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Reports: Europe to Succumb to Slowdown Driven by Tariffs, French Turmoil

Euro zone economic growth continues to hold up as Germany's budget largesse props up sentiment and offsets turmoil in France, but more weakness may be ahead as…

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Business Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Mathias Cormann, accompanied by Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan (not pictured), arrives for a joint media statement following their official meeting at the government headquarters in Bucharest, Romania, 15 September 2025. (EPA)

Full Impact of US Tariff Shock Yet to Come as Growth Holds Up, OECD Says 

Global growth is holding up better than expected, but the full brunt of the US import tariff shock is still to be felt as AI investment props up US activity…

Business A man pauses on a pedestrian bridge as a German flag flies over the Reichstag building in Berlin on October 23, 2024. (AFP)

OECD Cuts Growth Outlook for German Economy 

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development cut its economic outlook for Germany on Tuesday, though it upgraded its forecast for the euro zone…

Business FILE PHOTO: A flame rises from a chimney at Taq Taq oil field in Arbil, in Iraq's Kurdistan region, August 16, 2014. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari/File Photo

Oil Extends Declines after Iraq, Kurdish Governments Agree to Restart Oil Pipeline

Oil prices declined for a fifth consecutive session on Tuesday, as a preliminary agreement reached between Iraq and Kurdish regional governments to restart an…

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Business A gold seller weighs a gold watch bracelet inside a gold shop, on the day that gold surges to set a fresh record high, in Bangkok, Thailand, September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

Gold Hits Record High as Traders Bet on US Rate Cuts, Eye Powell's Signal

Gold prices steadied on Tuesday after reaching a record high, underpinned by expectations of more US rate cuts and a weaker dollar, as investors awaited…

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Business World Bank Establishes Regional Hub for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in Riyadh 

World Bank Establishes Regional Hub for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in Riyadh 

The World Bank announced on Monday the opening of a new regional hub in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to serve the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan…

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Business Rising stock graph and 3D printed oil barrels miniature are seen in this illustration taken June 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Kuwait's Oil Production Capacity Reaches 3.2 million Barrels a Day

Kuwait's crude oil production capacity stands at 3.2 million barrels per day, oil minister Tariq Al-Roumi said in an interview with the Kuwaiti newspaper Al…

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Business A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia July 14, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Oil Prices Little Changed as Russia, Mideast Concerns Offset by Oversupply Worry

Oil prices were little changed on Monday as concerns over Russia and the Middle East were countered by oversupply jitters. Brent crude oil futures, which have…

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Business Gold bangles are displayed at a jewellery store in Mumbai, India, March 20, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

Gold Scales Record High as Markets Brace for Further Rate Cuts

Gold surged to a record high on Monday, buoyed by investors' heightened expectations of a dovish rate-cut path, ahead of remarks by multiple Federal Reserve…

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Business Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Industry Kicks off Official Visit to China 

Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef kicked off on Monday an official visit to China, which will continue until September 26. …