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April 26, 2021
Middle EastMIDEAST STOCKS Most major Gulf bourses gain on corporate earnings Reuters 4 minutes read Major stock markets in the Gulf closed higher on Monday, with the Saudi index leading gains after a slew of strong corporate earnings. Saudi Arabias benchmark index (.TASI) rose 0.9%, boosted by a 1.8% gain in Al Rajhi Bank (1120.SE) and a 8.9% surge in Bank Al Jazira (1020.SE), which reported an increase in its quarterly net profit. Elsewhere, Saudi National Bank (SNB) (1180.SE) closed 0.9% hig...
April 26, 2021
BusinessJapanâs Toshiba considers $20 bln take-private deal - source ReutersMakiko Yamazaki 1/3 A reporter raises his hand for a question during a Toshiba news conference at the company headquarters in Tokyo, Japan June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato Read More Toshiba Corp (6502.T) is considering a $20 billion offer from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners to take it private, a person familiar with the matter said, as the Japanese industrial conglomerate faces pressure from activist sh...
April 26, 2021
Retail & ConsumerJessica Albas Honest Co targets $1.5 bln valuation in U.S. IPO Reuters 1/2 Actress Jessica Alba, co-founder of The Honest Company, speaks during the TechCrunch Disrupt event in Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., May 11, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Read More Jessica Albas Honest Co said on Monday it was aiming for a valuation of over $1.5 billion in its initial public offering in the United States. Alba, known for her roles in film "Fantastic Four" and TV series "Dark Angel"...
April 25, 2021
Middle EastMIDEAST STOCKS Major Gulf bourses off to a mixed start Reuters 3 minutes read A Saudi trader observes the stock market on monitors at Falcom stock exchange agency in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser Major Gulf markets were mixed in early trade on Sunday, with the Saudi index on track to extend gains from the previous session helped by in healthcare and petrochemical shares. Saudi Arabias benchmark index (.TASI) gained 0.3%, with Dr Sulaiman Al-Habib Med...
April 20, 2021
Tanmay is 23 and a resident of Shraddhanand Peth in city NAGPUR: Nationalist Congress Party spokesman and skill development minister Nawab Malik has sought a high-level inquiry into how a young nephew of state leader of opposition Devendra Fadnavis got his second vaccine dose. Under existing rule, people below 45 years of age are not eligible for the jab, unless they’re healthcare or frontline workers. “Does he have comorbidities or is he a frontline healthcare worker? If he is not, then a...
April 20, 2021
Toshiba Corp (6502.T) said on Tuesday it has received another letter from CVC Capital Partners saying that the European private equity fund "would step aside to await" Toshiba's guidance regarding its offer to take the Japanese company private.
April 18, 2021
Middle EastMIDEAST STOCKS Most major Gulf markets rise; Qatar dips Reuters 3 minutes read A Saudi trader observes the stock market on monitors at Falcom stock exchange agency in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser Most major stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Sunday, with property shares boosting the Dubai index, although Qatar bucked the trend to trade lower. Saudi Arabias benchmark index (.TASI) added 0.6%, with Al Rajhi Bank (1120.SE) rising 1.4% and...
April 3, 2021
Updated: April 03, 2021 17:04 IST The BJP national president said the DMK and Congress had failed miserably to save the people’s aspirations Share Article AAA BJP national president J.P. Nadda during his campaigning for the party’s Modakkurichi Assembly constituency candidate C. Saraswathi at Sivagiri in Erode district on Saturday | Photo Credit: GOVARTHAN M The BJP national president said the DMK and Congress had failed miserably to save the people’s aspirations Both, the DMK and t...
March 9, 2021
Several parties had requested that session be curtailed due to Mar 27-Apr 29 elections
March 4, 2021
In California, they’re saving the world. If you’re traveling near Napa, California and happen to cruise through the town of Petaluma, don’t look for the new gas station — there won’t be one. Ever. And that isn’t just a guess. As it turns out, the city’s unanimously approved a measure banning the construction of any new filling stations. Petaluma’s 2030 goal: “carbon neutrality.” The 60,000-resident coastal community’s city council made the decision Monday night. Hence, ne...