Economy
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Brent oil prices gained slightly on Tuesday, stabilizing near $50 a barrel
Jul 4, 2017News Hour: Brent oil prices gained slightly on Tuesday, stabilizing near $50 a barrel on tentative signs that a persistent rise in U.S. crude production may be slowing. The international benchmark LCOc1 gained 15 cents to... -
Oil resumes its longest stretch of daily rallies in more than five years
Jul 3, 2017News Hour: Oil pared earlier losses on Monday, resuming its longest stretch of daily rallies in more than five years after data pointed to moderating U.S. output, though analysts said news of rising OPEC production could... -
Investors to set their sights on European companies
Jul 2, 2017News Hour: After buying big American brands like Apple, Pepsi and Yahoo!, activist shareholders – investors in search of big dividends – now are setting their sights on European companies like Nestle. “No company is really... -
The first phase of the Thailand-China rail project got approved
Jul 1, 2017News Hour: Thailand’s National Economic and Social Development Board, an advisory body to Thai cabinet, has approved the first phase of the Thailand-China rail project and will submit their proposal to the cabinet next week. By... -
An indicator of Chinese manufacturing activity beat forecasts in June
Jul 1, 2017News Hour: An indicator of Chinese manufacturing activity beat forecasts in June but analysts warned that Friday’s surprising result belied a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. The reading comes as the country loses momentum with... -
China ‘outraged’ by $1.42 billion planned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan
Jun 30, 2017News Hour: China urged the United States to revoke immediately its “wrong decision” to sell Taiwan $1.42 billion worth of arms, saying it contradicted a “consensus” President Xi Jinping reached with his counterpart, Donald Trump, in... -
Bangladesh can double its export earnings from shrimp
Jun 24, 2017News Hour: A widely attended national workshop was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 18 June 2017 to forward-looking strategy to fully tap the rich potential of the shrimp sector for inclusive national growth and development of... -
Thirty percent of investments planned by oil and gas majors over the next decade could be wasted
Jun 23, 2017News Hour: Thirty percent of investments planned by oil and gas majors over the next decade could be wasted if the world economy retools to cap global warming at two degrees Celsius, researchers warned on Wednesday.... -
Energy firms once again sank in Asian trade
Jun 23, 2017News Hour: Energy firms once again sank in Asian trade on Thursday after another plunge in oil prices as glut fears return, though most regional markets enjoyed a recovery from the previous day’s sell-off. Crude traders... -
Tokyo stocks opened lower as oil prices dropped
Jun 21, 2017News Hour: Tokyo stocks opened lower on Wednesday after three days of gains, tracking Wall Street’s losses and as oil prices dropped. Leading US indices retreated from record highs on Tuesday, with weakness in petroleum-linked shares,...
