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Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific announced Wednesday that it will buy budget airline HK Express for US$628.15 mn, a...
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Hong Kong's former home affairs secretary Patrick Ho Chi Ping was jailed for three years Monday for a scheme to bribe Af...
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The US space agency NASA scrapped Monday a planned historic spacewalk by two women astronauts, citing a lack of availabl...
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Asian markets staged a tentative recovery Tuesday from the previous day's steep losses, with investors increasingly anxi...
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Robert Mugabe, who has died aged 95, used repression and fear to hold on to power in Zimbabwe for 37 years until he was ...
Global stocks mostly rose Thursday following news that the United States and China will resume high-level trade talks in...
The president of the Maldives on Tuesday accused judges of plotting to overthrow him, hours after he declared a state of...
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Asian stocks plunged Tuesday after a record-breaking loss on Wall Street, extending a global rout as panicked investors ...
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The Maldives' top judge was arrested Tuesday as security forces stormed the Supreme Court at dawn, in a deepening confro...
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US stocks took a historic tumble on Monday, with the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average at one point losing almost 1...
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Tokyo stocks plunged more than four percent in opening trade Tuesday with investor sentiment hit by a sell-off on Wall S...
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Opposition leaders in the Maldives urged the international community Monday to pressure President Abdulla Yameen into ob...
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The United States said Sunday it has not ruled out sanctions on Venezuelan oil as it turns the screw on President Nicola...
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The Maldivian Supreme Court dealt another blow to beleaguered President Abdulla Yameen Sunday, asking him to comply with...
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Supporters of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) celebrated the court decision to order the release of...
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Former President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed was among nine convicted political dissidents cleared by the country's ...
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| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 202.0474 | 202.0474 |
| UK Pound | 268.7331 | 269.2383 |
| Euro | 228.7177 | 228.3338 |
| Aus Dollar | 144.3831 | 144.4841 |
| Yen | 1.7815 | 1.7776 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 2.6936 | 2.6920 |
| Korea Won | 0.1711 | 0.1702 |
| Oman Rial | 524.7916 | 524.7916 |
| Saudi Riyal | 53.8563 | 53.8592 |
| UAE Dirham | 55.0073 | 55.0073 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 3,900.02 | 1.84% |
| CSE All Share | 11,440.53 | 2.13% |
| Turnover Rs million. | 2,191,558,044.10 | 10,054,526,815 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 7.56 | 7.63 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 7.88 |
| 12-m bill | 8.25 | 8.16 |
| 5-yr bond | 10.56 | 10.58 |
| 8-yr bond | 11.21 | 11.20 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 5.93 | 5.99 |
| Gilt Repo | 5.14 | 5.14 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
With China facing a massive gender gap and a greying population, a company wants to hook up lonely men and retirees with...
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A hacking theft that netted $530 million, a ban on Facebook advertising, regulation even in Russia and more wild price s...
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Wall Street stocks finished mostly lower Thursday due to unease over the prospect of higher interest rates as Treasury b...
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British women won the right to vote 100 years ago after an intense struggle marked by a violent fringe campaign that sho...
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ECONOMYNEXT - Ex-finance minister Ravi Karunanayake, who a commission of inquiry into a securities scam referred to lega...
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Venezuela on Wednesday set the initial value of a digital currency it created to overcome a liquidity crisis at $60, but...
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Facebook on Wednesday reported earnings that beat expectations, but shares swung as it stressed the goal of prioritizing...
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US authorities on Monday announced fines and charges against three major European banks and eight individuals accused of...
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Global stocks kicked off the week in lackluster fashion on Monday, with US equities retreating from records ahead of a F...
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Japan said Monday it would impose administrative measures on virtual currency exchange Coincheck after hackers stole hun...
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