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Rosneft shares fall on lower profits

Top Russian oli producer Rosneft says profits fell by 22% in Q2 thanks to continued weakness in oil prices, which have almost halved in the reporting

Markets

Stocks end the week relatively stable after roller-coaster ride

It’s been a truly roller-coaster week on the world’s stock markets. The panic selling that took hold in China and elsewhere earlier in the week

Markets

European markets rally

European markets on Thursday continued to rally, reflecting the gains on Wall Street, which saw its biggest single day rise for four years on

Markets

US and European stocks rally after Chinese shares halt their slide

European stock markets on Thursday rallied off the back of gains in the US and a bounce back in China. By lunchtime Frankfurt and Paris were up by

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World News

European stocks rise as Chinese concerns ease

European shares rose this morning, lifted by gains on Asian and US markets. Germany’s DAX opened two to 2.8 percent higher while France’s CAC 40 was

Markets

Asian markets steady their nerves.

Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region got off to a solid start on Thursday morning after global markets started to regain their footing. A sharp rebound

Business Line

The Great Fall of China and what it means for the rest of the world

The Great Fall of China Hundreds of billions wiped off the world’s financial markets at the beginning of the week, as a Chinese rout sent shares

Markets

Chinese investors remain fearful as market volatility continues

Chinese shares are struggling to recover as investors remain fearful that the latest interest rate cut will not be enough to stabilise its slowing

Markets

European stocks dip again on China worries

European stocks fell again on Wednesday, amid worries of what looks like a Chinese market in free fall. In Frankfurt, the Dax lost 1.6 percent and in

Markets

Asian markets prepare for more China-led turmoil

Asian markets braced themselves on opening for a further bruising in the sorry saga of what looks like a Chinese market in free fall. A late night

World News

Europe's markets claw back some ground after sell-off

After what is being dubbed “Black Monday,” there appeared to be a rosier Tuesday in store for the markets – in Europe at least. Shares made gains

Business Series

Global markets hit turbulence amid mounting fears of China slowdown

In this edition of Business Middle East, we analyse the turbulence engulfing global markets. Signs of an economic slowdown in China are stacking up

Markets

Investors hope for a rally after "Black Monday" share sell off

Investor fears, as China's economic troubles send share -shockwaves around the world

Markets

Chinese problems lead to plunging markets

Monday was a nerve-wracking day for traders on the world’s stock markets with equities plummeting off the back of China’s ongoing problems. European

Markets

China's 'Black Monday' a symptom of wider malaise in the world's second largest economy

In China markets did not just stumble overnight on Monday, they tumbled. The Shanghai Composite Index finished trading eight-and-a-half-percent

Russia

Kazakhstan's currency plunges after central bank abandons USD peg

The Kazakh currency, the tenge, has lost a quarter of its value against the US dollar after abandoning a peg to the Greenback. The country’s national

Business Series

The currency war intensifies after China devalues the yuan

One week after the People’s Bank of China devalued the yuan Business Middle East focuses on reactions to the central bank’s latest action which was

Business Line

Currency moves in China and Google's Alphabet fleet

China started devaluing its tightly controlled currency this week. Following the decision in the world’s second biggest economy, we focus on

China

Stocks fall as China devalues yuan currency for second straight day

Asian stocks fell on Wednesday after China’s central bank devalued the country’s yuan currency for the second day running. On Tuesday, in a surprise

USA

Google makes alpha bet on new company structure

It's a Googlution at the world's biggest hi-tech company as investors say goodbye to Google, and hello to Alphabet