Global stocks hurt by China’s trade threats, falling bond yields
China’s threat to impose counter-measures in retaliation for the latest U.S. tariffs knocked stocks sprawling on Thursday, checking earlier attempt to recover from a rout...
J.C. Penney posts smaller-than-expected loss; shares rise
J.C. Penney Co Inc posted a smaller-than-expected second-quarter loss on Thursday, as the struggling retailer’s efforts to cut costs and shutter unprofitable businesses paid off....
New telescopes give Wadi Rum visitors unmatched views of skies
A new telescope, said to be the first of its kind in the Middle East, promises to provide tourists and visitors with unmatched views of...
GE shares fall on report that cash situation worse than thought
General Electric shares fell 5% on Thursday after the Wall Street Journal reported that Harry Markopolos, a whistleblower in the Bernard Madoff Ponzi case, had...
British pilots union calls on Ryanair for mediated talks as strikes loom
The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) called on Ryanair to meet for mediated talks to resolve a dispute on pay and benefits to avoid two...
Detained Baring Vostok executive Delpal to be placed under house arrest: Ifax
Baring Vostok executive Phillipe Delpal, a French national, will be released from custody and placed under house arrest under the order of a Moscow court,...
South Africa’s Public Protector hit with second punitive costs order
A South Africa court on Thursday awarded a second punitive costs order against the country’s top anti-corruption official, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, after finding an...
J.C. Penney quarterly same-store sales fall short of expectations
J.C. Penney Co Inc reported a steeper-than-expected drop in quarterly comparable-store sales on Thursday, as the struggling department store operator stopped selling appliances and furniture...
Kremlin lauds ‘hero’ pilots after emergency landing near Moscow
The Kremlin lauded two Russian pilots as heroes and said they would be handed state awards after they landed an airliner carrying 233 people in...
Rival plans to stop no-deal Brexit clash, limiting their chances
Opposition parties launched rival campaigns to topple Prime Minister Boris Johnson and stop him taking Britain out of the European Union without a deal, illustrating...