New york: US stocks closed mostly higher on Friday. The S and P 500 rose 0.84 percent, to close at a new all-time high of 7398.51 points. The Nasdaq for its part was up 1.71%, closing at 26,247.076 points. The Dow Jones, meanwhile, did not join the da…
Doha: The US economy continues to display notable resilience against an increasingly complex and uncertain global backdrop, Qatar National Bank (QNB) said in its weekly economic commentary. QNB noted that this resilience comes despite several headwind…
Beijing: China’s foreign trade in yuan-denominated terms grew 14.2% year-on-year in April, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Saturday. The total value of goods imports and exports reached 4.38 trillion yuan (about $639.4 billio…
London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed former premier Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global financial affairs, Downing Street said on Saturday. In a statement, the British government also announced the appointment of Harriet Har…