South African rand firms ahead of factory activity, vehicle sales figures
(Reuters) – The South African rand strengthened in early trade on Monday ahead of the release of local manufacturing purchasing…
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Emirates NBD Bank to acquire retail banking business of HSBC Egypt
Emirates NBD (ENBD.DU), opens new tab said on Sunday that its fully-owned subsidiary in Egypt had entered into a definitive…
Egypt raises most household power tariffs by average 12%
Egypt’s Electricity and Renewable Energy Ministry said on Friday that it would keep tariffs unchanged for the first household consumption…
Oil falls after Trump cancels attack on Iran to seek nuclear deal
Oil prices fell more than $4 a barrel on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump held off a fresh attack…
Yen climbs for third straight session with traders on alert for intervention
The yen rose for a third straight session on Monday, keeping traders on alert for further intervention after Tokyo and…
Product tanker carrying Russian cargo reroutes around Africa after Red Sea U-turn
A Panama-flagged tanker carrying Russian naphtha attempted to pass through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait in the last week of July before…
South Korean shares soar after chip stock rout
Share prices jumped in South Korea on Friday, partly reversing a three-day rout that wiped hundreds of billions of dollars…
The Chinese robot army transforming the UK’s retail industry
Every time you click “buy” on an online order, the chances are that your purchase starts getting processed within minutes.…
Amazon and Apple just told us more about their AI plans – here are three things we learned
Leaders of tech companies Meta, Amazon and Google all reported quarterly financial results in in recent daysThe world’s biggest technology…
BP puts North Sea business up for sale
WPA Pool A general view of the BP ETAP (Eastern Trough Area Project) oil platform in the North Sea on…