Gulf News Cathay Pacific returns to profit | Hong Kong: Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong's biggest carrier, posted a second-half profit after paring capacity and selling a stake in a maintenance venture. | The HK$3.9 billion (Dh1.84 billion) ... (photo: Public Domain)
Gulf News Euro, pound slip on debt worries | London: Concerns over Europe's fiscal problems hit the euro and sterling Wednesday, while world stocks hovered near their recent six-week highs, though they were still up 66 per cent from a low hit ... (photo: AP / Denis Sarkic)
The New York Times Wall Street Shares Try to Push Higher | Shares on Wall Street edged higher Wednesday after the government said businesses trimmed their inventories again in January. | The Commerce Department said that wholesale inventories fell 0.2 perce... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer) EconomyJobsMarketPhotosUS
The New York Times E.U. Signals Approval for Larger Airline Alliance | BRUSSELS — European antitrust regulators took a step Wednesday toward approving an expanded alliance between British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia after the airlines offered to give up... (photo: AP / Tony Gutierrez, file) AirlinesBusinessEUIndustryPhotos
Asia Times Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics | By Willy Lam | China's ongoing tussles with the United States over issues including Taiwan, Tibet and trade are in a sense nothing new. For more than two decades, Sino-... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ChinaDefencePhotosPoliticsUS
Asia Times Pakistan risks IMF's $1.2bn | By Syed Fazl-e-Haider | KARACHI, Pakistan - Islamabad's tardiness in naming a finance minister to succeed Shaukat Tarin, who resigned on February 23 to pursue his own b... (photo: AP / Fareed Khan) EconomyFinanceIMFPakistanPhotos
Asia Times China assesses its gold strategy | By Russell Hsiao | Chinese leaders convening in Beijing for the annual plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) - China's ceremonial legislature - this w... (photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth) ChinaEconomyGoldMarketPhotos
The Times Of India Wall Street maintains uptrend NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks drifted higher Wednesday on cautious market optimism that global economic recovery was on track. | The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 21.2... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer) NasdaqNewYorkPhotosStockWallStreet