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Brent crude traded near a 12-year low in London, briefly dipping below $28 a barrel, after the lifting of worldwide sanctions on Iran paved the way for increased supply amid a global glut.

Forty-eight percent of respondents expected GDP growth this year to reach 6.25 per cent or less, while 35 per cent said the economy would increase between 6.25 and 6.75 per cent. Chinese shares picked up yesterday as the Asian giant confirmed that fourth-quarter growth met...

The one-week and two-week yuan HIBOR rose to 11.9 percent and 12.745 percent, respectively.

While major centres recorded significant to mild increases, China’s statistics bureau – the NBS – stated that prices increased in only 39 of 70 cities surveyed in December, a modest increase on the 33 level of November.

Amazon has revealed a range of further details on how it plans to deploy its next-generation delivery drones. Despite Amazon’s drones being created to operate efficiently in various environments, chances are they won’t be able to travel much more than 10 miles from...

Her quiet pragmatism struck a chord with voters, winning the presidency and helping secure a legislative majority for her Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP, which espouses independence from the mainland.

Lurie fired Chip Kelly after three years and wants a new coach who can make an emotional attachment with the players – a skill Kelly never mastered in Philadelphia.

Iran detained Rezaian in 2014, eventually charging him with espionage and other crimes, according to The Washington Post.

Colin Kingston was reportedly distraught following a breakup with his girlfriend, 21-year-old Kelsey Annese, when he allegedly stabbed her to death at a home in Geneseo, New York, using a “large knife” on January 17.

According to the CBO, about $43 billion of this year’s increase in the deficit will result from a shift in the timing of some payments that the government would ordinarily have made in fiscal year 2017, but that will instead be made in fiscal 2016 because October 1, 2016...

The lawsuit alleges CBS and Viacom officials have concealed his failing health and have not established a succession plan.

The document which can be accessed here shows that Apple only hired 1,475 black employees and 1,633 Hispanics, although it is possible that there are some backfill or part-time employees, who do not fall under federal guidelines. Among executives, senior officials, and managers,...

The fourth-quarter results were shy of analysts expectations, with the company blaming volatile currency markets for a drop in revenue. But the airline’s bottom line did benefit from drastically lower fuel prices.

A Chinese president has not visited Saudi Arabia since 2009 when Hu Jintao went, and Jiang Zemin was the last Chinese president to visit Iran, going in 2002. “And the kingdom appreciates your efforts towards this”, Salman told Xi, according to SPA.

Under the new sanctions, the U.S. treasury has included 11 Iranian companies and 5 individuals on a black list due to their involvement in the ballistic missile programme and the purchase of components for these missiles.