The concerns over China’s growth rate hit the oil patch, where U.S.-produced crude was down almost 2% to $46.41 per barrel in early trading. NASDAQ 100 index went up 23.44 points or 0.53 percent to close at 4,462.07.
China’s National Bureau on Statistics announced on Monday that the economy of China has surged by 6,9% year-on-year through September, that is, better than the official 6,8% forecast, but below the 7% overall expectation for 2015.
The Obama administration, faced with a surge in unauthorised drone flights, will announce a new initiative on Monday aimed at registering the owners of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
A mammoth offer from Aetna to buy Humana for $37 billion is set to be approved by shareholders this week, three months after the tentative deal was announced by company executives.
USA regulators have scrambled to regulate drones as they have proliferated in US skies in recent years, sparking concerns from lawmakers, pilots and the general public that the devices pose a threat to manned aircraft. Two sources who were informed of the plan said the...
Administration today stated that coal imports dropped by 27.16% to 12.6 million tonnes (MT) in the month of September a compared to the same period of 2014 owing to increase in domestic fabrication.
Many nations have also expressed disappointment that the goal of “decarbonizing” the global economy – moving away from fossil fuels – has been deleted from the draft now in circulation.
Israeli soldiers also clashed with armed Palestinians in the Qalandiya refugee camp and delivered a home demolition order to the family of Tareq al-Dweik, a 22-year-old Palestinian who was arrested after allegedly stabbing four Israelis last week.
Chinese leaders have been trying to reassure jittery global markets for months that the economy is under control after a shock devaluation of the yuan and a summer stock market plunge fanned fears of a hard landing.