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THE recently concluded results season showed some sectors reporting profits exceeding or at least meeting with market expectations but on the whole, cautiousness continues to dominate going into the rest of the year, and even beyond. The plantation sector was the clear winner for the quarter under review, according to Kenanga Research, with most companies reporting profits that exceeded expectations thanks to strong average selling prices of crude palm oil( CPO).“ Plantations stood out as all 11

The Houthi retaliation represents a danger to worldwide maritime transport.... A resolute response is imperative for sustained global prosperity.... As a country highly dependent on imports, especially through maritime routes, any hindrance in the smooth passage of ships through critical waterways like the Red Sea can pose challenges. Pakistan’s economy primarily relies on imported raw materials, with seaborne trade being a major component....

cautiously ahead of the consumer price index( CPI) data scheduled to be released on Friday, which may give

Asian shares fell Thursday as caution set in among investors after banks and industrial companies

cautioned that it was an uncontained, multi-acre fire whose cause was under investigation.By the

NEW DELHI: Oil prices pulled back in Asia on Wednesday as the prospect of a delay in the U.S. rate-cutting cycle and a rise in U.S. crude stocks offset a boost on Tuesday from news OPEC+ might extend its output cuts. Brent crude futures fell 49 cents, or 0.6%, to$ 83.16 a barrel by 0302 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures( WTI) dropped 48 cents to$ 78.39 a barrel.On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman signalled she is in no rush to cut U.S. interest rates, particularly

NEW YORK: World stock markets stalled at two-week highs and oil prices fell on Thursday as increased restrictions in parts of the world to contain the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant tempered investor optimism about the economic recovery. European shares closed lower after opening higher, while stocks on Wall Street were mostly in the red and Japan's blue-chip Nikkei stock index slipped almost half a percent. That left MSCI's world stock index hovering near two-week highs but struggling t

SYDNEY: National Australia Bank said on Monday it will buy Citigroup's local consumer unit in a

and other devices, prompting the Tokyo Fire Department to alert consumers to be careful with the