Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the foreign currency deposit ratings of Samba Financial Group, Banque Saudi Fransi and Saudi British Bank to Aa3 from A1 (positive). The foreign currency deposit ratings of
Moody's Investors Service has upgraded Saudi Arabia's foreign and local currency government ratings to Aa3 from A1 and the country ceiling for foreign currency bank deposits to Aa3 from A1. The country
European equities advanced for a third straight session to a two-week high on Wednesday as forecast-beating results from BNP Paribas helped banks and stronger commodity prices supported mining and energy shares. Charts
All nine members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted this month not to expand the central bank's quantitative easing policy — dashing expectations that at least one might have
The number of Britons claiming unemployment benefit rose unexpectedly in January and by the biggest amount since July last year, official data showed on Wednesday. The Office for National Statistics said claimant
World stocks rose on Wednesday and the euro kept the previous day's sharp gains as strong earnings from both sides of the Atlantic shifted focus away from concerns about the euro zone
The smartphone market will continue to boom this year as handset vendors roll out new, cheaper models and cut prices of the older phones — making them more attractive to a mass-market
The smartphone market will continue to boom this year as handset vendors roll out new, cheaper models and cut prices of the older phones — making them more attractive to a mass-market
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin played down Greece's economic woes on Tuesday, telling his visiting Greek counterpart that the United States were no better than Greece in handling its debt and fiscal
Asian shares leapt on Wednesday after a jump on Wall Street, with financial and resource stocks leading and shares in Hong Kong shrugging off China's latest move to temper robust lending. The
