Big banks kick off US earnings season

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at Exinity Asian equities and commodity markets kicked off the week on a strong note, with Chinese technology shares rallying on easing concerns about Beijing’s crackdown

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Car sales slump 19.6% in September

In September, annual car sales plunged 19.6%, while vehicle registrations were also down by nearly 5% for the first nine months of the year. Last month, total registrations of motor vehicles were

COVID19: Mass walk-in jab drive a success

Almost 1,000 people received a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at a Limassol mass walk-in vaccination event for booster shots and first-timers, as nearly 79% of the population are fully vaccinated. A

Cyprus stuck without UN envoy

President Nicos Anastasiades criticised the Turkish side for preventing UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres from appointing a new special envoy for Cyprus as a successor to Jane Hall Lute. Lute, appointed in 2018,

COVID19: One death, new cases below 100

Cyprus reported one coronavirus death on Sunday, as daily cases dipped below 100 to 94 and hospitalisations remained unchanged at 60. A 53 year old woman was the latest victim of the

Flickering flame of education

Society, culture, and education face a serious crisis when the younger generation is not encouraged to embrace critical thinking. Or when they do not challenge the establishment and tolerate all the ills

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COVID19: Cases stable, no new deaths

Cyprus reported no coronavirus deaths for the third day in succession on Saturday, as daily cases and hospitalisations dipped slightly to 134 and 60, respectively. The Health Ministry said in its Covid