Profit-taking weighs on stocks in China, Hong Kong
SYDNEY, Australia - Stocks in China and Hong Kong took a breather on Tuesday, after the heady gains of a ...
Tourists from India, Saudi Arabia and UK flocking to Dubai
DUBAI, UAE - Dubai hosted more than eight million international overnight visitors in the first six months of this year, ...
Varadkar and Boris Johnson to meet in Dublin next month
DUBLIN, Ireland - Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke for an hour by phone on Monday ...
Wall Street joins in as stocks rally across world
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks advanced on Monday in a positive start to the week.Globally, stocks trended higher ...
System to reduce pollution, cut traffic congestion planned for China
BEIJING, China, The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $200 million loan to China.The funding is to support the ...
Chinese central bank adjusts interest rate-settings, stocks advance
SYDNEY, Australia - Stocks in China and Hong made solid gains on Monday.Support for Chinese stocks followed a decision on ...
In Kim's Threats and Appeasement, Experts See Move to Manipulate Trump
Connie Kim and Oh Taek-sung of the VOA Korean Service contributed to this report.WASHINGTON - North Korean leader Kim Jong ...
Kudlow defends Trump attempt to restructure trade relations with China
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. President Donald Trump's chief economic adviser has ridiculed the idea that the country is facing a ...
Argentine president replaces treasury minister
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Nicolas Dujovne has been replaced as Minister for the Treasury in Argentina, in a shock move ...
Expo 2020 Dubai to feature 220,000 square metres nursery
DUBAI, UAE - In October next year, Dubai will take to the world stage for a long antipated international event ...
UK commits 600 million pounds to new housing projects in England
LONDON, UK - Up to 50,000 new homes in high demand areas will be delivered through over £600 million of ...
Historical global interest rates may yet go lower
More than ten years on from the global financial crisis and economies around the world are still struggling to fully ...
Retailers struggle as JSE closes weaker
The JSE closed softer on Tuesday as a broad-based selloff saw most global equity markets retreat in Tuesday.Although modest, the ...
Much ado about new Zim dollar notes
A top business body, the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce, said on Tuesday industry was ready for the new bank ...
White House Insists Fundamentals of US Economy 'Very Strong'
WASHINGTON - The "fundamentals" of the U.S. economy are solid, the White House asserted, invoking an ill-fated political declaration of ...
Post-Brexit US-UK Trade Deal Under Threat
U.S. Democratic party lawmakers are threatening to kill any free trade deal Britain strikes with the Trump administration, if a ...
Mozambique case study shows that poverty is about much more than income
What does it mean to be poor? On the face of it, this may not sound like a very difficult ...
Shoprite profit takes a knock as strikes, poor economy hit sales
Shoprite earnings for the 2019 year was down 18.2%, as the retail group faced a "testing year".The retailer on Tuesday ...
Harmony Gold seeks to acquire new assets amid depleting reserves
Harmony Gold is assessing the acquisition of new assets, including AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.'s last underground operation in South Africa, as ...
Armenian President meets Manchester City chairman in UK
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has met Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, the chairman of Manchester City football club and ...
Subscribe and Follow
Get a daily dose of Leeds Times news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
News RELEASES
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Leeds Times.
More InformationStealing personal identification data causing nightmares for victims
The headquarters of a large national bank had detected fraud on an account and sent word to an Atlanta branch ...
Jordan considered closing Israeli embassy, expelling ambassador
AMMAN, Jordan - While Israel is being courted by Arab countries to establish diplomatic relations, members of Jordan's parliament are ...
Advancing techology forcing changes in U.S. Navy
WASHINGTON, DC The U.S. Navy and the world it operates in are a far cry from what they were four ...
Myanmar ambulance driver killed in crossfire
NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar - A volunteer ambulance driver has been killed and several others have been injured during a ...
Libyans, facing political and economic collapse, lament Western help
It's been eight years since the NATO-led military intervention in Libya. Many analysts consider the action a crucial step forward ...
4 Palestinians die in two separate incidents, Israel hit by 3 rockets
GAZA, Palestinian territories - Three Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in the northern Gaza Strip, the Palestinian health ...
The Exterminating Angel (El ngel exterminador) [Blu-Ray]
Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs
DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...
Read More