13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (253+ words) PARIS: A cash-strapped customer split an entrecôte steak with a companion the other day at David Zenouda’s Paris restaurant while others increasingly share starters, skip wine at lunch or opt only for a main course. It’s a sign of the…...

13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (305+ words) MUMBAI: India’s markets regulator proposed on Saturday a review of how settlement prices for index and stock derivatives are determined on expiry day. The plans were unveiled in a consultation paper laying out changes to the newly launched Closing Auction…...

13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (333+ words) LONDON: Copper prices were headed for their first weekly drop since June, even as they steadied on Friday following a steep fall in the previous session after Reuters reported that the White House had not made a decision on imposing…...

13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (198+ words) Business Recorder VIENNA: Austria’s central bank has trimmed its economic growth forecast for the country in 2026 due to a weaker-than-expected first six months of the year, but raised it for next year as the outlook is improving, it said on…...

13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (286+ words) MUMBAI: India’s FX reserves climbed to a record high of USD785.7 billion in the week to September 4, central bank data showed on Friday, lifted by a wave of inflows under policy measures to strengthen the country’s balance of payments. India’s FX…...

13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (208+ words) SHANGHAI: Japanese rubber futures fell for a third consecutive session on Friday on profit-taking after a short squeeze and arbitrage-driven rally this week, although the contract still posted a weekly gain as higher oil prices capped losses. The Osaka Exchange…...

13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (1042+ words) The Prime Minister defended exporting 108,000 MT of imported sugar to prevent financial losses from its approaching expiry, despite earlier imports to stabilize domestic prices. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has defended the government’s decision to export around 108,000 metric tonnes (MT)…...

13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (123+ words) Business Recorder PARIS: French central bank chief Emmanuel Moulin said on Friday that France was not in catastrophic economic danger but the government must act to reduce the country’s public deficit. Moulin was speaking after INSEE revised its economic forecast…...

13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (128+ words) Business Recorder BERLIN: The number of corporate insolvencies in Germany rose to a 13-year high in the first half of 2026 despite signs of a nascent recovery in Europe’s largest economy, figures from the federal statistics office showed on Friday. Local…...