Business

New York: Amazon.com said on Friday it would buy Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion, in an embrace of brick-and-mortar stores that could turn the high-end...

Beijing: China's securities regulator has toughened punishment on illegal market activities, handing out $90 million fines, in the first five months of...

London: Stocks fell in Europe and Asia on Thursday as investor concern over the pace of U.S. economic growth overshadowed a widely telegraphed rise in...

Luxembourg: Greece's international lenders are expected to agree on Thursday to unblock as much as 8 billion euros in loans that Athens desperately...

Los Angeles: Internet search giant Google has hired Indian-origin engineer Manu Gulati, who was Apple's chip architect for iPads and iPhones, to play a...

Muscat: Observations on the Omani Penal Law referred by Royal Order of His Majesty the Sultan were reviewed by the Majlis Al Shura yeterday. The review came...

Muscat: Time limit for paid sick leave for expats working for the government has been lifted, officials announced. The Civil Service Council has issued a...

Muscat: Inspectors from the Ministry of Manpower (MoM) are checking work sites on a daily basis to ensure full compliance with the mid-day break rule for...

Muscat: Tenders worth more than 66 million for a number of separate projects have been awarded by the Tender Board. The Tender Board held its sixth meeting...

DOHA: Qatar Airways’ operations to and from its Doha hub are running smoothly, with the vast majority of flights operating as scheduled, the airline has...