Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday she still foresees only "gradual" interest rate increases in the few years ahead, as the US economy grows stronger and employment expands. Key...
As he rubs shoulders with leaders of the world's other major economies, Donald Trump is in a bullish mood about the US recovery even if there are clouds on the horizon. "Stock Market at all time...
In a formerly rebel-held district of Syria's Aleppo, factory owner Karam allows himself a small smile as he watches his machines back in action, churning out plastic goods. Six months after Syria's...
Samsung Electronics will invest nearly $18bn in its chip business, the South Korean firm said Tuesday, as it seeks to expand its lead in the global memory chip and smartphone markets. The world’s...
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has received yet another industry accolade for global excellence in transporting temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products. The air cargo...
A faulty boiler caused an explosion at a Bangladesh factory that killed 13 people this week, authorities said Wednesday, as survivors accused the owners of ignoring their concerns. A government...
While new car sales have slipped from 2016, robust demand for used vehicles means US car dealerships will still see strong sales this year, industry analysts said Wednesday. Jonathan Smoke, the chief...
Local plastic manufacturers say their businesses are being threatened by the volume of foreign plastic importation into the country. They are warning the situation would wipe them out of business in...
Samsung plans to invest $380 million and hire nearly 1,000 workers for a new manufacturing plant for home appliances in South Carolina, the company announced Wednesday. Samsung Electronics America...
Dutch electronics giant Philips Wednesday announced it was buying for 1.9 billion euros ($2.2 billion) a specialist US company manufacturing ground-breaking treatments for heart and vascular diseases...
Minority Caucus in Parliament has called for the immediate interdiction of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company, Mr. Alfred Obeng Boateng, over...
With talks to begin in August to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, dozens of industry, agriculture, labor and economic officials offered their views to the Trump administration on...
The world's biggest smartphone maker Samsung will next week start reselling refurbished Galaxy Note 7 devices after a humiliating recall over exploding batteries last year, news reports said Tuesday....
Chinese overproduction is sending the US aluminum industry into near collapse, endangering supplies of materials critical to American defense and national security, manufacturers told a public...
The head of Taiwan's tech giant Foxconn said Thursday its pursuit of Toshiba "is not yet over", a day after the Japanese firm announced it preferred another group of bidders to acquire its prized...
Since the beginning of May this year, social networks across Africa and its Diaspora have been saturated with photos and videos showing horrified people demonstrating the presence of plastic in food...
Since the beginning of May this year, social networks across Africa and its Diaspora have been saturated with photos and videos showing horrified people demonstrating the presence of plastic in food...
The International Monetary Fund has predicted that the African continent is expected to become the world second-fastest growing economy by 2020. With vast natural resources and short shipping lanes...
Ghana’s premier cement manufacturer, Ghacem, has started training block-makers across the country to equip them with modern skills in block moulding and how to enhance their businesses for...
General Electric announced a leadership shakeup on Monday as it faces scrutiny after a corporate makeover executed by outgoing chief Jeff Immelt in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis failed to...