Streaming wars heat up as rivals queue up to challenge NetflixSome of the biggest names in media and tech are gearing up to move into streaming, in what could be a major challenge to market leader Netflix. Apple is expected to make its move with an announcement...
May warns of long Brexit delay if MPs do not back her dealBritish Prime Minister Theresa May has issued a stark warning to lawmakers that if they do not back her Brexit deal, there is the possibility the country “will not leave the EU for many months, if eve...
Bucking the crisis, Greek microbreweries bubble to the foreBent over a barrel, Greek microbrewer Sophocles Panagiotou lovingly draws a measure of his Septem Red Ale into a glass cylinder and expertly transfers it to a glass. A decade ago at the start of the f...
Saudi stocks set to receive $20 billion windfall even as some investors sit outSaudi Arabia's inclusion in major emerging markets stock indices from Monday is likely to suck in around $20 billion in passive inflows, but unease after Jamal Khashoggi's murder and sluggish reforms...
US taxpayers must return millions after mistaken refundsTaxpayers in the US state of Louisiana got an unexpected windfall when a computer error issued their tax refunds a second time, local media reported on Saturday. The state's Department of Revenue caut...
Iran’s oil minister blames US for market tensionsIranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Saturday frequent US comments about oil prices had created market tensions, the ministry's news website SHANA reported. US President Donald Trump, who has m...
US Fed to hold fire on interest rates as world economy slowsThere is virtually no chance the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in the coming week, since policymakers have all but promised to hold their fire as the global economy slows. With inflatio...