Asian markets eke out gains amid trade war fearsAsian stocks made modest gains Wednesday, after a batch of generally solid US earnings and news of China's stimulus plans helped drive markets up. Beijing on Tuesday signalled that it would shift to a...
How Iraq’s agricultural heartland is dying of thirstOne day in June, a giant irrigation pump deep in the Mosul Dam Lake sputtered briefly into life. The successful test brought a rare moment of celebration for the facility's supervisor, Assem Abdel Rah...
Trump wants $12 billion in aid to US farmersThe Trump administration on Tuesday said it will use a Great Depression-era program to pay up to $12 billion to help US farmers weather a growing trade war with China, the European Union and others th...
Iran replaces central bank chief as economy faces crisisIran replaced its central bank chief on Wednesday, local media reported, amid fallout over banking scandals and the crisis facing the country's economy. Valiollah Seif, who had served as the bank's go...
Deutsche Bank says big-bang restructuring on trackGermany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank said Wednesday a major restructuring under its new chief executive was in full swing, as it confirmed second-quarter profits that beat analysts' previous expecta...
Oil prices rise for 2nd day, buoyed by fall in US inventoriesOil prices rose for a second day on Wednesday after industry group data showed US crude inventories fell more than expected last week, easing worries about oversupply that had dragged on markets in re...