Monday, July 21, 2025

Finance

Trump rejects removing names of Confederate leaders from US bases

President dismisses appeals made in wake of death of George Floyd U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with conservative black supporters in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 10, 2020. Washington: US President Donald...

Coronavirus: Miami beaches open after 3 months of COVID-19 closure

Emotional moment for many whose leisure and financial well-being are tied to sandy shores An aerial drone view as beachgoers take advantage of the opening of South Beach on June 10, 2020 in Miami Beach, Florida. Miami: Miami’s beaches in South...

COVID-19: Latin America surpasses 70,000 coronavirus deaths

Brazil, region’s worst-hit country, accounts for almost 40,000 of total A patient with COVID-19 symptoms is transfered by ambulance boat to a hospital in Breves city, Para state, after being hospitalized for five days in Melgaco, southwest of Marajo Island,...

Going Viral: Day 74 under COVID-19 lockdown

Lockdowns might be frustrating but they do save lives IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? LOCKDOWNS MIGHT BE FRUSTRATING BUT THEY DO SAVE LIVESLockdowns might be furstrating but they do save lives 3 MILLION SAVED FROM CORONAVIRUS ACOSS EUROPE, STUDY SAYS As things stand...

Food delivery giants: Just Eat to buy Grubhub for $7.3b

Deal will form world’s largest online food delivery company outside China New York: Anglo-Dutch meal delivery firm Just Eat Takeaway.com agreed to acquire US company Grubhub for $7.3 billion (Dh23.8 billion) to form the world’s largest online food delivery company...

Dubai homeowners need more clarity on service charges

Property owners' time gets wasted waiting for funds paid in advance to be returned The fixing of service charges and their payments could do with more transparency. Everyone with an interest in the real estate market gets to benefit from...

UAE developers’ rental guarantee schemes need a closer look

Lot of developers are not being upfront on how they plan to pay if returns don’t match up Don't get overawed by promises of double-digit assured rental returns... in today's rental marketplace, it's always best to have a closer look...

UAE gold retailers feel full burden of credit, debit card fees by banks

Gold merchants are charged 2% and more even on debit card transactions An attraction for all gold shoppers out there... But for jewellery retailers, paying off credit and debit card settlement fees to card issuing banks is turning out to...

Saudi Arabia approves new mining law to boost investments

The mining sector contributes 15% to the county’s GDP currently, according to Invest Saudi Saudi Arabia approved a new mining law to attract more local and foreign investments in the mining sector and to diversify its economy away from oil. A...

OECD sees the global economy contracting 7.6% this year without a vaccine

Global output may shrink 6% in 2020 if a Covid-19 vaccine is found, the Paris-based organisation says in its latest global economic outlook Global economic output is forecast to plummet 7.6 per cent this year in absence of a Covid-19 vaccine...

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Today Gold Rate in Oman – 21th July 2025

Today Gold Rate in Oman Today Per tola is OMR 495.71 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is...

Today Gold Rate in Kuwait – 21th July 2025

Today Gold Rate in Kuwait (Kuwaiti Dinar): Today Per tola is KWD 390.04 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is KWD 334.40. Usually...

Today Gold Rate in Bahrain – 21th July 2025

Today Gold Rate in Bahrain ( Bahraini Dinar) Today Per tola is BHD 484.05 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is BHD 415.00....

Dubai Metro to extend operating hours from July 20

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) on Friday announced that the Dubai Metro's operating hours will be extended to Sunday, 20 July 2025. The...

Today Gold Rate in Dubai (UAE) in Dirham, 19th July 2025

Today Gold Rate in Dubai (UAE) Today Per tola is AED 4,691.77 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is AED 4,022.50. Usually people...