NEW YORK: Gold posted a second straight quarterly advance, the first back-to-back gains since 2011, as increasing demand for a haven drove a surprise 2014 rally. The dollar reached a one-month low this week versus the euro as a gauge

LONDON: Iran’s crude oil exports dropped in June after a spike in May, yet sales were still above the level allowed by an interim deal aimed at curbing Tehran’s nuclear program, according to sources who track tanker movements. Under the

LONG BEACH, California: Many tech companies saw their high-flying stocks lose altitude this year. Leaders in social media like Twitter Inc. and LinkedIn Corp. fell more than 40 percent from their 2014 highs. Others, such as the retailer Amazon.com Inc.,

PARIS: Leading French bank BNP Paribas said it would face no difficulty in absorbing the record multi-billion-dollar fine slapped on it by US authorities for breaking sanctions against pariah regimes. Under the deal, BNP Paribas accepted guilt and a number

FRANKFURT: Qatar Airways could reconsider ordering Airbus aircraft if it could not obtain landing rights — or slots — at European airports, CEO Akbar Al-Baker told a German newspaper in an interview. “If they (European airport slots) are limited further,

LONDON: Global oil prices fell but tensions in the crude-producing Middle East will likely keep prices high, analysts said. Brent crude for delivery in August hit to a two-week low at $112.51 per barrel in early morning London deals. It

Singapore – Chinese firms could have locked up as much as 1,000 tonnes of gold in financing deals, an industry report said, indicating a big slice of imports has been used to raise funds due to tight credit conditions, rather