Economy

The number of homes started in the US in May fell 9.8% from the previous month to 1.256 million at an annualised rate, the...

On 18 June, the US Treasury Department extended the term of the Russian-related general licence that authorises certain transactions with the Sakhalin-2 oil and...

Uranium prices jumped 10 per cent to $76 per pound on Monday after Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (the world's largest uranium fund) announced a...

Japan's exports in May fell 1.7 per cent from the same month last year to a four-month low of 8.135 trillion yen ($56.1 billion),...

Japanese investment and technology SoftBank Group raised $4.81bn from the sale of 21.5m shares in US telecoms company T-Mobile. The papers were sold at $224,...

China in January-May increased oil production by 1.3% compared to the same period a year earlier - up to 90.28 million tonnes, the State...

Lennar Corp. one of the largest construction companies in the U.S., saw its net income and revenue decline in the second quarter of fiscal...

Spain remains one of the most popular countries in Europe for foreigners to buy property. But, as in other EU countries, property ownership brings...

Uzbekistan is preparing a law "on alternative investment funds". This was announced by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the plenary session of the Tashkent International...

Comparative analysis of the economies of Israel and Iran indicator Iran Israel GDP ~$400bn ~$540bn GDP per capita ~$4 400 ~$54 200 government debt/GDP ~18 % ~67 % military expenditures 2.5% of GDP ($10bn) 5% of GDP ($27bn) currency/gold reserves ~$7.7bn ~$76bn innovation...