Muscat: Oil prices today edged higher, even as fresh data pointed to slowing industrial production and retail sales growth in China, the world’s largest oil importer. Brent crude futures rose

Muscat: The US dollar today traded sideways after declining for a week, hemmed in by the Federal Reserve’s caution over the economy and as US lawmakers came closer to passing

Muscat: Gold prices today eased, as a slightly firmer dollar and optimism over a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine dampened investor demand for safe-haven assets. Spot gold was down

London: Gold prices today climbed as a softer dollar and renewed trade tensions fueled safe-haven demand. Spot gold was up 0.7% at $3,223.55 an ounce, and US gold futures gained

Singapore: The US dollar today trimmed its gains at the start of Asian trading, following a four-week rally, as markets digested the surprise downgrade of the US government’s credit rating,

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman will join countries around the world tomorrow, Tuesday, in celebrating International Metrology Day, which falls on 20 May every year. The occasion highlights the essential

Muscat: A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. Its uncontrolled entry was confirmed by both the Russian Space Agency and European

Kandy: At least eight people died and 37 were injured in central Sri Lanka when a bus veered off the road and fell into a precipice today, police said. The