Category: Business

Job Openings in the US Reach 3-Year Low

The number of job openings was little changed at 7.7 million on the last business day of July, the U.S.

Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

The figure was the lowest since January 2021, a hint that the labor market in the world’s largest econ…

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US Crude Oil Inventories Fell Last Week

The US Energy Information Administration announced Thursday that crude oil, gasoline and distillate inventories in the United States fell last week, while gasoline inventories rose.

The administration, which is the statistical arm of the US Departmen…

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QSE Index Closes 0.02 Percent Higher

Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) Index closed Thursday’s trading session up by 2.23 points, or 0.02 percent, to reach 10,323.32 points.

During the session, 118,887,467 shares were traded, with a total value of QAR 259,815,459.778, resulting from 10,8…

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Japanese Yen Rises on US Economic Data

The Japanese yen rallied on Wednesday, while riskier currencies such as the Australian dollar and sterling fell as traders awaited US jobs data.

The yen rose about 0.3% to 145.02 per dollar, following a 1% rally overnight against a broadly stronger d…

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