The global Sukuk industry possesses a huge growth potential in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and is expected to be one of the fastest growing segments of the Islamic finance industry...
Europe's largest economy is running out of steam just as the impact of the crisis in Ukraine starts to hurt. Weak investment spending and slow trade led Germany to contract for the first time in over a year in the second quarter, as data showed...
You can inject one under your skin and no one will ever notice. Using short-range radio frequency identification (RFID) signals, it can transmit your identity as you pass through a security checkpoint or walk into a football stadium. It can help you buy groceries at Wal-Mart...
A high New Zealand dollar pushed down the price of imports, offsetting a decline in exports which led to New Zealand's terms of trade holding at a 40-year high in the second quarter...
As the major stock indexes appear at or near all-time highs, lots of people are seriously considering investing in the market –- some for the first time, and some who pulled out and have been waiting on the sidelines since the financial crisis of 2008...
Apple has confirmed that it is holding a press event on Sept. 9, most likely to unveil new products. The company is widely expected to debut a new version of the iPhone, and the company will reportedly offer at least one model with a larger 5.5-inch screen...
A frenemy, as all of you know, is a sheep in a wolf's clothing - an enemy pretending to be a friend, or a friend who is also a rival. While it's unlikely that most of your friends are intentionally being your frenemies, they may be unintentionally ruin your purse's content...
Deutsche Bank AG (DBK), Europe’s biggest investment bank, was fined 4.7 million pounds ($7.8 million) by the British markets regulator for inability to properly report millions of transactions...
Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s suppliers are preparing to manufacture the company’s largest-ever iPad, with production scheduled to commence by the first quarter of next year, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The new iPad will have a screen measuring 12...
The Guardian: It’s all eyes on Germany and the eurozone this morning, with fresh data giving an insight into conditions in Europe’s largest economy. It will also indicate whether the European Central Bank will unleash new stimulus measures next week...
Surprisingly, but the majority of ordinary Muslims are not aware of what Islamic financial services are about...
Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, said on Wednesday that French prosecutors had placed her under formal investigation over an obscure business affair that dates back to her work as finance minister under former President Nicolas Sarkozy. Ms...
On Wednesday Asian shares took a cue fom Wall Street and rose with the Nikkei 225 up 0.4% on a slightly stronger dollar and gains in technology shares...
On Tuesday morning, the companies confirmed Warren Buffet’s involvement in financing the transaction, commenting: “Berkshire Hathaway has committed $3 billion of preferred equity financing...
Bloomberg: Jeff Bezos is broadening Amazon.com Inc.'s entertainment ambitions, buying video-game service Twitch Interactive Inc. in one of its biggest-ever acquisitions...
After a year of wrangling and horse trading Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto has finally passed the legislation for his landmark energy reform, which will mark him down as one of the most influential Mexican presidents...
A China antitrust regulator said on Tuesday that Microsoft Corp had not been completely transparent with its sales information on the software it distributes in China, including information on sales of its media player and web browser software...
After some summer unrest, the U.S. equity market is once again hitting fresh peaks, prompting many investors to lament that there are no good values left...
One of the biggest challenges behind Google's modular Project Ara phone platform has been getting processors to play nicely with the technology. How do you let someone swap out the very heart of their device as easily as they would a memory card...
Germany’s economy ministry will approve the sale of utility RWE’s oil and gas unit DEA to a Russian investor despite tensions between Russia and the West over the Ukraine crisis, as Reuters reported, citing two individuals familiar with the matter...
