US equities closed in the positive last Friday over optimism that an accord was getting closer. Talks continued over the weekend but so far no accord has been reached; however equities in Asia this...

The Swiss Producer Price Index came in slightly below the consensus...

Senate Republicans and Democrats hit an impasse over spending in their last-ditch struggle to avoid an economy-jarring default in just four days and end a partial government shutdown that enters its...

Republicans and Democrats in Congress failed to make any significant progress toward a deal Saturday even as a threatened default by the Treasury crept uncomfortably closer and a partial government...

World finance officials prepared to wrap up three days of meetings in Washington, where fretting about the risk of an unprecedented U.S. debt default overshadowed myriad worries about a shaky global...

New airplanes are grounded, investigations of fatal air and car crashes are going undone and scientific studies dependent on government funding have ground to a halt because of the partial government...

Dear Sir   We refer to your article on The Malta Business Weekly dated 26 September entitled Switch off, Unplug, Save. We are hereby appealing to the good sense of your readers in correcting...

SMEs are the backbone of the Maltese economy. They constitute the overwhelming majority of businesses (99.9%) and account for 39,000 employees, slightly more than one third of private sector...

Members of Emirates Skywards now have exclusive opportunities to redeem their Miles for tickets to matches of the world’s renowned football clubs sponsored by the airline.   This...

A group of comprising Malta's leading travel agencies on Wednesday enjoyed a most interesting ship visit and lunch on board the Horizon during her call at the Valletta Cruise Port.  The...