Section: New Straits Times (Malaysia)
Gold futures close lower
KUALA LUMPUR: Gold futures contracts closed lower yesterday as international political turmoil in the Ukraine subsided, a dealer said. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Dutch review energy ties with Russia after plane crash
AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands is reviewing its extensive energy ties with Russia after the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine a month ago in an attack that killed nearly 200 Dutch nationals, officials and analysts said. …read more Source: New Straits...
Resident flee Donetsk after shelling
DONETSK: Residents of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk fled an area near rebel headquarters following shelling while cars with rebel gunmen rushed through the streets, two Reuters reporters at the scene said today. …read more Source: New Straits...
Brent dips below US$102 a barrel
LONDON: Oil fell below US$102 a barrel to its lowest in over a year yesterday as investor concerns over conflict in Ukraine and Iraq eased, and as higher Libyan oil output added to already ample supplies. …read more Source: New Straits...
Oil prices down in Asian trade
SINGAPORE: Oil prices eased in Asian trade Monday, but retained support from the latest round of tensions between Ukraine and Russia which sparked concerns of a full-scale military conflict, analysts said. …read more Source: New Straits...
Recovery likely to be extended
THE blue-chip benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose for five straight sessions last week to recoup all of the previous week’s losses, as buyers returned on easing geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and following limited United States airstrikes in Iraq. …read more Source: New Straits...
US stocks a haven, even after selloffs
AS headlines about an apparent escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine hit traders’ screens, selling was the word on Wall Street. Once again, though, for many it looked like nothing but another buying opportunity in United States stocks. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine says rebels shot down fighter jet
KIEV: Separatists have shot down a Ukrainian fighter plane amid fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian government forces in the eastern part of the country, a Ukrainian military spokesman said today. …read more Source: New Straits...
Wall St ends mixed
NEW YORK: US stocks ended mixed on Friday, paring an earlier selloff sparked by reports of Ukraine shelling a Russian armored column. …read more Source: New Straits...
‘Sanctions on Russia to hurt EU’
THE European Union (EU) has harmed itself economically with the sanctions it has imposed on Russia over Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said yesterday, calling for a rethink. …read more Source: New Straits...
