UK Economy Set for Sluggish Growth Even If Brexit Goes Well

UK growth be sluggish for the next few years even if a Brexit deal is secured, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. In a report Wednesday, the think tank lowered its estimate for growth this year to 1.5 per cent from 1.9 per cent, and said output will pick up only […]

Daimler sees ‘slight’ profit gain this year after drop in 2018

Berlin: Daimler AG is preparing a “comprehensive” cost-cutting program to secure profitability as the German automaker fights through a US-China trade spat, slowing demand in Europe and North America and surging expenses to develop electric vehicles. The Mercedes-Benz manufacturer is stepping up efforts to shore up margins and counter pressures that are unlikely to blow […]

UAE’s Adnoc awards Dh5 billion contract for Ghasha concession artificial islands

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced on Wednesday the award of a dredging, land reclamation and marine construction contract to build multiple artificial islands in the first phase of development of the Ghasha Concession. The contract awarded to the UAE’s National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) is valued at Dh5 billion ($1.36 billion) […]

Indonesia’s economy grows faster than expected, rupiah firms

JAKART: Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, posted slightly faster than forecast growth in the October-December quarter and its full-year 2018 expansion was the best in five years, supported by steady household spending. Gross domestic product (GDP) in the final quarter of 2018 expanded 5.18 per cent from a year earlier, compared with 5.11 per cent […]

Tesla cuts Model 3 price for the 2nd time this 2019

Tesla Inc. is cutting the price of its Model 3 sedan for the second time this year, this time citing the end of a customer-referral program that was a more costly incentive than the company realized. All versions of the Model 3 will cost $1,100 less, lowering the starting price of the car to $42,900. […]