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Car Insurer First Central Is Said to Tap Banks for London IPO

First Central Group Ltd., the UK vehicle and home insurer, has appointed investment banks as it prepares for a potential initial public offering in London, according to people familiar with the matter.

OECD sees global growth at 2.9% in 2026 amid Middle East tensions

Global economic growth is projected to ease to 2.9% in 2026 from 3.3% in 2025, before edging up to 3.0% in 2027, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in its latest Economic Outlook on Thursday.

Middle East conflict will damage UK’s economy ‘more than any other’

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says UK economy will grow by just 0.7% this yearThe conflict in the Middle East will damage the UK’s economy more than any other industrialised nation, according to analysis by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), whi...

Platner holds commanding lead over Mills in Maine Senate race: Poll

Progressive oyster farmer Graham Platner holds a commanding double-digit lead over Gov. Janet Mills (D) in the Democratic primary to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), according to a new poll.  An Emerson College Polling survey released on Thursday showed Platner leading Mills by about...

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Farmer aims to fetch near $20,000 per bag of rare coffee

A fourth-generation coffee farmer said he is ramping up sales from the only Brazilian plantation of rare eugenioides coffee, aiming to ​fetch as much as 50 times the price of the arabica ‌beans found in most gourmet brews. Luiz Paulo Dias Pereira Filho said he expects his harvest of eugenioides, an...

Flour prices drop in Karachi

KARACHI: Flour mill owners have announced a significant reduction in flour and fine flour prices following the arrival of the new wheat crop in the market. According to details, the price of wheat has fallen by Rs. 10 per kilogram, and the decrease has led to a cut of up to Rs. 12 per kilogram [&#82...

Govt working on developing ‘mortgage finance’ ecosystem for housing, PM told

Work on legal reforms within the housing sector is in “full swing”, including developing an ecosystem for mortgage finance in the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was told on Thursday. On March 18, PM Shehbaz urged authorities to prioritise making housing finance accessible to ordinary citizen...

Zimbabwe lithium export ban triggers crackdown, concerns

The ban applies to all raw minerals but targets lithium, a key resource of which Zimbabwe is Africa's largest producer.

Petrol, diesel costlier: Nayara raises prices by up to Rs 5 per litre

Petrol diesel costlier Nayara raises prices by up to Rs per litre

UK CO2 plant to reopen amid fears Iran war could lead to shortage

Teesside site mothballed in September given £100m by government to restart production for at least three monthsA shuttered carbon dioxide plant is to reopen on Teesside with £100m of government investment in response to fears the war in Iran could trigger shortages of the gas that multiple industrie...

Cathay to increase fuel surcharge for all flights by 34% from April

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways will increase its fuel surcharge for all flights by 34 per cent from April – the second increase in two weeks – citing “considerable pressure” resulting from the impact of conflict in the Middle East on oil prices. The airline said on Thursday that the f...

Cummins raises contract concerns

He says players may choose lucrative franchise cricket over national contracts

Super Micro shareholders sue company's CEO and CFO along with co-founders

Super Micro Computer shareholders are suing the tech firm for securities fraud, alleging it concealed its reliance on Chinese sales that violated US export laws. Co-founder Yih-Shyan Liaw and two others were indicted for smuggling Nvidia chips to China, prompting Liaw's resignation from the board. T...

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UAE Dirham to Pakistani Rupee Rate Today – March 26, 2026

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H&M Sales Fall Short of Expectations

H&M first-quarter sales fell short of expectations in a period plagued by weak consumption and large currency effects. Bloomberg Opinion columnist Andrea Felsted weighs in on the challenges facing the Swedish fast-fashion retailer. Her views are her own. (Source: Bloomberg)

Iran war chokes petrochemical supply, sends plastic prices soaring

Disruptions to oil and petrochemical flows through the Strait of Hormuz following the outbreak of the Iran war have tightened global ​chemicals supply and lifted prices of plastics and polymer, used in everything from auto parts to toys, to roughly four-year highs. About $20 billion to $25 billion ‌...

Trump's attacks on offshore wind could hurt infrastructure spending across the economy

President Trump has tried to kill offshore wind's future in the U.S. But industry analysts say the attacks could hurt business confidence across the U.S. economy.