Iran's newspapers on Thursday said the execution of two financial traders was a "clear message" to others seeking to "disrupt" the country's economy.

Vahid Mazloomin, dubbed the "Sultan of Coins", and his accomplice Mohammad Esmail Ghasemi, were both executed less than a month after being convicted of "corruption on earth" -- one of Iran's most serious charges.

Wall Street opened in the red on Thursday, extending a streak of losses for the Dow to five days as investors digested a mixed bag economic and political news.

Before the open, manufacturing surveys showed criss-crossing results in the New York and Philadelphia regions while volatile auto and gasoline sales gave the retail sector a healthy boost.

Amazon is extending its dominance in US e-commerce, but Walmart is seeing strong gains and is poised to become the number three online retailer, a market tracker said Thursday.

Emirates Airline reported on Thursday an 86 percent drop in its half year results due to a hike in oil prices, the company said in a statement.

The pound plunged against the dollar and euro Thursday after ministers, including Britain's Brexit secretary Dominic Raab, quit in protest against a draft deal to exit the EU.

Qatar's economy is growing despite a bitter trade and diplomatic rift with neighboring former allies, the IMF said Wednesday after a week-long visit to the Gulf state.

Hundreds of fluttering red flags, buses emblazoned with "China Aid" logos and even a purpose-built pagoda: driving around Port Moresby, you could be forgiven for thinking that Xi Jinping is hosting this week's APEC summit of Asia-Pacific leaders.

U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to skip the summit in Papua New Guinea has allowed the Chinese leader to take center stage, an opportunity that Beijing is seizing with relish.

Germany's years-long run of steady growth came to a screeching halt in the third quarter, official data showed Wednesday, with a widely-expected bottleneck in the vital car industry matched by broader structural concerns.

Federal statistics authority Destatis reported a 0.2-percent slump in gross domestic product (GDP) between July and September -- the first fall in the measure since early 2015 and worse than forecast by analysts after months of troubling economic indicators.

With growing innovation in the financial sector and a move towards a cash-less society, there is a role for central banks to enter the world of digital currencies, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Wednesday.

State-owned Emirati energy giant ADNOC signed a concession deal with Italy's Eni on Tuesday for the production of natural gas from an offshore mega project, a statement said.

Under the 40-year contract, Eni was granted a 25-percent stake in the multi-billion dollar project in the Hail, Ghasha and Dalma fields, ADNOC said in a statement.