SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE: Chinese stocks swept to their biggest single-day gains in 16 years on Monday, with domestic A-shares registering their highest ever turnover, as investors scrambled to join a searing rally sparked by Beijing’s latest raft of stimulus measures.

WASHINGTON: Some 45,000 union workers could walk off the job at seaports on the US East and Gulf Coasts on October 1, cutting off vital trade arteries just weeks ahead of the nation’s presidential election.

LONDON: European carmaker Stellantis joined on Monday bigger rival Volkswagen and others in warning about the worsening outlook for auto demand and rising costs, wiping billions of euros off the sector’s market value.

LONDON: Britain’s economy grew more slowly than previously thought in the second quarter, but there were positive signs from household finances and business investment that could encourage finance minister Rachel Reeves as she prepares next month’s budget.

KUWAIT, Sept 30 (KUNA) -- Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic and Investment Affairs, Nora Al-Fassam held separate meetings with the Ambassador of Tajikistan, Zubaidullah Zubaidov, and the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Kuwait, Emil Karimov, to discuss ways to enhance economic relations.

KUWAIT, Sept 30 (KUNA) - The Central Bank of Kuwait announced on Monday,

MUSCAT, Sept 30 (KUNA) -- Oman's OQ Exploration and Production Company announced the start of its public subscription, Monday, by offering two billion shares, representing 25 percent of its shares, which is the largest subscription in the history of the Sultanate of Oman.

TOKYO, Sept 30 (KUNA) -- Tokyo stocks plunged on Monday, sending a key index to end with this year's third-biggest daily loss following the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Friday.

KUWAIT: US business activity remained steady in September, with the S&P Global Composite PMI at 54.4, slightly down from 54.6 in August, indicating continued private sector expansion.