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European stocks pare drop as May says ‘Brexit deal will need vote’

  Bloomberg European stocks pared their decline on Tuesday after UK Prime Minister Theresa May laid out her intentions on Brexit while supporting a strong European Union. The Stoxx Europe 600 index dropped 0.1 percent at 12:37 p.m. in London, recovering from a 0.7 percent slide earlier, still held lower by declines in mining and automaker stocks. May ruled out ...

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Qatar stock market strong, Saudi recovers, Egypt extends bull run

  DUBAI / Reuters Qatar’s stock market rose to a multi-month high on Tuesday in the heaviest volume since late November, buoyed by the banking sector, while firmer oil prices supported the rest of the Gulf and foreign investors bought up Egyptian shares. Qatari Islamic bank Masraf Al Rayan jumped 4.0 percent to 40.45 riyals after its board recommended a ...

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MH370 families despair as search ends

  Bloomberg The hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was called off on Tuesday after almost three years of fruitless toil. The Boeing Co. 777 aircraft disappeared on March 8, 2014, on its way to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 people on board. According to satellite data, the jet headed south over the Indian Ocean for about six hours ...

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