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Chinese brands expand in US market despite tariffs

SHANGHAI/NEW YORK: A wave of Chinese consumer brands is expanding into the US to offset sluggish domestic spending and tap into higher profit margins.Throughout 2025, companies including Labubu-maker Pop Mart, trinket...

Many Chinese brands leverage lower prices to appeal to cost-conscious Western consumers. — Reuters

Muscat Stock Exchange Index closes 0.14 per cent up

The trading value on Wednesday reached RO 21,309,851.

Oil market retreats as supply outlook pressures prices

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India reels from US tariff hike threat

A fisherman carries freshly caught seafood early morning at a crowded market inside the Sassoon Dock in Mumbai

Markets rise as Trump extends China tariff truce

A wholesale garment market in Guangzhou, China, on July 29, 2025. If punishing U.S. tariffs snap back into place, it would escalate a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. (Qilai Shen/The New York Times)

New rules boost Omani capital market growth

The new rules offer a flexible regulatory framework enabling private, family-owned, emerging, and SMEs to access alternative financing in a transparent environment.

FSA appeals against verdict in Sweets of Oman case

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Gold futures hit a record on tariff shock

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Gold trades flat, US imposes tariffs on imports

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Trump's higher tariffs hit major US trading partners, sparking defiance and concer

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Restructured Abu Dhabi Chamber drives business growth

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Higher US tariffs kick in for dozens of trading partners

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What to know about India’s trade in oil with Russia

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Jewelry retailer Claire's files for bankruptcy

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Gold trades at a two-week high

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China’s small workshops are hurting. Tariffs are only one reason

Workers at a small garment factory in Guangzhou, China, July 29, 2025. (Qilai Shen/The New York Times)
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