ANKARA: Global air passenger demand increased 10.7% from a year ago in May, with airlines filling a record 83.4% of their seats, according to International Air Transport Association (IATA) data released on Wednesday.

Total air passenger capacity, mea…

ISTANBUL: US factory orders decreased 0.5% in May, down for the first time after three consecutive monthly increases, according to Commerce Department figures released Tuesday.

New orders for manufactured goods, which measure the change in the value …

ISTANBUL: US private payrolls rose by 150,000 in June, less than market estimates, according to a report released Wednesday by a research institute.

The market expectation for the figure was to show an increase of 163,000 jobs.

The figure for May wa…