Oil prices fell in Asia Tuesday, snapping two days of gains, ahead of a report on US crude inventories and the British referendum on whether to stay in the European Union.

Asian markets mostly rose again Tuesday on hopes Britain will choose to stay in the European Union, but traders are moving cautiously with the outcome on a knife-edge just days before voting.

World stock markets surged Monday, led by rallying banking shares, on growing expectations that Britain will vote to remain part of the European Union in Thursday's referendum.

On June 3rd, 2016 the Global Shapers of Beirut - a group of young leaders in their respective fields whose mission is to help alleviate the different existing challenges in the Lebanese capital from the waste management crisis to the refugee influx to youth empowerment - in collaboration with the Career Services of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the American University of Beirut (AUB) hosted a one day forum.

Titled “SHAPE YOUR CAREER,” this once in a springtime conference offered students from AUB as well as other universities the chance to connect with experts in their field of interest, who can highlight the challenges and opportunities, offer feedback, insight, guidance and mentorship on how to navigate through the job market in Lebanon.

India Monday announced a sweeping relaxation of foreign direct investment (FDI) rules in civil aviation, defense and a string of other sectors as part of efforts to open up the economy.

The pound extended its rally in Asian trade Monday as investors swung their bets to Britain voting to remain in the European Union this week.

Oman has raised $2.5 billion in a bond sale arranged by five international banks to help meet its budget deficit resulting from low oil prices, the finance ministry said Saturday.

The popular governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan, will step down when his term ends in September, he wrote in a letter to colleagues published on the central bank's website Saturday.

"On due reflection, and after consultation with the government, I want to share with you that I will be returning to academia when my term as Governor ends on September 4, 2016.

Hackers have diverted more than $50 million in digital currency from an experimental fund meant to demonstrate that such money is safe for use, according to the New York Times.

The International Monetary Fund warned Friday that if Britain votes to exit the European Union next week it could deal the economy a "negative and substantial" blow.

In the worst-case scenario, the economy would sink into recession next year and overall economic output would be 5.6 percent lower than otherwise forecast by 2019, with unemployment rising back above six percent, according to an IMF analysis.