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Asian stocks inch up on US debt ceiling hopes, Nikkei hits 33-year high

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Friday and the dollar hung near a two-month peak as increased hopes of a deal over the U.S. debt ceiling and strong economic data lifted

Oil rebounds on fading risk of US debt default

By Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rebounded on Friday from losses of more than 1% the previous day as investors turned cautiously optimistic over the fading risk of a U.S. debt default.

Asian shares mixed as China growth worries crimp U.S. debt ceiling optimism

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian shares nudged lower on Friday, weighed down by China and Hong Kong stocks due to concerns over the stuttering recovery in the world's second-biggest

Gold set for biggest weekly fall since Feb on US debt deal hopes

By Arundhati Sarkar (Reuters) - Gold prices were on course for their biggest weekly drop in 3-1/2 months on Friday as hopes for a resolution in the U.S. debt ceiling negotiations and fading

Oil prices fall on strong dollar, sticky inflation

By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) - Oil prices fell slightly in early Asian trade on Friday as optimism that a U.S. debt default will be avoided weighed against sticky inflation data that could portend more

Dollar buoyed by hawkish Fed expectations as debt deal eyed

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar firmed near a six-month peak against the yen on Friday on the back of rising U.S. Treasury yields, as optimism over debt ceiling talks in Washington raised

Wall Street gains, dollar climbs on solid data, debt ceiling progress

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street turned higher and the dollar reached a seven-week peak on Thursday as discount retail giant Walmart Inc raised its sales outlook and strong economic

Oil prices dip 1% as strong US economic data boosts dollar

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices slid about 1% on Thursday after solid U.S. economic data spurred the dollar to a two-month high on growing expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve could

India government wants Go First flights to resume as soon as possible -minister

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian government wants Go Airlines (India) Ltd flights to resume as soon as possible, the civil aviation minister said on Thursday, a week after the troubled low-cost

Lower gas prices to push up India’s FY24 gas demand by 7%- GAIL Chair

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd sees local gas demand growing by 6%-7% in the fiscal year to March, driven by lower prices and the resumption of supply under a

On Camera

Instagram reels on stoicism are the new rage — they can battle burnout and bigotry

The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.