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Oil prices creep higher as recession fears begin to fade

By Sudarshan Varadhan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rose slightly on Monday as traders remained cautious despite receding fears of a recession in the U.S., which drove prices down for three straight

Dollar on rates-watch as traders wait on loans data

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar was catching its breath on Monday after dropping last week when the Federal Reserve hinted at an end to the U.S. rate increase cycle, with traders

Oil prices inch up as recession fears begin to fade

By Sudarshan Varadhan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose slightly in early Asian trade on Monday as fears of a recession in the U.S., which drove prices down for three straight weeks for the first

Asia shares inch higher, U.S. inflation test looms

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares crept higher on Monday as investors braced for a week where U.S. inflation data will test wagers the next move in interest rates will be down, while

Temasek considers investing $100 million in Indian jeweller BlueStone -sources

By Chris Thomas and Yantoultra Ngui BENGALURU/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings is considering investing $100 million in Indian jeweller BlueStone for a stake of about

Stocks rally while Treasuries fall as US jobs data brightens outlook

By Sinéad Carew and Naomi Rovnick NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - A global gauge of stocks rallied and U.S. Treasuries and gold sold off on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data brightened the economic outlook

Dollar dips against euro as jobs gains offset by negative revisions

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar gave back earlier gains against the euro but stayed stronger against the yen on Friday after jobs gains and wage growth for April beat economists’

Oil prices jump but post third straight weekly fall on economic woes

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Friday but fell for the third straight week after a sharp fall earlier this week ahead of benchmark interest rate rises and on concern that

Stocks rally while Treasuries fall as U.S. jobs data brightens outlook

By Sinéad Carew and Naomi Rovnick NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -A global gauge of stocks rallied and U.S. Treasuries sold off on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data brightened the economic outlook and

Dollar jumps as U.S. job gains, wage growth beat expectations

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar jumped on Friday after data showed that U.S. employers added more jobs than expected in April, while wages also grew more than economists' anticipated

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Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?