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Oil prices jump but still on track for third weekly fall

By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices jumped on Friday but were set for a third straight week of losses after dramatic drops on fears over the economic impact of interest rate hikes and

Markets mixed as jobs data brightens outlook, rekindles inflation fears

By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) - Global stocks edged higher and U.S. Treasuries sold off on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data brightened the economic outlook but forced traders to pare back

Oil rises but stays on track for third weekly decline

By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Friday but were poised for a third straight week of losses after markets registered dramatic drops on fears of a weakening U.S. economy and

Dollar a touch softer as US payrolls loom

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar was a touch softer against other major currencies on Friday as banking sector woes added to talk of U.S. rate cuts later this year, ahead of the

Shares waver as rate pause bets and Apple earnings clash with U.S. bank rout

By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) - Global stocks hovered in a tight range on Friday, still on course for a weekly loss, as investors balanced bets of central banks pausing rate increases with the

World food prices rise for first time in a year- FAO

ROME (Reuters) - The United Nations food agency's world price index rose in April for the first time is a year, but is still some 20% up on a record high hit in March 2022 following Russia's invasion

Shares up on rate pause bets, Apple earnings; U.S bank rout rumbles on

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose, the dollar eased and gold hovered near record highs on Friday, as investors worried that a rout in shares of U.S. regional lenders earlier

Apple stakes future growth on emerging markets, starting with India

By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - When Apple Inc surprised investors this week with a rise in iPhone sales despite a slump in the global smartphone market, Chief Executive Tim Cook credited emerging

Oil rises but on track for third week of losses due to demand worries

By Arathy Somasekhar and Andrew Hayley (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Friday, but were poised for a third straight week of losses after markets witnessed dramatic drops on fears of a

India regulator to tell brokers, funds to limit use of financial influencers -sources

By Jayshree P Upadhyay MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's market regulator will direct brokers and mutual funds to limit the use of financial influencers in advertising and marketing campaigns, according to

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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?