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Gold prices ticked up on Tuesday, off a 11/2month low hit in the previous session, as the U.S. dollar slipped while prospects of further global stimulus underpinned the safehaven metal.

Euro zone finance ministers were discussing on Monday how to best design and coordinate economic plans to recover from the COVID19 crisis, while the European Commission said the pandemic was exacerbating economic imbalances within the bloc.

After a judge handed down a 30month sentence for bribery and other charges, Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee is expected to return to the same prison where he had spent a year in 20172018.

The company that bought the ammonium nitrate which exploded in Beirut last August had possible links to two Syrian businessmen under U.S. sanctions for ties to President Bashar alAssad, according to a report by a Lebanese journalist and London company fil...

German pharmaceutical giant Bayer is examining whether it can help CureVac to produce its experimental COVID19 vaccine, its chief executive was quoted as saying on Sunday.

Apart from poultry, the viral disease has been confirmed in crow in Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, while in pigeon, brown fish owl and Heron in Delhi.

The Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC) on August 20 invited the Request For Qualification (RFQ) for the redevelopment of the station into a worldclass terminus through the public private partnership (PPP) model.

The U.S. government's road safety agency wants to update its ratings system for vehicle safety to include testing of some new advanced driverassist systems as it tries to keep up with changing technology.

Google has completed its $2.1 billion acquisition of fitnessgadget maker Fitbit, a deal that could help the internet company grow even stronger while U.S. government regulators pursue an antitrust case aimed at undermining its power.

The Trump administration added China's CNOOC to a U.S. economic blacklist on Thursday, accusing the oil giant of helping Beijing intimidate neighbors in the South China Sea and ratcheting up tension days before U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden takes office.

The number of Americans filing firsttime applications for unemployment benefits surged last week, confirming a weakening in labor market conditions as a worsening COVID19 pandemic disrupts operations at restaurants and other businesses.

Oil prices dipped on Thursday as bullish signals from Chinese import data and U.S. crude oil stocks draws were outweighed by surging coronavirus cases in Europe and new lockdowns in China.

Oil prices edged higher on Thursday after a drawdown in U.S. crude stocks for a fifth straight week and robust data from China showing a surge in imports, though mounting coronavirus cases globally capped gains.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) posted on Thursday a record high quarterly profit, boosted by demand for devices requiring highend chips as the pandemic forces people to work from home and for Apple's new iPhone.

Chinese exports grew more than expected in December, customs data showed on Thursday, as coronavirus disruptions around the world fuelled demand for Chinese goods even as a stronger yuan made exports more expensive for overseas buyers.

Gold prices fell on Thursday as U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar rebounded, while investors awaited details on incoming U.S. President Joe Biden's coronavirus stimulus proposal.