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Trump administration plans new probe into global drug pricing, FT reports
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Gold's record run pauses as investors book profits
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Trump vows to keep 'massive' tariffs on India until Russian oil imports cease
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China's economic growth slows amid sputtering domestic demand
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Gold gains on US rate-cut optimism
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Gross forex reserves cross $32b after 32 months
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Gold price makes another record
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Runner to distribute Bajaj spare parts
Bajaj Auto has signed an agreement with Runner Trade Park Ltd, a sister concern of Runner Group, for the distribution of spare parts of its motorcycles and three-wheelers in Bangladesh.
10 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Gold touches two-week peak
Gold extended its recovery on Monday, touching the strongest in nearly two weeks as the dollar weakened, the Chinese yuan rebounded and some investors reversed their bearish gold bets. Spot gold was up 0.7 percent at $1,262.86 an ounce by 0945 GMT, its highest since June 26.
9 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Cairn says Indian tax office sold $216m of Vedanta shares
Cairn Energy said on Monday it would write down the value of its investment in Vedanta Ltd after Indian tax authorities sold $216 million worth of its shares in the Indian mining company in a dispute over retrospective tax dues.
9 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Oil prices climb for US sanctions on Iran
Oil prices rose on Monday as increased global demand and US efforts to shut out Iranian output using sanctions outweighed drilling data suggesting US shale production would climb.
9 July 2018, 18:00 PM
China tells banks to cut lending rates for small businesses
China's financial regulator has told banks to “significantly cut” lending rates for small firms in the third quarter in comparison with the first quarter, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday.
9 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Citigroup, with limited options, hopes to lure deposits digitally
Citigroup Inc is facing a unique dilemma among the four largest US banks: it is light on deposits from individuals, an important funding source that costs little and tends to stick around.
9 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Could Saudi Arabia replace all the barrels lost from Iran sanctions?
The United States wants to eliminate all Iran's crude oil exports from November, and is relying on Saudi Arabia and other Opec and non-Opec members to fill the gap in supplies.
9 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Amazon to bring 1,700 jobs to Italy in 2018
Amazon will bring 1,700 new jobs to Italy by the end of the year, the online commerce giant announced Monday, bringing its number of employees working in the country's groaning economy to 5,200.
9 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Nissan admits falsifying emissions data on cars made in Japan
Nissan admitted Monday that data on exhaust emissions and fuel economy had been deliberately "altered", dealing a blow to the Japanese car giant's efforts to recover trust after an inspection scandal last year.
9 July 2018, 18:00 PM
US adds 213,000 jobs in June
Employment in the world's largest economy continued its brisk pace in June but the unemployment rate jumped as more people joined the job hunt, according to a government report Friday.
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Canada says joblessness rose slightly in June
Canada's unemployment rate rose slightly last month to six percent of the active population, the national statistical institute announced Friday. That was slightly higher than analysts' predictions of a 5.8 percent rate.
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Rolls-Royce sells loss-making commercial marine unit
British engine maker Rolls-Royce announced Friday it has agreed to sell its loss-making commercial marine business to Norwegian industrial group Kongsberg for £500 million.
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM
As Trump heads for Europe, trade strains start to show
The global economy is starting to show signs of strain from the “America First” push of US President Donald Trump who will hear renewed pleas to step back from a broader trade war when he visits Europe in the coming week.
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Weapons of trade war: What might China have up its sleeve?
The first shots have been fired in a trade war between China and the United States that experts say could be damaging for the world economy.
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Samsung Electronics flags 5.2pc rise in second quarter profit
South Korean telecom giant Samsung Electronics on Friday flagged a 5.2 percent rise in its second quarter operating profit from a year earlier, missing analyst estimates.
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Russia will defend its interests in trade war: Kremlin
The Kremlin warned Friday that a trade war between the US and China will have consequences for the world economy, saying Russia is ready to protect its interests amid economic uncertainty.
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM
World aircraft market to get boost from low-cost: Airbus
Rising demand in emerging economies and the soaring success of low-cost airlines is set to raise the market's need for passenger jets over the next two decades, Airbus said Friday.
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM
China moves to spur consumption amid trade war headwinds
China on Friday approved new guidelines to further stimulate household consumption, in a bid to stabilize the economy as it braces for a full-blown trade war with the United States.
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM
US 'opening fire' on world with tariff threats, China says
The United States is “opening fire” on the world with its threatened tariffs, China warned on Thursday, saying no one wants a trade war but it will respond the instant US measures go into effect as Beijing ramped up the rhetoric in the heated dispute.
5 July 2018, 18:00 PM
UK slowdown was temporary
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Thursday that he now had more confidence the British economy's weak start to the year reflected bad weather, comments that are likely to spur expectations of an interest rate hike next month.
5 July 2018, 18:00 PM