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Finance executives at top British companies are displaying increasing caution due to concerns over high inflation and rising interest rates. According to a quarterly survey conducted by Deloitte, optimism levels among chief financial…

<!-- -->France's most intense urban violence in nearly two decades rocked the country for a week.Paris: Recent riots have cast a shadow over France's beloved Bastille Day national holiday, which marks the start of the French…

Last Updated: May 16, 2023, 23:45 ISTU.S. gold futures fell 1.1% to $2,000.20 (Representative image/AP)Spot gold was 1.2% down at $1,996.29 per ounce by 11:50 a.m. EDT (1550 GMT), after touching its lowest in two weeks at $1,994.59…

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Hit by declining digital advertising revenues and macroeconomic conditions, Big Tech firms’ December quarter earnings came in as disappointing. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, on a post-earnings call, noted that the macroeconomic climate has…

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MELBOURNE: Daniil Medvedev on Friday became the latest title contender to crash out of the men’s draw at the Australian Open, but Iga Swiatek led a charge of the women’s seeds into the last 16. Russia’s Medvedev was runner-up at the last…

HIGHER COSTS, UNCERTAIN DEMAND The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Association of Malaysia's president Ding Hong Sing said the prices of goods are higher following the implementation of a new minimum wage of RM1500 (US$346) per month,…

Travellers sit at Hong Kong International Airport after the lifting of COVID-19 movement controls in Hong Kong, China (Image: Reuters)Chinese citizens want to travel abroad to meet relatives living abroad or visit nearby nations for short…

PTI Mumbai, December 16The BSE Sensex spiralled lower for the second straight session on Friday, in lockstep with other global markets after a host…