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A year after Brexit, Britain is isolated, vulnerable and hurting in Covid

A confluence of crises has forced govt to deploy soldiers to drive fuel trucks, energy suppliers to go out of business and panicked households to try and fill cupboards-all while Covid is still rife

Jeff Bezos makes first-ever investment in southeast asia's e-commerce

Indonesian startup Ula offers technology solutions to small retailers and seeks to expand its base.

Pakistan power elite to ex-British PM: Revelations from Pandora papers leak

Moving money through offshore accounts, in mostly low-tax jurisdictions, is legal in most countries, and many of the people named in the data release aren't accused of criminal wrongdoing

India wants to be the next Taiwan in chips, but its dream is misguided

Its government would be better off saving its money and luring more suitable partners in testing and assembly.

Did Subhash Chandra beat a US activist fund with Zee-Sony merger?

It seems the market can't make up its mind if India's largest pvt television network, with a 17% share nationwide, is more valuable with the founders in the driver's seat or out of the wagon entirely

Dubai turns page on Covid-19 with hottest jobs market in two years

A turnaround in employment took hold this summer and spread as looser travel restrictions revived business

Finance Ministry to seek ratings upgrade for India in meeting with Moody's

The meeting is scheduled for September 28, according to people familiar with the matter

Female MBA graduates earn $11,000 less than male peers, finds global study

Even women that seek out high paying industries and jobs face a pay gap, says findings from the Forte Foundation.

FDA approves older, Covid at-risk people for Pfizer booster shot in US

Booster doses can be given any time at least six months after a person received their second shot, says the agency.

Fed's Powell says taper could start in November, finish in mid-2022

US stocks pared gains, while yields on 10-year Treasuries pushed higher

Debt-limit suspension passes house; faces stand-off in Senate

But Democrats want Republicans to share political responsibility for the debt

The chip crisis grows worse as wait time stretches to record 21 weeks

Chip lead times, the gap between ordering a semiconductor and taking delivery, increased by 6 days to about 21 weeks in August from the previous month

In Biden's Oval Office, Johnson's big Brexit promise slips away

US president makes clear trade deal with UK still far off

Evergrande crisis: China injects liquidity, adds $18.6 bn to banking system

The benchmark CSI 300 Index fell as much as 1.9 per cent Wednesday

OPEC nations warn of oil market turbulence from gas crisis

Iraq expects higher demand for crude as the shortfall of gas forces consumers to look for alternative fuels, Oil Minister Jabbar said

Google is now helping travellers go green: Check details here

The new feature relies on 29 certification programmes to do the hard work of establishing a hotel's green credibility

Chinese markets set for worst showing versus EM peers since 2004

The MSCI China index has underperformed the MSCI EM (excluding China) index by 28 per cent so far this year

Fed signals bond-buying taper may start soon, split on 2022 hike

US stocks rose slightly, while yields on 10-year Treasuries maintained an earlier decline; the dollar remained lower after the decision

Taiwan applies to join pacific trade deal days after China

The Taiwanese application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership was sent to New Zealand, according to two people familiar with the situation.

India must end petrol two-wheelers by 2027: e-scooter firm Hero Electric

"2027 would be a good time for new sales to be 100% electric," Naveen Munjal, managing director of Hero Electric Vehicles Pvt., said in an interview