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Apple wants to make iPhone user tracking harder and Facebook is upset

Facebook previously told investors that Apple's changes, scheduled to go live early next year, will lead to significant headwinds because most of its advertisers are small businesses

India wants a V-shaped recovery at any cost. But what will RBI do?

How RBI manages recovery demand against threats to financial stability from cheap money may be a more important story for India investors in 2021 than the standard growth versus inflation trade-off

Saudi Arabia plans spending cuts in 2021 as economy recovers: Report

The kingdom will stick to its plan to cut spending by 7.3 per cent in 2021 after its deficit widened dramatically this year, according to an annual budget statement released Tuesday

Next Covid-19 vaccine challenge: Crossing the economic and patent barrier

India's proposed WTO waiver faces stiff opposition from the US and EU

Vanguard Group makes history with first $1-trillion equity fund

Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund, which includes both a mutual fund and an exchange-traded fund, had $1.04 trillion of assets as of November 30, company data show

Back with a bang: Bankex outperforming Sensex, sharpest since 2009

A 44 per cent surge since September 30 means a gauge of lenders is beating the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex by more than 20 percentage points this quarter - the most since 2009

US labels Switzerland as FX manipulator, keeps China on watch

Having removed the manipulator label from China in January, the Treasury urged the world's second-largest economy to "improve transparency" in its currency management

Bitcoin surpasses $20,000 for first time amid dizzying rally

The world's largest cryptocurrency rose as much as 3.8% to $20,154 on Wednesday

Vaccinating the world means solving patent impasse; India has suggestion

A patent gives a drugmaker exclusive rights to manufacture a vaccine it developed

Covid wiped out 81 mn jobs in Asia-Pacific; women, youngsters affected: ILO

Employment in Asia-Pacific showed a 4.2% decline compared with the pre-crisis trend, with the gap at 4.6% for women and 4% for men, the ILO said in a report

US supply chains offer Biden a way to make allies, not just bring jobs home

The escalating technological, geopolitical and economic rivalry between the superpowers gives greater urgency to a plan for diversification

WHO sees 'strong commitment' from Pfizer for cheaper Covid-19 vaccines

Bruce Aylward, WHO senior adviser, said that he saw a "strong commitment" on the part of its CEO Albert Bourla to set prices at levels appropriate to poorer populations

Boeing expands search for defects on newly built 787 Dreamliner planes

While US regulators say the faults don't pose an immediate hazard, the emergence of another flaw in Boeing's most advanced jetliner is slowing deliveries and raising doubts about quality controls

US imposes sanctions on Turkey's arms industry, spares banks, economy

The sanctions effectively cut off Turkey's top defense procurement agency from US financial institutions, military hardware and technology

US FDA confirms 94.1% efficacy of Moderna vaccine, says it's safe

Publishes findings ahead of key review, paving the way for a second vaccine

Tech giants risk breakup as EU unveils tougher rules to curb power

Companies like Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc. or Alphabet Inc.'s Google could face fines of as much as 10 per cent of their revenue

Emerging market ETFs close to erasing pandemic-driven outflows, shows data

US-listed ETFs that invest across developing nations as well as those that target specific countries received $2.17 billion in the week ended December 11

A lucky break? Covid-19 measures seem to have killed the flu season

In New York City, influenza-like illnesses' numbers are running at less than one-third of the recent norm for the first half of December

WTO fishing subsidy talks to miss 2020 deadline as China, India baulk

Negotiators were tasked with eliminating subsidies for illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and prohibiting certain subsidies that contribute to overcapacity and overfishing

If 2020 wasn't enough, here are StanChart's 8 big market risks in 2021

A pandemic wasn't on too many lists last year, but global markets have largely recovered from the shock, helped by emergency fiscal- and monetary action