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In Covid-hit world, emerging market stocks are a haven for global investors

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is up about 3.5% this month, compared with a 1.4% slump in the MSCI All-Country World Index

With 350% stock gain, drugmaker Laurus Labs seeks to boost capacity

The pharmaceutical sector is the top performer in India's $2.1 trillion equity market this year after the coronavirus pandemic turned global investors' spotlight on health-care companies

Investors balk at high valuations of big tech firms despite solid earnings

A strong quarterly showing from four big tech companies weren't enough to keep investors from selling late Thursday

As Europe curbs travel due to Covid, oil set to see worst month since March

Futures have tumbled 9.8% this month in New York and they're near the lowest since late May in London

China's next economic transition: What economists say about the 5-year plan

Economists zeroed in on China's focus on quality economic growth and its technology ambitions in the 14th five-year plan released Thursday.

Taiwan marks 200 days without locally transmitted Covid-19 infection

Taiwan holds the world's best virus record by far and reached the new landmark on Thursday, even as the pathogen explodes anew in Europe and the US

Credit Suisse trails peers as key businesses miss analyst estimates

Net income dropped 38% to 546 million francs ($599 million), compared with expectations of 597 million francs, dragged lower by the key international wealth management and Swiss units

China pledges quality growth, tech powerhouse in 5-year plan: Report

Initial details released by the Communist Party's Central Committee Thursday stressed the need for sustainable growth and also pledged to develop a robust domestic market

US economy grows 7.4 % in Sept quarter after Covid-induced plunge

The figure topped economists' estimates for a 32% increase, which was already well above forecasts three months ago for an 18% gain

Govt to prioritise Covid-19 vaccine for front line health workers: Report

The national vaccine distribution plan is being formulated with the assumption that limited volumes of the inoculation will be available in the first few months of production, Paul said

Tata Motors to Bharat Forge: Stock winners and losers in India from US Vote

Here are some key things to watch in India with respect to the upcoming US vote

First drone goes flying to the North Pole on a climate mission: Report

Sensors on the drone would assess sunlight reflected from the ice

Philippines building up fleet in South China Sea to counter China

"We are swarming the areas because that's the Chinese strategy-- to swarm the areas also with the fishing boats," Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin said

Crude oil price rebound may come in late 2021, says pipeline giant

A historic crash in oil prices along with a glut of fracking after years of debt-fueled growth has triggered a crisis that's driven some US producers into bankruptcy

World's rich nations jostle to lead OECD, the clubhouse of globalisation

The OECD acts like an auditor for globalisation, shaping policies and setting standards in areas from taxation to trade and education

Donald Trump win can spur US stocks, dent Asia assets, says JPMorgan

Democrat nominee Joe Biden is currently leading in polls but Wall Street firms have recently cautioned against assuming he will beat Trump

Eli Lilly ready to ship 100,000 doses of Covid drug; waiting for FDA nod

The initial agreement is for delivery over the first two months following an emergency authorisation

Alibaba Group's 'most influential woman' to get $5 bn richer on Ant IPO

The co-founder of the e-commerce giant rarely speaks in public and is little known outside of China, but over the past two decades she's played a key role guiding Jack Ma's empire

City locked down for three months has bleak lessons for the world

Business leaders say it may take years for Melbourne -- ranked as the world's second-most livable city last year -- to recover

Aston Martin raises $1.7 billion from Mercedes to steer out of auto crisis

The British carmaker is raising a total of about 1.3 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) through bond and stock offerings, most of which will be used to refinance existing debt