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World Bank Chief Banga hails COP28 momentum as climate pledges mount

World leaders spent the first three days at the climate conference unveiling a string of announcements from cutting methane emissions to ramping up the flow of money to poorer countries

Bitcoin hits $40,000 for the first time since May 2022 on rate reductions

The crypto industry is also awaiting the outcome of applications from the likes of BlackRock Inc. to start the first US spot Bitcoin ETFs

Modi's win in state polls seen as boosting case for equity inflow in India

India's benchmark NSE Nifty 50 Index closed at a record high on Friday while the futures climbed as much as 1.6% early on Monday

Shrinking, aging pool of workers push Japan to find new ways to fill Jobs

Earlier this year, the government committed ¥3.5 trillion ($23.6 billion) on measures to increase the birthrate, but the shortfall in available workers has been challenging employers for some time

PM Modi shouldn't chase Elon Musk for manufacturing Tesla in India

If the Indian government believes this is how to build an EV-manufacturing ecosystem, however, it ought to think again

China frames 'One Province, One Policy' plan for the financial risk

In late October, the two-day Central Financial Work Conference, which was attended by President Xi Jinping, pledged to optimise the debt structure of central and local governments

Elon Musk's cybertruck is already a production nightmare for Tesla

Last month, on the same earnings call where Musk referred to Tesla digging its own grave, he warned that the Cybertruck "has a lot of bells and whistles"

COP28 climate summit 2023: Exxon, Aramco lead emissions cut pledge

The list of national oil companies includes Brazil's Petrobras, Nigeria's NNPC and Kazakhstan's KazMunaiGaz. China's largest oil and gas companies haven't joined

US pledges $3 billion for climate aid to developing countries at COP28

The pledge of support for the Green Climate Fund, described by State Department officials ahead of a planned speech by Vice President Kamala Harris at the COP28 summit Saturday

New urgency hangs over Antony Blinken's trip as Israel-Hamas war resumes

Netanayhu, who had warned all along that the campaign would resume, was similarly unsparing in his description of Israel's goals

Donald Trump denied immunity against US election subversion charges

Trump's "four-year service as Commander in Chief did not bestow on him the divine right of kings to evade the criminal accountability that governs his fellow citizens," the judge wrote

US Navy, UK, Oz to test AI to help crews track Chinese subs in the Pacific

The three powers said they would deploy advanced artificial intelligence algorithms on multiple systems

Adani Group plans $84 billion spending after Hindenburg market rout

During an annual address to shareholders in July, Adani announced grand expansion targets across his ports, energy and infrastructure businesses

Broadcom to cut almost 1,300 VMware jobs in California after takeover

Broadcom, whose other operations include making chips used by companies including Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google, will report earnings next week

India set to restart imports of Venezuelan oil as US sanctions ease

Private refiner Reliance Industries Ltd has booked two supertankers, C. Earnest and C. Genuine, which are scheduled to load crude cargoes from Venezuela between December to early January.

Why is 1.5 deg C the most misunderstood number in the climate fight

When it comes to the collective goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5C, there's been only one acceptable talking point in the runup to the COP28 conference in Dubai

40% wealth and pension funds prefer India over China, shows study

Almost 40% of investors chose India as the most attractive emerging market, while less than a quarter selected China in a survey

US, India play down Sikh murder plot with wider Asia strategy at risk

The US sees India as key to its strategy of countering China's growing assertiveness in Asia, one of its top global priorities

Barclays, Citi raise India's economic growth closer to 7% after GDP beat

Barclays Plc and Citigroup Inc. predict the economy will now expand 6.7% in the fiscal year ending in March, up from previous forecasts of 6.3% and 6.2%, respectively

CEO Linda Yaccarino's memo to X staff calls Musk 'candid and profound'

"Our principles do not have a price tag, nor will they be compromised - ever," Yaccarino wrote Thursday, a day after Musk told former advertisers including Walt Disney Co. to go "f--" themselves