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As sanctions rise, Russian billionaires reshape fortunes while they can

But the truth is murkier - revealed in arcane corporate filings that can take days before becoming public

How Russia's invasion of Ukraine is tearing apart the global food system

Hungary, Indonesia and Argentina have imposed trade barriers on agricultural exports

Mumbai to go net-zero by 2050, two decades ahead of India's target

Without intervention, the effects of climate change could cost India $35 trillion over the next 50 years

China's top Covid fighter a woman who hit communist party's glass ceiling

Among the resources President Xi has deployed to arrest surging Covid deaths in Hong Kong is a 71-year-old woman whose career at the near-top illuminates the glass ceiling in the most populous country

Indonesia to India: How oil's surge is impacting Asia stock markets

The historic surge in oil is reshaping the outlook for Asian equity and currency markets, as the specter of prolonged high prices exposes the vulnerability of energy-dependent countries

WHO exploring when and how to declare end of Covid emergency

Researchers have warned that even if Covid cases fall to lower levels, the disease is still likely to cause thousands of deaths annually, not unlike other endemic illnesses such as malaria and TB

Tech meltdown: China's $1.9-trillion stock rout has no end in sight

Chinese tech shares are particularly vulnerable in an environment where investors are shunning risk

Certain positive developments in talks with Ukraine: Vladimir Putin

Russia had received more than 16,000 applications from people in West Asian countries to help fight in two separatist regions of eastern Ukraine

China shuts Shanghai schools, looks to divert flights as Covid returns

The Covid Zero strategy has helped keep the second-largest economy largely virus-free for much of the pandemic

Cairn Oil & Gas to spend $4 billion, aims 3 times production increase

As high prices make investments attractive, firm charts plan for next 3 years

Vedanta's Anil Agarwal bets $4 bn on oil hunt amid price surge

Cairn's plan stands out compared to producers around the world, most of whom are staying away from committing investments in oil and gas

Near-term outlook complicated, but bullish on equities: ICICI Pru's S Naren

Value opportunity in stocks is more and we think over the next 2-3 years, the opportunity will continue to exist, says S Naren, CIO, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co

Covid deaths worldwide 18 million, three times official tally: Study

The pandemic's death toll may be three times higher than official Covid-19 records suggest, according to a study that found stark differences across countries and regions

Crypto brain drain is 'crazy' in India, says Polygon co-founder Nailwal

India's dithering on whether to embrace digital assets is causing thousands of developers, investors and entrepreneurs to leave for places with more friendly regulation, said Polygon co-founder

Bitcoin drops below $40,000 as Biden-inspired optimism fades

Most of the top cryptocurrencies were down at least slightly in the 24 hours to 4:15 p.m. Hong Kong time

Toshiba split proposal dealt blow after proxy advisor rejects plan

Activist investor Effissimo Capital Management, which holds a roughly 10 per cent in Toshiba, also spoke out against the plan on Thursday

Amazon splits stock 20-for-1, reports $10-billion share buyback

Amazon conducted three splits in the 2 1/2 years following its 1997 initial public offering and then halted the practice

US inflation hit fresh 40-year high of 7.9% before crude oil spike

While February was once forecast as the peak for US inflation, now readings are set to increase to above 8 per cent, according to some economists

A billion dollars a day, global funds keep selling India stocks

India's $3.2 trillion stock market is witnessing an unprecedented foreign selloff as the surge in oil prices fuels worries of an inflation shock in the major energy-importing nation

Amazon jumps on plan to split stock by 20-to-1 ratio, buy back up to $10 bn

Amazon is planning to split its stock for the first time in more than two decades in a move that will end an era of four-digit stock prices for the biggest US technology companies