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Gripped by greed, emerging markets turn to the US Fed for next spur

Bloomberg's Fear-Greed indicator for the MSCI developing-nation stock gauge climbed to its highest in almost a decade, a sign that gains may have been excessive

Forget TikTok. Audio-based Clubhouse is social media's next big thing

Since its launch last March, Clubhouse has increasingly become a cultural phenomenon. With its success and prominent backing, it may now be poised to upend the entire social media space

Global diamond trade is roaring back thanks to stuck-at-home shoppers

The boom is being driven by bumper holiday jewelry sales, particularly in the vital US and Chinese markets.

Saudi Arabia's exports dropped in November with oil revenue falling by 40%

Total revenue was 58.2 billion riyals ($15.5 billion), down from 80.8 billion riyals a year earlier, according to a statement from the General Authority for Statistics

'Dark money' helped pave US President Joe Biden's path to White House

Democrats have said they want to ban dark money as uniquely corrupting, since it allows supporters to quietly back a candidate without scrutiny.

Crypto industry has 'wind in its sails', 8 companies eye public offerings

Bitcoin has come off its highs after it crossed $40,000 this month, but is still up about 16% this year.

Coronavirus vaccines may work less on variants: UK health minister

Hancock's warning came as the U.K. reported it had vaccinated more than 5 million people, including three-quarters of those over 80

World's economic recovery gets delayed by slow Covid-19 vaccine rollouts

Double-dip recessions are now expected in Japan, the euro area and UK

Israel, UAE quickest in Covid vaccine rollouts, push their markets to top

The fastest Covid-19 vaccination rollouts globally, in Israel and the United Arab Emirates, are propelling their equities to the top of the world in 2021

Pakistan close to approving Russia's Sputnik vaccine as Covid cases rise

The country has already ordered 1.2 million doses from Chinese state-backed vaccine developer Sinopharm.

Ambani's Reliance Jio doubles down on 5G service pledge after record profit

The group's wireless operator, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. -- India's largest -- has started advance tests to prepare the fifth-generation, high-speed network

Elon Musk targets telecom for next disruption with Starlink internet

Rendel became a Starlink tester in November after struggling for years with sluggish internet speeds at his 160-acre farm overlooking Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

US President Biden warns US Covid-19 deaths will top 500,000 next month

While consequential for those affected, the measures offer a shadow of the relief included in Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid-19 aid plan

Bitcoin's volatile week rattles faith in cryptocurrency resurgence

Digital coin set for one of its worst weeks since March 2020

Apple plans thinner Macbook Air with magnetic charger in Mac lineup reboot

The upcoming MacBook Pro is an example of Apple's renewed focus on Mac loyalists

Elon Musk says he will give $100 million for carbon capture prize

Musk, 49, is a philanthropy neophyte compared with those he just leapfrogged on the Bloomberg ranking of the world's 500 wealthiest people

Saudi Aramco understated carbon footprint by up to 50%, says report

The world's biggest oil company has been excluding most refineries and chemical plants from its carbon disclosures

Joe Biden playbook grips markets: Green up, defence and prisons down

South Korea's OCI Co, a solar equipment maker, rose as much as 9 per cent on and Japan's West Holdings gained 4.5 per cent

Govt expects global oil majors will join race for $6.5-bn BPCL sale

India seeks to boost spending to help Asia's third-biggest economy shake-off the pandemic-fueled downturn

Turnaround hopes for rupee fade over RBI's stance on forex reserves

The rupee is under pressure to rise on heavy foreign inflows