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US job growth beats expectations in Dec; unemployment rate falls to 4.1%

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 256,000 jobs last month after rising by a downwardly revised 212,000 in November, the Labor Department said in its closely watched employment report on Friday.

Apple wants to keep its diversity programmes from being disavowed

The National Center for Public Policy, a conservative think tank, submitted a proposal that the company consider abolishing its "Inclusion & Diversity program, policies, department and goals."

Tougher US sanctions to curb Russian oil supply to China and India

Russian oil exports will be hurt severely by the new sanctions, which will force Chinese independent refiners to cut refining output going forward, two Chinese trade sources said

TCS expects retail, manufacturing revival after banking recovery, says CFO

Retail and manufacturing are the second- and fourth- largest revenue contributors to the $29 billion behemoth

Will continue oil, gas projects despite US sanctions, says Russian govt

A ministry statement also said that Russia would respond to Washington's "hostile" actions, announced on Friday, while drawing up its foreign policy strategy

ex-Swiss FM warns of enlarged UBS size following Credit Suisse takeover

Should the bank fail, there are no local rivals left to absorb it, while the cost of nationalisation could severely damage public finances, experts have warned

IMF chief forecasts steady world growth in 2025, continuing disinflation

With inflation moving closer to US Federal Reserve's target, and data showing a stable labor market, the Fed could afford to wait for more data before undertaking further interest rate cuts, she said

Vedanta Resources secures $300 million loan commitment for debt refinancing

In September 2024, Vedanta Resources raised $900 million in its first dollar bond issue in more than two years and later raised $800 million through another dollar bond issue in November

US property and casualty insurers' stocks slide as LA wildfire losses mount

J.P.Morgan doubled its forecast of insured losses to over $20 billion

US to impose sanctions on Russian oil, Indian supplies may be hit

The sources said they understand that the new US sanctions would target more than 180 tankers shipping Russian oil and Russia-based maritime insurance service providers Ingosstrakh Insurance Company

Crude prices jump more than 3% on concerns over more US sanctions on Russia

The document, purported to be from the U.S. Treasury, was being circulated among traders in Europe and Asia. Reuters could not verify the veracity of the document

India's rice stocks hit record high, wheat reserves continue to deplete

India's rice exports have gained momentum after New Delhi removed most curbs in September and October

Tesla recalls around 239,000 vehicles over rear-view camera issue

Tesla said it was investigating to determine whether any affected vehicles have experienced stress that could result in a shorting failure

In month since the change of guard at RBI, rupee's volatility picks up

The dollar-rupee pair's 1-month daily realized volatility touched a near-six-month high late in December while implied volatility, a gauge of future expectations, rose to 3.5%

CBI names Diageo, Sequoia Capital in case alleging suspicious payments

The agency said Diageo suffered a huge loss from the 2005 embargo on its products by the India Tourism Development Corp, a firm majority-owned by the government that had a monopoly

Mercedes-Benz 2024 car sales fell 3% in a tough year for automakers

Annual sales of battery-electric cars (BEV) dropped by 23 per cent to 185,100 vehicles, adding pressure on the carmaker as new, harsher EU CO2 emission reduction targets take effect this year

Prada mulls Versace buy as Capri seeks buyers with Barclays' help

Last month, trade journal Women's Wear Daily had reported that the US luxury conglomerate, which also owns Michael Kors, was working to find buyers for some of its brands, including Versace

Nvidia criticises Biden's plan to impose restrictions on AI chip exports

Nvidia's Finkle said the reported policy was disguised as an anti-China move

Nomura hires Sudhir Nemali as international wealth chief operating officer

Nemali, who has over three decades of wealth management experience, is joining from Deutsche Bank, where he was most recently the chief operating officer for wealth management

Trudeau criticises Trump's proposed US tariffs on Canadian products

Trump says he will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian imports unless Ottawa boosts border security