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Gold eases, set for third weekly gain on weak dollar, inflation jitters

Gold edged lower on Friday, as optimism around a swift economic recovery lifted appeal for riskier assets

Oil nudges up, set for biggest weekly loss since March on Iran supplies

Brent crude futures for July rose 10 cents, or 0.2%, to $65.21 a barrel by 0032 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate for July was at $62.16 a barrel, up 22 cents, or 0.4

Wall Street on track to snap 3-day losing streak as technology stocks rise

Wall Street's main indexes rebounded on Thursday after a three-day slide, buoyed by gains in technology stocks as the smallest weekly jobless claims lifted the mood

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming to step down as CEO by end of 2021

Zhang will move to a 'key strategy' position at the end of this year, ByteDance said in a statement.

Pfizer vaccine can be stored in fridge for a month, says US regulator

Unopened, thawed vials of the vaccine can be stored in a refrigerator at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius for up to a month, up from a previous maximum limit of five days

Gold slips as US Federal Reserve officials hint at possible 'taper' talks

Fed minutes published on Wednesday showed "a number" of officials thought that if the recovery holds up, it might be appropriate to "begin discussing a plan for adjusting the pace of asset purchases"

Wall Street opens higher after data signals improving labour market

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Thursday after weekly jobless claims hit their lowest level since the start of a pandemic-led recession

AirAsia posts record quarterly loss as pandemic devastation continues

The loss was primarily attributable to the impairment of assets; revenue for the quarter fell 11.2%

Bitcoin's star backers, dip buyers help cryptocurrencies recover

Analysts said the upheaval was far from over.

European stocks edge higher despite tapering talk; cryptos bounce back

Bitcoin was up 9.5% at $40,265 having nearly slid though $30,000 on Wednesday and been almost at $65,000 just over a month ago

India's largest vial maker expects sales to triple on vaccine ramp up

Schott Kaisha is also in talks with Indian manufacturers of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine to supply millions of vials, but is yet to receive bulk orders

Oil steadies after sell-off as US stockpiles rise less than expected

Crude inventories in the United States increased by 1.3 million barrels last week, against analysts' expectations for a 1.6 million-barrel rise

Bitcoin struggles for footing on concern over tighter regulations in China

Bitcoin, the biggest and most popular cryptocurrency, rose 8.75 per cent to touch $40,000, after plunging 14 per cent on Wednesday to its lowest since late January.

Corporate governance failings impede Asian companies ESG efforts : Report

Asian regulators should tell companies how to reform their boards to better address environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges, according to recommendations published on Thursday

China's industrial commodities dip after Beijing warns of market crackdown

China's main industrial commodities tumbled on Thursday after the government announced stepped-up measures to keep a lid on soaring raw material prices which threaten to undermine economic recovery

Stock markets struggle as taper talk, crypto crash put markets on edge

Stock markets struggled for traction on Thursday after a jittery session on Wall Street where cryptocurrencies crashed

Gold holds below four-month peak as dollar; Treasury yields rebound

Spot gold was flat at $1,869.50 per ounce by 0500 GMT, after hitting its highest since Jan. 8 at $1,889.75 on Wednesday

Bitcoin crashes back to earth after roller-coaster ride: A bust or a buy?

The two main digital currencies, bitcoin and ether, fell as much as 30 per cent and 45 per cent respectively

Oil prices dive $2 on fears of Asian pandemic, possible US rate hikes

Oil prices dropped over $2 a barrel on Wednesday to their lowest in three weeks, on worries that surging Covid-19 cases in Asia would dent demand for crude and US inflation fears

Covid-19 pandemic: European Union to ease travel curbs for foreign tourists

The United States would not, although vaccinated Americans would be welcome in Europe.