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Gold prices nears $1,800 level as US dollar, yields lose ground

Spot gold was little changed at $1,792.66 per ounce by 0707 GMT

Recession risk looms as Japan eyes state of emergency to contain pandemic

A renewed state of emergency would also cast doubt on whether Tokyo can host the Olympics in July, despite Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's assurances it will proceed as planned

Apple plans to expand ads biz through 'suggestion' section in its App Store

Apple Inc is planning to expand its advertising business by adding a second advertising slot in its App Store search page's "suggested" section, the Financial Times reported on Thursday

Credit Suisse had more than $20 billion exposure to Archegos investments

Credit Suisse Group had more than $20 billion of exposure to investments related to Archegos Capital Management and struggled to monitor them before the fund had to liquidate many large positions

Encrypted chat app Signal alleges flaws in Israeli's Cellebrite equipments

Encrypted chat app Signal suggested in a blog post published on Wednesday that products sold to law enforcement from Israeli surveillance provider Cellebrite can easily be sabotaged

Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee attends trial amid calls for pardon: Details here

Pressure is mounting on the government to pardon Lee for a previous conviction of bribery and other offenses, for which he has served half of a 30-month sentence

US senators question Apple and Google on app store dominance: Details here

App makers have long complained that mandatory revenue sharing for sales of digital goods and strict inclusion rules set by Apple and Google amount to anticompetitive behavior

Britain's Heathrow Airport turns down requests for extra flights from India

The move by Britain comes after it detected more than 100 cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in India, Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Monday

UK-based fintech start-up Revolut to hire 300 staff for India support hub

The company also appointed Paroma Chatterjee, a former executive at Lendingkart and Via.com among other companies, as its chief executive in India, Revolut said

Tesla comes under growing China pressure after customer complaint

Tesla Inc came under increased pressure in China on Wednesday from regulators and state media after Monday's protest by a disgruntled customer at the Shanghai auto show went

Euro super league plan ends as fans force exit; 8 founding members withdraw

The Super League argued it would increase revenue for the top soccer clubs in Europe and allow them to distribute more money to the rest of the game

Oil prices fall as India's Covid-19 surge dents fuel demand outlook

India, also the world's third-largest oil user, on Wednesday reported another record increase in the daily death toll from Covid-19

As Europe's Super League project dies, hopes of Asian riches fade

The deal's longer-term appeal, analysts said, was the opportunity to expand deeper into some of their fast-growing markets in Asia.

Wall Street worries over Netflix fatigue as subscriber losses mount

Slowdown in subscriber growth pointed to fatigue among viewers after a year of Covid-19-driven binge streaming.

Global Markets: Wall Street heads for subdued start as Netflix, oil drop

Wall Street fell sharply on Tuesday as a global spike in Covid-19 cases hit travel stocks.

India to increase oxygen supplies amid severe shortage - government

A nationwide surge in coronavirus cases is soaking up supplies.

Twitter becomes platform of hope amid the despair of India's Covid crisis

India is reporting more than 250,000 new Covid-19 cases a day

Britain's driverless car ambitions hit speed bump with insurers

Insurers are key players in the shift to automated driving

Asian shares, oil prices hit by coronavirus risks to growth outlook

Stocks in Tokyo slumped by 1.95%

Gold prices hover near 7-week high as softer US dollar, yields lift appeal

U.S. gold futures gained 0.5% to $1,786.90 per ounce.