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Stores closed by farmer protests cost Reliance, Walmart millions in revenue

In November, Punjab estimated economic losses from the protests at $4 billion, while one industry group has pegged the overall hit to India's economy at $9.6 billion

Gold edges higher as weak US labour market data boosts stimulus bets

The number of Americans filing first-time applications for unemployment benefits surged last week

Wells Fargo in talks to sell asset management business to PE firms: Report

The exact price being negotiated could not be learned, but Reuters previously reported that Wells Fargo was seeking more than $3 billion for the unit

Toyota settles US probe into delayed emissions defect reports for $180 mn

The $180 million fine is the largest civil penalty for violation of EPA's emission-reporting requirements

Oil prices ease as Covid surge, lockdowns outweigh Chinese, US data

Brent's six-month backwardation, whereby contracts for later delivery are cheaper, fell to its lowest since Jan. 5, indicating bullish sentiment easing

WHO approval for AstraZeneca vaccine should come soon: Serum CEO

Serum CEO Poonawalla said his company would start stockpiling millions of doses of the Novavax coronavirus vaccine candidate from around April

Brazil says flight to India for 2 mn AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines delayed

In a statement, the ministry cited "international logistical issues" for the delay

Tata Group puts post-pandemic bet on digital, electronics and health

Tata has already made public its intent to launch an umbrella app enabling access to all its consumer businesses

Trump administration set for its last auction of US oil drilling rights

Biden has said he would halt new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters, but he has not laid out a method or timeline for realizing that goal

American Airlines readies non-mandatory Covid vaccine rollout for workers

The company is still working out details but will likely offer the vaccine to employees by appointment or on a walk-in basis

Samsung unveils new flagship Galaxy S early; targets remote workers, gamers

Samsung is also looking to grab market share after China's Huawei Technologies was hit with U.S. sanctions that restricted its supply and hurt sales, analysts have said

Bitter Senate impeachment trial of Trump could bog down Biden's first days

Trump became the first president in US history to be impeached twice when the House voted 232-197 on Wednesday to charge him with inciting an insurrection

Dow, Nasdaq hit record highs as focus turns to Biden's stimulus plan

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 116.19 points, or 0.38%, to 31,178.17, Nasdaq Composite gained 81.07 points, or 0.62 %, to 13,210.89

Google closes deal to buy Fitbit as Justice dept probe continues

Search and advertising giant Google has closed its deal to buy Fitbit, the companies said on Thursday, even as the Justice Department said it was continuing its probe of the $2.1 billion transaction.

Nokia partners with Google for building cloud-based 5G network infra

Nokia on Thursday partnered with Alphabet's Google Cloud unit to build 5G core network infrastructure

Despite controversy, govt to treat homegrown vaccine same as AstraZeneca's

Administering Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, a move cheered by nationalist politicians, has worried some health experts who consider it rushed

Climate change: PepsiCo aims for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040

The food-and-beverage giant generated about 57 million metric tonnes of greenhhouse gas emissions globally in 2019

WhatsApp scrambles as users in big Indian market fret over privacy

Though WhatsApp has yet to see mass uninstalls of its app in India, users concerned about privacy are increasingly downloading rival apps such as Signal and Telegram

Serum Institute to stockpile Novavax vaccine candidate from around April

SII will start stockpiling millions of doses of the Novavax coronavirus vaccine candidate starting around April

US House impeaches Trump for a second time; 10 Republicans vote yes

Some Republicans argued the impeachment drive was a rush to judgment that bypassed the customary deliberative process such as hearings