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Afghan crisis: Scores dead after Taliban firing, stampede at I-Day rally

In Asadabad, capital of the eastern province of Kunar, several people were killed during a rally, but it was not clear if casualties resulted from Taliban firing or from a stampede that it triggered

Explained: Why millions of white-collar employees want to switch jobs

Millions of white-collar employees want to switch jobs, call the shots as job markets recover

Covid-fuelled semiconductor crunch chips away at carmakers

After being forced to close plants last year as the pandemic took hold, carmakers are now facing stiff competition from the sprawling consumer electronics industry for chip deliveries

Oil slumps over 3%, hits May lows as losses extend to a sixth day

Oil prices skidded on Thursday for a sixth session, hitting lows not seen since May, pressured by a stronger US dollar and concerns about weaker demand as Covid-19 cases rise

FB selects local journalists paid in $5 mn newsletter recruitment push

Facebook Inc has chosen 25 local independent journalists to be paid out of a $5 million pot to write for its newsletter site Bulletin

India's trade with Afghanistan stalls but likely to resume soon: Industry

India's trade with Afghanistan has dried up, but industry officials said that the disruption was temporary and that it would be business as usual soon

Stocks tumble, dollar climbs as taper and virus fears spook markets

Stocks stumbled, global bond yields fell and the dollar hit a nine-month peak on Thursday as a double-whammy of Fed taper fears and Covid worries haunted equity markets

Intel details mixed-source chip strategy and partnership with TSMC

Intel Corp on Thursday gave new details of its turnaround strategy to source subcomponents of its chips from external factories, including new specifics of partnerships with rival TSMC

US weekly jobless claims fall to 17-month low of 348,000

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 29,000 to a seasonally adjusted 348,000 for the week ended Aug. 14, the Labor Department said on Thursday

Several killed in flag-waving protests against Taliban in Afghanistan

Leader of anti-Taliban opposition supports protests; Taliban tell people with no travel documents to leave airport

Robinhood tumbles 12% after warning of slowdown in retail trading

Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc tumbled 12% on Thursday, after the owner of the app warned that the trading frenzy among small-time investors that boosted its second-quarter revenue would slow down

Post-lockdown resignation intentions on the rise as job markets recover

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European shares fall 2% on Fed taper fears; commodities slump hits miners

STOXX 600 falls to two-week low; defensive utilities among smallest decliners

Gold prices fall as US Federal Reserve's taper talks boost US dollar

Spot gold fell 0.5% to $1,779.52 per ounce by 0640 GMT

'Afghanistan's fate means West is now perceived as weak,' says UK minister

The war in Afghanistan has cost several hundred thousand lives and trillions of dollars but the Taliban are now back in power

Oil drops towards $66, lowest since May on demand concerns amid Covid surge

Rising Covid cases fuel fears over slower demand; stronger dollar as Fed on track to taper this year weighs

Taliban urge Afghans to leave Kabul airport after days of deadly chaos

12 killed in airport chaos since Sunday; witnesses say Taliban opened fired on protesters in Jalalabad

Toyota to slash September production as chip shortage bites: Report

Toyota Motor Corp will reduce global production for September by 40% from its previous plan, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday

Volkswagen says might have to cut production further due to chip shortage

Volkswagen may need to cut production further due to a semiconductor supply bottleneck, the German carmaker said on Thursday.

Goldman Sachs to buy NN group's investment arm for $1.98 billion

NN Group said Goldman Sachs will buy NNIP, the Dutch insurer's investment arm, for $1.98 bn in the biggest acquisition by the American firm since David Solomon became chief executive in 2018