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Gold marks yearly dip as central banks seek to wean economy off stimulus

Spot gold was last up 0.7% at $1,827.51 per ounce by 1:46 p.m. ET, after hitting a peak since Nov. 22 at $1,827.26 on Friday, helped by a retreat in the dollar and global equities

SWF and public pension fund assets in US hit record $31.9 trillion: Report

Assets held by the world's sovereign wealth and public pension funds rose to a record $31.9 trillion in 2021 thanks to rising US stock and oil prices

China Dec new home prices fall at slower pace compared to Nov: Survey

China's December new home prices declined at a slower pace compared with a month earlier, a private-sector survey showed on Saturday

Global stocks close near record highs ahead of New Year, dollar and oil dip

Equities around the globe traded little changed on Thursday as oil prices fell and the US dollar dipped against most major currencies

India's biggest car dealer Popular plans $100 million listing: Report

Popular is set to be the first Indian auto dealership in a highly fragmented market to list

Nykaa looks to triple store count in retail expansion: CEO Falguni Nayar

Falguni Nayar declined to give a timeline for the rollout but said the company was targeting 100 cities.

General Motors partners with POSCO to build NA battery materials plant

The move comes as GM is ramping up electric vehicle production and vowing to shift more of its supply chain to North America

US and other nations harden travel rules over Omicron, EU urges vaccination

Some 56 countries were reportedly implementing travel measures to guard against Omicron as of Nov 28

WHO expects to have more information on Omicron transmission 'within days'

That was faster than the "weeks" the WHO had predicted last week that it would take to assess the data available on the variant after designating it a "variant of concern"

Wall St bounces back after rout spurred by inflation, Omicron risks

Merck up as FDA panel narrowly votes to back Covid pill; payrolls, factory activity increase in November

Oil rises 1% ahead of OPEC meeting under Omicron variant cloud

Brent crude futures gained $1.01, or 1.5%, to $70.24 a barrel, after a 3.9% slump on Tuesday

Factories facing supply headaches as Omicron variant risks emerge

Towards the end of the month, the newly-detected Omicron coronavirus variant emerged as a fresh worry for policymakers

Emerging markets face a 'double whammy' in 2022, Citi says

Emerging markets will face a "double whammy" in 2022, caught between limited growth and reduced risk appetite as a result of monetary tightening, Citi said

Reforming global trade rules is tough but doable, says WTO chief

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India's power demand growth slows in November, helping ease coal shortage

The number of plants having supply agreements with Coal India with inventories of three days or less fell to 31, as of Nov. 29, latest data from the federal power ministry shows

Asian shares bounce sharply from year low but Omicron, Fed in focus

Competing for the limelight, U.S. Treasury yields climbed steadily after U.S. Fed chair Jerome Powell signalled the Fed may speed up the pace of its bond-buying taper at its meeting later this month

How South African scientists spotted the Omicron Covid variant

By Nov 24, more than two-thirds of positive tests in Gauteng, the South African province, were showing the S-gene dropout - a sign that Omicron was already becoming dominant

Google says will ban political advertising ahead of Philippine election

Alphabet Inc's Google said will ban political advertising on its platform in the run-up to Philippine elections in May next year

China told Indonesia to stop drilling for oil, natural gas during standoff

China told Indonesia to stop drilling for oil and natural gas in maritime territory that both countries regard as their own during a months-long standoff in the South China Sea earlier this year

Qualcomm leans into cameras, gaming with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile platform

Qualcomm said that more than a dozen phone makers, including Xiaomi, Sony and Honor, have signed up to use the new chips and that phones featuring it will be on the market before the end of the year