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Gold prices gain after US jobless claims rise, market focus shifts to NFP

Spot gold was up 0.6% at $2,050.32 per ounce by 9:46 a.m. ET (1446 GMT), eyeing its fourth straight session of gains. U.S. gold futures steadied at $2,068.00

Castrol Q4 results: Net profit rises 25% to Rs 242 crore on healthy demand

Castrol India's profit after tax came in at 2.42 billion rupees ($29.2 million), up from 1.93 billion rupees a year ago, it said in an exchange filing

French farmers' union call for end of blockades as anger spreads in Europe

Farmers' complaints across Europe include being choked by green rules, taxes, rising costs and unfair competition from abroad

Tata, Pegatron in talks for iPhone assembly facility in Tamil Nadu: Report

Tata is building the iPhone assembly plant in Hosur city, which will be its second such facility in the country. The move comes as Apple and its contract manufacturers are rapidly expanding

US worker productivity strong in fourth quarter; weekly jobless claims rise

Nonfarm productivity, which measures hourly output per worker, increased at a 3.2% annualized rate last quarter, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Thursday

Bayer CropScience Q3 results: Profit falls 31% to Rs 93.1 cr on soft demand

The company's profit fell to 931 million rupees ($11.2 million) during the three months ended Dec. 31 from 1.35 billion rupees a year earlier

Shareholders Prosus, others call for ouster of Byju's founders in new salvo

'We are deeply concerned about the future stability of the company under its current leadership and with the current constitution of the Board,' the shareholders said in a statement

Godrej Agrovet Q3 results: Profit falls 21% to Rs 91.84 cr on lower demand

Consolidated net profit fell to Rs 91.84 crore ($11.1 million) for the three months ended Dec. 31 from Rs 116 crore a year earlier, the company said in an exchange filing

Budget 2024: Govt to keep spending on border roads after 30% overrun

The countries have been in a military standoff since July 2020 when at least 24 Indian and Chinese troops were killed in the worst clashes between the two sides in five decades

Abbott Q3 results: Profit rises 26% to Rs 311 cr on strong demand

The company, which makes popular antacid medicine Digene, said its profit rose to 3.11 billion rupees ($37.5 million) from 2.47 billion rupees a year earlier

India proposes supplying LNG to our power facilities: Sri Lanka's minister

'In the efforts to expedite the process to generate power from LNG the Government of India has proposed an interim solution from Petronet LNG,' Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said

10-year govt bond yield could drop to 6.75% later in 2024: ICICI Bank

"We feel that beyond the middle of this calendar year, by the July-September quarter, we could see the benchmark bond yield touching at least 6.75% if not lower," said B. Prasanna

Canada braces for possible wave of business bankruptcies amid slowdown

There were about 1.2 million small businesses with employees in Canada in 2021 and contributing over a third to the country's gross domestic product, according to the latest official data

Titan Q3 results: Profit rises 9.4% to Rs 1,040 crore, misses estimates

Indian jeweler and watch maker Titan Company reported third-quarter profit below estimates on Thursday as escalating costs of bullion outshined demand during the festive season

Regulatory nod for US spot bitcoin ETF options may take months: Report

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last month approved spot bitcoin ETFs, in a watershed for the crypto industry

Euro zone consumer inflation dips to 2.8% but core figures remain high

Price growth, now a long way from its peak in double digit territory in late 2022, fell as unprocessed food, energy and industrial goods inflation all slowed

India yet to see significant improvement in debt affordability: Moody's

Moody's in August had affirmed a 'Baa3' rating on India with a stable outlook. A higher rating implies lower economic risk, allowing a country to borrow at cheaper rates

Govt seeks to boost oilseed output to cut expensive vegetable oil imports

India, the world's biggest vegetable oil importer, spent a record $20.8 billion on its edible oil purchases in the fiscal year to March 2023

Thailand airport operator expects 8 million Chinese visitors this year

The announcement comes after the two countries mutually waived visa entry requirements for their nationals effective in March. Thailand removed visa requirements for Chinese late last year

Rupee hits two-week high, forward premiums choppy; volumes improve

The rupee ended at 82.9650 to the U.S. dollar, up from 83.0425 in the previous session. The currency hit its highest intraday level of 82.9325 since Jan 16