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Russian influence operations targeting US election have begun: Microsoft

While the Russian activity Microsoft observed is not as intense as around the previous elections, it could increase in the coming months, the researchers said

Morgan Stanley, HSBC cutting Asia IB jobs on China deals slowdown

IPOs in mainland China dropped 82% from a year earlier to just $2.4 billion during the same period, the smallest quarterly fundraising since the fourth quarter of 2018, showed the LSEG data

Microsoft-OpenAI deal set to dodge formal EU merger probe, says report

UK's Competition and Markets Authority is reviewing whether to launch a probe to see if the deal affects competition among British firms

Biden to call for higher Chinese metals tariffs in 'Steel City' Pittsburgh

The Biden administration is also pressuring neighboring Mexico to prohibit China from selling its metal products to the United States indirectly from there

Vietnam mounts $24 billion rescue plan for bank engulfed in giant fraud

The State Bank of Vietnam's previously unreported cash injections into SCB amount to 5.6% of the nation's annual economic output, or about one-fourth of Vietnam's foreign-exchange reserves

Earthquake of 6.4 magnitude jolts Ehime, Kochi prefectures of south Japan

The epicentre of the earthquake was Bungo Channel, a strait separating Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, the agency said, adding that no tsunami warning had been issued

Israel will defend itself, says Netanyahu as West pleads for restraint

The Iranian missiles and drones launched on Saturday were mostly shot down by Israel and its allies and caused no deaths

Tesla's Musk likely to unveil $2-3 billion India investment during visit

Musk's visit comes as Tesla battles slowing sales in the major markets of the United States and China, and has this week announced layoffs affecting 10% of its workforce

Angel One Q4 result: Profit rises 27% aided by jump in trading activity

The company's profit rose to 3.4 billion rupees ($40.7 million) in the quarter, boosted by an increase in trading activity, especially among retail investors

Russia reduces railway exports of gasoline by 26.5% in April so far

Russia banned gasoline exports for six months from March 1 except to a Moscow-led economic union and some countries, with which it has direct inter-government agreements on fuel supplies

Travelers' profit jumps on investment gains, underwriting strength

Insurers are reaping the benefits of firming hopes of a soft landing, and wage growth in a still-tight labor market that has ensured job security

Crude oil import bill drops 16% but import dependency hits new peak

The world's third largest oil importing and consuming nation has been able to add to its domestic production drop, raising its import dependence

Netflix subscriber growth in focus as password-sharing crackdown gains fade

Netflix is expected to add 5 million subscribers in the first quarter ended March, according to LSEG data

US banks seen booking more commercial property losses, loan sales

Buschbom said office loans remain the "biggest pain points" for banks, but he also expects stress in the multifamily sector especially construction loans

Chinese firms' fundraisings in limbo as IPOs scrutinised at home, abroad

The sudden freeze of an IPO market that was the world's biggest in 2023 and 2022 comes after the securities watchdog, under new chairman Wu Qing

Mobileye set to ship at least 46 million new assisted driving chips

In an effort to differentiate themselves amid rising competition, automakers have been adding an array of more basic driver-assistance features

Euro zone bond yields steady as traders assess interest rate expectation

The German 2-year bond yield, most sensitive to expectations for policy rates, rose 1.3 bps to 2.94%, after briefly rising to an almost one-week high

IIFL Finance to raise $152 million via share sale amid ban on gold loans

IIFL's gold loans under management stood at 24,692 crore rupees as of December 31

UK consumer price inflation slows by less than expected to 3.2% in March

The Bank of England - which has an inflation target of 2% and economists polled by Reuters had forecast an annual rate of 3.1%

Lok Sabha polls: Here's why voting lasts six weeks in general elections

India's eligible voters, at 968.6 million, number more than twice the European Union's population of 448 million. The figure has grown 8 per cent since the 2019 elections