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2 arrested after military parade for Queen Elizabeth is interrupted

Two men ran out from behind barriers where tens of thousands of people had gathered on the Mall boulevard, which leads to Buckingham Palace, and lay down in front of a marching band, footage showed

Microsoft lowers revenue, profit forecasts in fourth qtr on forex impact

The company expects revenue for the quarter to be between $51.94 billion and $52.74 billion, down from its prior range of $52.40 billion to $53.20 billion

Growth stocks lead Wall St higher in choppy trade; eyes on jobs report

Microsoft down after trimming forecast due to FX impact; consumer discretionary and materials were the top gainers, up 1.9% and 2.1%, respectively

Gold rises over 1% buoyed by dollar slide, weak US private payroll data

"(The job data) is really raising the recession concerns that have been brewing in the market and supporting gold," said Ryan McKay, commodity strategist at TD Securities

Coal India to issue two tenders for imported coal to address local shortage

Officials are rushing to make more coal available for utilities as shortages in July-September quarter are expected to be 15% wider than intitially estimated due to expectations of higher power demand

Dollar retreats as investors reach for riskier, higher-yielding currencies

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed

Oil little changed after OPEC-plus agrees to boost output by 648,000 bpd

Oil prices could get more support later on Thursday if analysts' forecasts are correct that US crude inventories declined by around 1.4 million barrels last week

Putin clings to semblance of normality as his war in Ukraine grinds on

Kremlin leader projects image of business as usual; no sign that Putin seeks exit from war he started; Russia builds momentum in Donbas but US steps up arms to Kyiv

Fitch withdraws ratings on debt-laden China Evergrande, subsidiaries

Fitch said that it would no longer have sufficient information to maintain the ratings on Evergrande, the world's most indebted developer with more than $300 bn in debt, and two of its subsidiaries

China: In Shanghai, lockdown blues make way for Covid testing gripes

Long queues amid early summer heat at testing sites became a common sight on Wednesday and Thursday, with some people saying they queued for two hours

Ukraine raises key rate to 25% in first hike since Russian invasion

The invasion has devastated the Ukrainian economy, which could shrink by at least a third this year as the war forced 40% of businesses to close, destroyed infrastructure, blocked shipping routes

Oil prices fall on prospect of OPEC offsetting Russian crude output loss

Brent crude was down $2.07, or 1.8%, at $114.22 a barrel at 0649 GMT, having risen 0.6% the previous day.

Foreigners pull out of Asian equities for fifth straight month in May

By Gaurav Dogra

Gold prices climb as Treasury yields offset US dollar's strength

Gold prices on the rise as treasury bond yields have weakened US dollar's strength.

Govt allows small amount of wheat to move out after ban

Exceptions were allowed for shipments backed by letters of credit that had already been issued and those to countries that requested supplies to meet their food security needs

World shares steady as oil drops on Saudi Arabia's talk of output boost

Derivative markets pointed to a positive start later in the United States following losses on Wednesday when economic data failed to ease angst over rate hikes to fight inflation.

Tight Asia capacity limits room for new LNG ships: Korea Shipbuilding exec

KSOE's capacity is nearly full with orders stretching to 2025, he said, adding that container ships and LNG carriers each account for about 30% of slots

India gorging on cheap Russian crude may lead to export sanctions

Imports of Russian crude by India hit a record high in May, and will likely rise again in June

India weighs appellate panel to hear grievances for social media takedowns

India is considering whether to set up an appellate panel to hear grievances by social media users against operators' decisions to take down content

Small shoe firms in Agra squeezed by material costs, fading demand

Small firms, which employ about 110 million Indians and account for 45% of manufacturing, were hit the hardest