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Vedanta seeks free land, power in race to be India's 1st chipmaker: Report

Vedanta has told state governments that its operations would help them generate $2.2 billion in tax revenues over 20 years and create up to 100,000 direct and indirect jobs, said the first source

India launches antitrust raids on Amazon sellers Cloudtail, Appario: Report

India's antitrust body launched raids at two top sellers of Amazon.com Inc over violations of domestic competition laws, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said

Global economic growth risks jolt inflation-obsessed financial markets

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank fanned growth fears further last week when they cut 2022 global forecasts by nearly a full percentage point

Dollar hits 20-year peak on yen as BOJ double-down super-low yield policy

There had been some market speculation the BOJ might step back a little given inflation was rising and other major central banks were tightening, but it showed no hesitation

Gold prices fall to 2-month low on lofty dollar, imminent US rate hike

The dollar index had reached a five-year top of 103.28, and a further push above 103.82 would see it to levels not visited since late-2002

Global economy to expand more slowly as inflation bites: Reuters poll

Even without those future risks, median forecasts for global growth collected in this month's Reuters polls on over 45 economies were chopped to 3.5% this year

Russia-Ukraine conflict, inflation drives Q1 jump in gold demand, WGC says

Strong demand for gold-based exchange traded funds (ETFs) helped to boost total gold demand to 1,234 tonnes in the first three months of 2022

US, European shares advance as euro dives to lowest since 2017

The euro dropped to its weakest since 2017 after Russia halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland, and investors fretted more about the region's economy

Oil prices edge lower as mass coronavirus testing begins in China

China's capital Beijing reported 48 new symptomatic and 2 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases for April 27

Centre tells states to step up coal imports for three years: Report

The decision to boost imports underscores the severity of India's fuel crisis as coal inventories are at the lowest pre-summer levels in at least nine years

Retail trading platform Robinhood to cut 9% of its full-time employees

The firm, which is reporting its quarterly results later this week, said the rapid headcount growth has led to some duplicate roles and job functions

Big YouTube miss yanks down Alphabet earnings and revenue

The world's largest provider of search and video made a fortune over the last two years as the pandemic forced more shops and people online

Russia- Ukraine war to cause biggest price shock in 50 yrs: World Bank

The price shock is aggravated by restrictions in the food, fuel, and fertiliser trade, it said

Tesla loses $126 bn in a day amid Musk's Twitter funding concerns

The 12.2% drop in shares equates to a $21-billion drop in the value of Musk's Tesla stake, the same as the $21 billion in cash he committed to the Twitter deal

Reliance, Apollo Global plan joint bid for Walgreens' Boots biz: Report

Reliance Industries Ltd andUS buyout firm Apollo Global Management are planning a joint bid for UK high street pharmacy chain Boots, a media report said

US goods trade deficit hits record high; Q1 GDP growth estimates slashed

The goods trade deficit jumped 17.8% to an all-time high of $125.3 billion.

U.S. court denies Elon Musk's bid to end SEC agreement on tweets oversight

Musk on Tuesday clinched a deal to acquire Twitter Inc for $44 billion

Ruble hits over 2-year high vs euro as Russia halts some gas supplies

The rouble soared to a more than two-year high against the euro in Moscow trade on Wednesday, supported by existing capital controls and upcoming income tax payments

Explained: Options for Poland and Bulgaria after Russia supply halt

Gazprom supplies almost half of Poland's annual needs - 10 billion cubic metres (bcm) versus total consumption of over 20 bcm.

Moscow bans 287 UK lawmakers from Russia, drawing British sarcasm

Russia accused the UK lawmakers of fuelling "Russophobic hysteria" in Britain, drawing a defiant response from Prime Minister Boris Johnson