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Shanghai urges patience as Covid cases drop for first time in 2 weeks

Shanghai authorities on Thursday appealed to residents to keep cooperating with tight curbs imposed to stop COVID-19 spreading

Euro holds at one-month high, yen set for worst month since 2016

The European single currency was at $1.1175 holding its highest in a month, having gained 1.7% so far this week.

China done with most airline crash search, working on preliminary report

China has completed the main search and rescue work at site of a China Eastern Airlines crash that killed 132 people last week and plans to complete a preliminary report

Ukraine preparing for new Russian offensive in the east, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian forces are preparing for new Russian attacks in the east of the country as Moscow builds up its troops there after suffering setbacks near the capital Kyiv, President Zelenskyy said

US official warns India, others against increasing Russian oil imports

A significant increase in Russian oil imports by India could expose New Delhi to a "great risk" as the US prepares to step up enforcement of sanctions against Moscow, a senior official said

Profits at large global banks set to fall sharply due to M&A slowdown

That would mark their first quarter-on-quarter profit drop since the second quarter of 2020, according to Refinitiv.

Oil prices tumble over $5 a barrel as Biden weighs massive reserves release

Brent futures were down $4.71, or 4.2%, to $108.58 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were down $5.45, or 5%, to $102.74 a barrel at 0035 GMT.

Euro rises vs dollar as eurozone inflation fans rate hike expectations

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six peer currencies, was down 0.57% at 97.861 at 2:20 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, having earlier touched its lowest level since March

Russia to keep gas contract currency unchanged in rouble switch: Report

President Vladimir Putin has said Russia, the world's top natural gas producer, will soon require "unfriendly" countries to pay for fuel in roubles, raising alarm about a possible gas crunch in Europe

Shanghai residents take to social media over lockdown, demand explanation

Shanghai's distribution of millions of self-administered antigen testing kits to detect cases quickly, which China only approved this month, has also sown some confusion and fear

Find rubles if you want Russian gas, says Kremlin spokesperson

All of Russia's big exports could soon be only in rubles, Kremlin doubles down on stance

CCI conducts raids on offices of Apollo Tyres, Ceat, Continental

One of the sources said the case was related to an antitrust investigation into the use of unfair trade practices and rigging of bids while supplying tyres for public transport vehicles in Haryana

Ukraine missile hits Russian camp; new attacks near Kyiv, Chernihiv

The Kremlin on Wednesday also played down hopes of a breakthrough following peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegates in Istanbul a day earlier

India's SBI exploring new ways to resolve retail loan stress

SBI, which is India's largest lender by assets, had gross non-performing assets of 1,200 billion rupees at the end of December, representing 4.5% of its loan book

Google cuts racy results by 30% for searches like 'Latina teenager'

The Alphabet Inc unit has cut explicit results by 30% over the past year in searches for "latina teenager" and others related to ethnicity, sexual preference and gender

Europe told to turn down the heating in Russia gas standoff

"There is absolutely no need to apply this guidance in the UK," a government spokesperson said

Ukraine crisis: Biden, Zelensky discuss sanctions, aid, talks with Russia

The United States intends to give Ukraine $500 million in direct budgetary aid, Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart, according to a White House statement

Global markets in Q1: Invasion and inversion shake world order

This week has also seen a dreaded - albeit brief - "inversion" of a key bit of the US bond yield curve that has been a precursor of economic recessions

Russia to keep gas contract prices unchanged in rouble switch: Report

Moscow has yet to describe how it will go about the switch, which the Kremlin indicated on Wednesday could extend to Russia's other exports

Intel CEO earned 1,711 times more than average company worker in 2021

Intel has asked shareholders to vote in favor of its executives' compensation at the annual stockholder's meeting on May 12