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WHO expecting more info from Bharat Biotech for Covaxin approval

Covaxin is one of the three approved vaccines that have been used in India for the country's vaccination drive for adults.

RBI says longer policy support is needed for sustained economic recovery

Earlier this month, RBI monetary policy committee kept interest rates steady at record lows and reiterated the need to unwind pandemic-era stimulus only gradually

Bitcoin hovers near 6-month high on ETF hopes, inflation worries

If the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does not object, the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF completes a 75-day period since the fund manager filed plans and could begin trading on Tuesday

Wall Street: Dow falls 140 pts on slowing China growth, inflation worries

Disney slips as Barclays downgrades to 'equal weight'; energy shares gain as Brent crude tops $85

Five US lawmakers accuse Amazon of possibly lying to Congress

On Wednesday, following publication of a Reuters investigation, U.S. Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, a prominent critic of Amazon, called for breaking up the company.

Wall Street banks set to profit again when Fed withdraws pandemic stimulus

The Fed has been buying up government-backed bonds since March 2020, adding $4 trillion to its balance sheet, as part of an emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

World shares dip as China growth disappoints, oil extends rally

Calls by China's President Xi Jinping on Friday to make progress on a long-awaited property tax to help reduce wealth gaps also soured the mood.

China Q3 GDP growth hits 1-year low, raising heat on policymakers

China's economy grew at the slowest pace in a year in the third quarter

Facebook plans to hire 10,000 in European Union to build 'metaverse'

Facebook Inc plans to hire 10,000 people in the EU over the next five years

Asian shares jittery ahead of China's economic data; oil hits fresh highs

Oil prices hit new multi-year peaks, continuing their recent surge amid a global energy shortage

Dollar makes wobbly start as global inflation surges; kiwi jumps

The dollar made a wobbly start to the week on Monday with the kiwi and sterling edging higher after a red-hot inflation readout in New Zealand and hawkish remarks from Britain's central bank chief

ASEAN excludes Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing from summit in rare move

Southeast Asian countries will invite a non-political representative from Myanmar, delivering an unprecedented snub to the military leader

India's electricity demand picks up in Oct as coal shortage lingers

India's electricity demand grew 4.9% during the first half of October, with supply falling short of demand by 1.4% despite a 3.2% rise in coal-fired generation and 30% rise in solar output

Alitalia, symbol of Italian style for 75 years - and mismangement, grounded

New airline ITA takes over; gives itself one year to find partner

China's Xi calls for progress on property tax in drive for prosperity

China, still an avowedly socialist country, has vowed to reduce inequality after years of breakneck growth while stressing that people should still work hard to create wealth

US will lift curbs on vaccinated foreign travellers on November 8

Indians among those to benefit

Evergrande's $1.7 bn Hong Kong headquarters sale flops as buyer withdraws

The collapse of the talks for the landmark building's sale is another setback for cash-strapped Evergrande

US FDA delays decision on Moderna's Covid vaccine for adolescents: Report

Moderna shares fell nearly 4% to $319.50 in afternoon trading

Evergrande debt woes are 'manageable', says People's Bank of China

Chinese authorities are urging Evergrande to step up asset disposals and the resumption of projects, Zou Lan, head of financial markets at the People's Bank of China (PBoC), told a briefing

Oil prices rise to three-year high on back of supply deficit forecasts

Brent crude futures settled up 86 cents, or 1%, at $84.86 a barrel