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Gold steady ahead of Fed meeting, palladium scales record peak

Spot gold was flat at $1,780.90 per ounce by 0957 GMT.

OPEC+ to meet Tuesday amid concern about rising coronavirus cases

OPEC is responsible for over a third of global production

Novartis Q1 sales, profit miss analyst expectations amid Covid-19 impact

Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Tuesday said first-quarter core net income fell 4%

HSBC Q1 profit rises 79% as Covid vaccine rollout sparks cautious optimism

Bank releases $400 million of provisions on improved outlook; lender unlikely to repeat level of writebacks through 2021, says CFO

Global Markets: Stocks dip from record levels ahead of Fed decision

The MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 49 countries, fell 0.1% by 0810 GMT

Oil up, but gains limited amid demand concerns as India reels from Covid

Brent crude was up 40 cents, or 0.6%, at $66.05 a barrel by 0658 GMT

iOS 14.5: Impact of Apple ad tracking changes will hinge on app developers

Some mobile advertising analysts believe fewer than one in three users will opt-in, which could diminish the effectiveness and profitability of ad targeting

Indian economy could falter due to Covid spike: US Chamber of Commerce

CEOs from 40 firms on Monday launched a public-private task force to provide India with urgently needed medical supplies.

Total declares force majeure on Mozambique LNG after insurgent attacks

Total, which aimed to produce its first cargo from the project in 2024, suspended work on March 27 after the militant attack

Lawmakers urge UK PM Boris to publish lobbying messages from pharma firms

The proposal would temporarily waive the intellectual property (IP) rights of pharmaceutical companies to allow developing countries to produce vaccines

Bitcoin sinks below $50,000 as cryptos stumble over Biden tax plans

Bitcoin is on track for a 15% loss on the week

Panasonic to buy US supply-chain software firm Blue Yonder for $7.1 billion

This is Panasonic's biggest acquisition in a decade,

Honda aims for 100% electric vehicles by 2040, says new CEO Mibe

Mibe said Honda will invest a total of about 5 trillion yen ($46.3 billion) in research and development initiatives

Activists dump fake coal outside Lloyd's of London in fossil fuel protest

Lloyd's is the world's leading insurance and reinsurance marketplace

Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Aramco facility; no Saudi confirmation

The military coalition led by Saudi Arabia intervened in Yemen against the Iran-aligned Houthis in 2015.

Gold heads for weekly rise on subdued US Treasury yields, dollar

Gold heads for weekly rise on subdued US Treasury yields, dollar

Asian shares shake off United States tax fears; cryptocurrencies slump

Bitcoin's rout deepened, dropping below the $50,000 level to a low of $48,338.37

Biden's climate summit zeroes in on technology to help fight global warming

The Democratic president, who returned the United States to the pact, announced a new U.S. target on Thursday to reduce its emissions 50%-52% by 2030

US: Joe Biden to float historic tax increase on investment gains for rich

The plan is part of the White House's push for a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. tax system to make rich people and big companies pay more and help foot the bill for Biden's ambitious economic agenda

Intel PC chip sales rise, but profit forecast falls short: Details here

Intel fumbled new manufacturing technology in recent years, causing it to fall behind rivals such as Advanced Micro Devices Inc and Nvidia Corp in the race to make faster, smaller chips