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Oil prices steady after overnight sell-off as demand doubts persist

Oil prices plunged 7% for a fifth day in a row on Thursday

Foxconn in talks with Vietnam's Vinfast on electric car partnership: Report

Taiwan's Foxconn is in early stage talks with Vietnamese carmaker VinFast about partnering in electric vehicles, the report said

Targeting Tesla, China's Geely to launch new premium EV brand: Report

China's automakers largely compete with entry-level and mass-market manufacturers including Volkswagen and Toyota

Foxconn in talks with Vietnam's Vinfast on electric car partnership: Report

Taiwan's Foxconn is in early stage talks with Vietnamese carmaker VinFast about partnering in electric vehicles, two sources familiar with the matter said

BOJ widens yield target band, pledges to buy risky assets only when needed

The Bank of Japan widened the band at which it allows long-term interest rates to move around its target, as part of a raft of measures to make its ultra-easy policy more sustainable

Gold prices decline on firm dollar, strong economic rebound forecast

Gold prices fell as the dollar held onto its gains from the previous session on the back of rising US Treasury yields, while the Fed's forecast of a strong economic rebound further pressured the metal

US looks to Canada for minerals to build electric vehicles, documents show

The US government is working to help American miners and battery makers expand into Canada, part of a strategy to boost regional production of minerals used to make EVs and counter Chinese competitors

Targeting Tesla, China's Geely to launch new premium EV brand: Report

China's Geely plans to roll out EVs under a new marque with different branding and sales strategies, sources said, as the Volvo owner looks to take on its main EV rival Tesla with higher-end vehicles

Nestle recycles cocoa fruit waste to replace sugar in its chocolate

As confectionery groups scramble to reduce added sugar, chocolate sweetened with cocoa fruit pulp is about to hit supermarket shelves with food giant Nestle ready to launch its "Incoa" bar

Britain to slow coronavirus vaccine rollout due to supply crunch in India

Britain will have to slow its vaccine rollout next month due to a supply crunch caused by a delay in a shipment of AstraZeneca shots from India and the need to test the stability of 1.7 million doses

Oil hits skids, drops 7% on worsening outlook for coronavirus in Europe

Oil prices plunged for a fifth day in a row on Thursday, posting their biggest-one day declines since last summer on growing worries about rising Covid cases in Europe and the strengthening US dollar

Asia stocks spooked by spike in global bond yields, crude oil sell-off

Asian share markets eased as a spike in global bond yields soured sentiment toward richly priced tech stocks, while a stampede out of crowded positions in oil caused the sharpest setback in months

UK reports five cases of rare blood clots in 11 million AstraZeneca shots

Caccine is 'safe and effective' and benefits outweigh any risks, says EMA

Oil hits skids, drops 7% on worsening outlook for coronavirus in Europe

Several large European economies have had to reimpose lockdowns as caseloads rise, while vaccination programs are slowing due to concerns about side effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine

Wall Street ends sharply lower, hit by bond yields and Covid-19 worries

Losses in US stocks accelerated after France's prime minister imposed a month-long lockdown on Paris and several other regions due to the health crisis

One year into coronavirus pandemic, the art world adapts to survive

Global art sales fell 22 per cent in 2020 to $50.1 bn. UBS and Art Basel's Art Market Report showed the steepest market drop since the financial crisis

UN body raises global economic growth forecast for 2021 to 4.7%

The report estimates that last year there was a 3.9 per cent drop in output as the spread of the coronavirus sparked lockdowns across the world.

UK PM Johnson says Indian government not behind Covid vaccine supply delay

Boris Johnson said on Thursday that a delay in the supply of COVID-19 vaccine from the SII in India to Britain was due to technical issues and not because of any intervention by the Indian government

Google's plan to block tracking tool draws US antitrust scrutiny: Report

The questions from Justice Department investigators have touched on how Chrome policies, including those related to cookies, affect the ad and news industries

Oil falls over 3% as dollar rises and coronavirus vaccine rollout stalls

Brent futures fell $2.65, or 3.9%, to $65.35 a barrel