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Accenture's business grows at pre-pandemic levels, raises revenue forecast

The company's shares rose 4.1% to $275.05 in premarket trading

Home-selling platform Offerpad to go public in $3 billion SPAC deal

The deal with Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff-backed Supernova Partners Acquisition Company Inc will fetch $650 million in proceeds for Offerpad

Pakistan backtracks on uncapped prices for privately imported Covid shots

Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), responsible for marketing the Sputnik V vaccine abroad, confirmed to Reuters that a batch had been delivered to Pakistan.

Fed's Jerome Powell faces political test on bank capital relief issue

On March 31, an emergency pandemic regulatory relief measure that for the past year has allowed Wall Street banks to hold less loss-absorbing capital against certain assets is due to expire

Google to invest $7 billion in US offices, data centers this year

The investments would create at least 10,000 new full-time Google jobs, Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said.

Delay in Serum Institute vaccines contributing to supply squeeze: Britain

Britain is using vaccines made by Pfizer and AstraZeneca, with 10 million doses of the 100 million ordered from AstraZeneca coming from the Serum Institute.

Oil prices fall 2% as inventories rise and vaccine rollout stalls

A sharp rise in the value of the dollar after the Fed meeting has also driven the oil sell-off

Tech-heavy Nasdaq slides at open as bond yields spike to 14-month highs

Bond yields spiked after the Federal Reserve pledged to tolerate inflation and keep monetary policy loose through 2023

Bank of England sees recovery signs but stresses outlook still unclear

The BoE kept its benchmark interest rate at an all-time low of 0.1%

Google to invest over $7 billion in US offices, data centers this year

This comes as the firm takes on a surge in internet traffic after pandemic restrictions drove more users and advertisers online

Accenture beats quarterly revenue estimates on strength in cloud

More businesses used its digital services to shift operations to the cloud

US Fed's Powell faces political test on bank capital relief question

Progressives, including Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown, who now heads the Senate Banking Committee, say banks are cynically seizing an opportunity to ease more rules

RBI may have to delay liquidity normalisation amid rising virus cases

RBI may have to delay liquidity normalisation amid rising virus cases

Credit Suisse overhauls asset management under regulatory glare

Credit Suisse shares were up 1.5% in early trade

Analysis: Beijing delivers on threats to rein in internet economy

China is making good on its threats to clamp down on the sprawling "platform economy"

Inflation-stricken Venezuela rolls out new, larger-denomination banknotes

Venezuela this week is rolling out larger-denomination banknotes as hyperinflation batters the crisis-stricken South American country's bolivar currency

World food price index rises in February for ninth month running - FAO

World food prices rose for a ninth consecutive month in February

Gold prices off nine-month low, but pressured by rising bond yields

Higher U.S. Treasury yields threatened gold's appeal as an inflation hedge as they increase the opportunity cost of holding bullion

Hyundai revises down Q4 operating profit after costly Kona EV recall

The firm was hit by a costly $900 million recall to replace battery systems

Honda Motor to sell limited batch of level 3 self-driving cars

The firm said it will sell a limited batch of its flagship Legend sedan equipped with level 3 autonomous driving technology