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Oil falls on China's Covid-19 cases, fresh restrictions, high crude build

Brent crude futures declined 60 cents, or 1.1 per cent, to US$55.50 a barrel

Biden seeks to speed delivery of coronavirus stimulus checks and food aid

Biden is using the two executive orders to try to ease people's burdens while Congress negotiates the fate of his proposed $1.9 trillion stimulus package.

IBM, Intel slump weighs on Wall Street as coronavirus concerns rise

IBM Corp slumped 9.83% and was the top drag on the Dow Jones Industrial Average after it missed estimates for quarterly revenue, hurt by a rare sales decline in its software unit

Buyout firm TPG in the lead for stake in AT&T's DirecTV, say reports

The exact price TPG is willing to pay could not be learned, but sources said the deal could value DirecTV at more than $15 billion

Google says to block search engine in Australia if forced to pay for news

Australia is on course to pass laws that will make tech giants negotiate payments with local publishers and broadcasters for content included in search results or news feeds

Boeing says its fleet will be able to fly on 100% biofuel by 2030

By Eric M. Johnson

Biden administration to discuss stimulus with lawmakers on Sunday

Democratic President Joe Biden, who took office on Wednesday, has proposed a $1.9 trillion stimulus package

British PM Boris Johnson says new variant may carry higher risk of death

Johnson said however that all the current evidence showed both vaccines remained effective against old and new variants

After Brexit deal, Ireland and France cut out the middleman: Britain

Irish traders are shipping goods directly to and from European ports, shunning the once-speedier route through Britain.

Chinese vaping firm RLX valued at nearly $35 billion in US market debut

American depositary shares of RLX Technology Inc jumped 86% in their U.S. stock market debut on Friday, giving the Chinese vaping firm a market capitalization of nearly $35 billion.

IBM Corp revenue disappoints as software sales mark rare decline

IBM Corp missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, hurt by a rare sales decline in its software unit as clients shied away from longer-term deals

Janet Yellen wins unanimous Senate panel vote for Treasury secretary

Yellen's Republican predecessor, Steven Mnuchin, was not confirmed until three weeks after Trump's inauguration

US factory activity near 14-year high; home sales rise in December

By Lucia Mutikani

Walmart expands vaccinations in boost to US Covid-19 programme: Report

Walmart is already vaccinating healthcare workers in New Mexico and its home state of Arkansas.

Wall Street slips as IBM, Intel falter after results; Dow falls 160 points

The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.76 points to 13,531.18, helped by a rise in shares of Microsoft Corp and Facebook Inc.

Farmer unions to step up protests after rejecting offer to defer new laws

The 11th round of talks between the central government and farmer unions ended in deadlock

Oil declines 2% as China coronavirus cases trigger clampdowns

The market is awaiting official oil inventory data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Friday

Long road for Tesla in India with infrastructure, supply chain woes

The world's most valuable automobile manufacturer registered a local company in India earlier this month

Not viable: Alphabet closing Loon, a balloon alternative to cell towers

Founded in 2011, Loon aimed to bring connectivity to areas of the world where building cell towers is too expensive or treacherous using balloons the length of tennis courts and solar-powered gear

At least five mine workers killed in blast in Karnataka's Shivamogga

At least five mine workers killed in blast in southern India