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Banks weigh on shares after Reserve Bank warns of bad loans may double

The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index slipped 0.1% to 14,473 and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex eased 0.25% to 49,143.75

Gold gains as stocks dip on Washington worries, rising virus cases

Spot gold rose 0.2% at $1,847.96 per ounce by 0235 GMT, after touching its lowest since Dec. 2 in the previous session. US gold futures eased 0.2% to $1,847.30

Crude oil prices sapped over investors' concern on rising coronavirus cases

US crude oil stockpiles likely fell for a fifth straight week, while refined products inventories were seen up last week

Singapore Ex tightens audit rules for listed firms after market criticism

Singapore Exchange's regulatory unit will tighten requirements for listed company auditors and raise standards on valuation reports, introducing a regulatory code of conduct for auditors.

Republicans face growing corporate backlash after Capitol assault

Announcements by corporates threaten to throttle fundraising resources for Republicans who will soon be out of power in the White House and both chambers of Congress

Wall Street ends lower with Washington turmoil, earnings in view

Among the S&P's 11 major industry indexes, consumer discretionary and communications services were the biggest percentage decliners

Asia shares mostly lower amid rising coronavirus cases, Washington turmoil

Twitter's stock tumbled 6.4% on Monday after the micro-blogging site permanently suspended Trump's account last Friday

Bitcoin falls more than 19% to face biggest one-day drop since March

Bitcoin slumped $30,699, its lowest since January 5, after extending earlier losses in Asian trading hours and was last down 15 per cent at $32,675.

Facebook suspends political donations after US Capitol riot: Report

Facebook has no plans to lift Trump ban, Sandberg says

US Capitol riot: Facebook to remove content with 'stop the steal' phrase

A Facebook spokeswoman clarified the company would allow posts that clearly share the "stop the steal" phrase to either condemn or to discuss neutrally

Johnson says UK in 'race against time' as it faces worst weeks of pandemic

A new, more transmissible variant of the disease is now surging through the population, with one in 20 people in parts of London now infected

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg says 'no plans' to lift Donald Trump ban

Sandberg, speaking during the Reuters Next conference, said she was glad that Facebook had taken the action

After US Capitol rampage, FBI warns of armed protests ahead of inauguration

Faced with threats of move violence from supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump, the National Guard was authorized to send up to 15,000 troops to Washington

Signal sees rise in daily installs as people look for WhatsApp alternatives

About 810,000 users globally installed Signal on Sunday, nearly 18-fold compared with the download numbers on Jan. 6, the day WhatsApp updated its privacy terms

Trump administration likely to grant some biofuel waivers for oil refiners

The move would be a blow to the biofuel industry and corn producers that say the exemptions hurt demand for their products, though the oil industry refutes that

Parler sues Amazon over Web shutdown, alleges political animus: Report

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Taiwan issues new passport amid Chinese efforts to assert sovereignty

The new passport enlarges the word "Taiwan" in English and removes "Republic of China"

China to push its tech giants to share consumer credit data: Report

The plan, if implemented, would effectively end the government's laissez-faire approach to the industry.

Goldman expects Brent oil prices to reach $65 per barrel in summer 2021

Brent crude fell as much as $1 per barrel on Monday, to trade around $55. Oil prices shed about 20% in 2020.

US House Democrats introduce impeachment resolution against Donald Trump

US House Democrats introducing impeachment charged Trump with "incitement of insurrection" for his role in the attack on the US Capitol last week