Page 1298 - Reuters/workspace/business Standard Web/video

White House asks US govt agencies to detail all China-related funding

The White House document asks for data for all US government funding used to "counter malign Chinese influence or behavior incongruent with American interests"

Sri Lanka navy says no real risk of oil spill on stricken supertanker

Three tug boats, five Sri Lankan navy ships as well as two craft from the Russian navy and three from the Indian navy have been assisting in an operation to fight the fire

US job growth slows further in August, unemployment rate falls to 8.4%

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 1.371 million jobs last month after advancing 1.734 million in July, the Labor Department's closely watched employment report showed

Oil holds near $44/barrel, heads for biggest weekly drop on demand concerns

Brent crude, the international benchmark, was up 5 cents, or 0.1%, to $44.12 at 0745 GMT, heading for a 2.3% drop this week

Sri Lanka tows supertanker ablaze off coast, one crewman presumed dead

The fire was still raging on the New Diamond tanker carrying about 2 million barrels of oil

UK officials see 30%-40% chance of Brexit trade deal with EU: Report

UK left the EU on Jan 31, turning its back after 47 years on the post-World War Two project that sought to build the ruined nations of Europe into a global power

Astrazeneca to begin Phase 1/2 clinical trials of Covid vaccine in Japan

Astrazeneca said on Friday it is beginning Phase 1/2 clinical trials in Japan of its coronavirus vaccine candidate

Emerging market central banks deliver 19th month of interest rate cuts

August marked the 19th straight month of net cuts - the longest easing cycle for emerging market central banks since 2013

China's ByteDance buys UIPay to leverage e-payment capabilities at home

ByteDance, the owner of popular short-video app TikTok, said it has acquired a Chinese third-party payment service UIPay in a bid to leverage its domestic payment capability

Malaysia drops criminal charges against Goldman Sachs over 1MDB bond sales

Malaysian prosecutors withdrew criminal charges against three Goldman Sachs units accused of misleading investors over $6.5 billion in bond sales they helped organise for a state fund

Gold gains as global equities pull back push demand; US jobs data in focus

Spot gold was up 0.3% at $1,935.84 per ounce by 0304 GMT, after falling to a near one-week low on Thursday. Bullion prices have declined 1.5% so far this week

Fire rages on supertanker off Sri Lanka, one crewman presumed dead

A Filipino crew member missing from a supertanker that caught fire off the Sri Lankan coast is presumed dead, a spokesman for the navy of the Indian Ocean nation said on Friday

Oil falls 1% on lacklustre demand, set for biggest weekly drop since June

Brent crude fell 44 cents to $43.63 a barrel by 0325 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate was at $40.94 a barrel, down 43 cents and set for its first weekly drop in five weeks.

Asian stocks slip after Wall Street selloff dents tech scrips rally

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.6% and looked set for a 2.4% weekly loss, its biggest since April

White House says it does not expect US government shutdown at month's end

The White House on Thursday said it expects Congress to approve the legislation needed to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month, when current spending bills expire

Yum China to raise $2.2 billion in Hong Kong secondary listing: Report

The company had flagged it would sell 41.91 million shares in the deal and the price is a 4.8% discount to the stock's Thursday closing price of $55.92 in the US

Virgin Australia creditors approve airline's purchase by Bain Capital

Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd's creditors on Friday voted in favour of the purchase of Australia's second-biggest airline by US private equity group Bain Capital

Job ads slow in United Kingdom but office experts in demand, survey shows

The number of job adverts in Britain rose at a slower pace in late August than earlier in the month but there were signs that companies were looking for staff to help with a return to their offices

Nokia's largest shareholder Solidium marginally raises stake to over 5%

Nokia Oyj's largest investor, the Finnish government's investment firm Solidium, has increased its stake to just over 5% for the first time, from about 4.8%, according to a regulatory filing

Hong Kong financial firms step up compliance hiring amid US sanctions

Demand for compliance staff has risen by as much as a third from a few months earlier, two headhunters said