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Disney, Fox, Warner Bros drop Venu Sports appeal after Fubo merger deal

Fubo in a statement on Monday said it has settled all litigation with Disney and ESPN related to Venu, and also settled all litigation with Fox and Warner Bros Discovery

Oil prices edge up to 12-week high on US winter storm, weaker dollar

Brent futures rose 27 cents, or 0.4 per cent, to $76.78 a barrel by 11:33 a.m. EST (1633 GMT), while US West Texas Intermediate crude rose 27 cents, or 0.4 per cent, to $74.23

NXP could make up to 10% of revenue from India by 2030, says country head

NXP India head Hitesh Garg said that India's growing automotive and industrial sectors are expected to boost the company's sales in the region

Fed's vice chair Barr to resign early to avoid dispute with Trump over role

Barr said he was stepping down from his role as the central bank's vice chair of supervision over a year before his term expires, but planned to keep his seat on the Fed's Board of Governor

Wall Street hits one-week high as optimism grows over Trump tariffs

In a week packed with economic data and speeches from US Federal Reserve officials, investors will look for clues on the pace of monetary policy easing this year

Canada PM Trudeau to step down after new Liberal party leader named

Trudeau, under pressure from Liberal legislators to quit amid polls showing the party will be crushed at the next election, said at a news conference that parliament would be suspended until March

Flour mills struggle as wheat prices surge to record high: Report

Wheat stocks in state warehouses totalled 20.6 million tons at the start of December, slightly higher than the previous year's 19.2 million tons, but far below five-year average of 29.5 million

AI chatbots boost US holiday season online sales by 4% in 2024: Report

Shoppers used AI-based chatbot services 42 per cent more than a year ago, according to Salesforce, which analyzed data from 1.6 trillion page views on its platform

German inflation rises more than expected in Dec on higher food prices

The annual consumer price inflation rate rose to 2.9 per cent, higher than the 2.6 per cent forecast by analysts

Steel ministry proposes merger between state-run KIOCL, NMDC: Report

Mining company NMDC aims to export iron ore pellets from KIOCL post the merger

US Steel, Nippon move court against Biden blocking $14.9 billion deal

Second lawsuit is against Cleveland-Cliffs, its CEO Lourenco Goncalves, and USW union President David McCall "for their illegal and coordinated actions" aimed at preventing the deal

Taking steps to clear hurdles for US-India civil nuclear ties: NSA Sullivan

Washington and New Delhi have been discussing the supply of US nuclear reactors to energy-hungry India since the mid-2000s

India's space sector funding drops 55% in 2024 amid global downturn

The government has sought to stimulate the sector by approving a 10 billion rupee ($119 million) fund in October 2024 to support space startups and setting plans to expand India's share

ISPRL seeks private firms to build 2.5 mn tonnes petroleum reserve at Padur

In 2021, India overhauled its policy to allow part of SPRs to be used commercially, mirroring a model adopted by countries such as Japan and South Korea that allows private lessees, mostly oil majors

CCI raided Pernod's office over retailer collusion to promote whisky brand

The case was triggered by a 2022 complaint by Indian rival Radico Khaitan, which accused Pernod of colluding with retailers not to stock a Radico whisky brand

Euro zone economy ended 2024 in fragile state as activity contracted: PMI

Headline index was boosted by the bloc's dominant services sector, whose PMI bounced back above breakeven to 51.6 from November's 49.5, but was weighed down by a sharper decline in factory activity

Indonesia dishes out first free meals in programme targeting 83 mn people

Despite being centrepiece of an election campaign that catapulted Prabowo to power last year, scheme was rolled out with little fanfare, with no official launch and just 190 kitchens involved

Indian space industry's funding falls 55% to $59.1 mn in 2024, data shows

Globally, space companies raised about $28 billion over the last five years, while their Indian counterparts secured approximately $354 million in the same period, Tracxn data showed

Trina Solar sets world record for its technology's conversion efficieny

In laboratory tests, Trina's large surface area n-type fully passivated heterojunction (HJT) modules demonstrated an efficiency of 25.44 per cent

Rare win for Malaysia's ex-PM Najib as court grants appeal in detention bid

Malaysia's pardons board, at the time chaired by then King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah, agreed in February last year to halve Najib's jail sentence to six years from 12 and reduced fines imposed