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Sri Lankan protestors continue anti-govt campaign as new PM takes charge

On Friday, Wickremesinghe held talks with foreign envoys representing India, Japan, the United States and China, his office said

Tesla puts India entry plan on hold after deadlock on tariffs: Report

Tesla had set itself a deadline of Feb. 1, the day India unveils its budget and announces tax changes, to see if its lobbying brought a result, the sources with knowledge of the company's plan

Wall Street rallies as growth stocks rebound, Twitter falls; Dow up 370 pts

Growth stocks such as Apple Inc, Google-owner Alphabet Inc, Amazon.com and Nvidia Corp gained between 2.2% and 6.5% after falling for most of the week.

Shanghai aims to defeat Covid-19 over next week as Beijing hunkers down

Shanghai eyes lockdown end with final push. Aims to limit COVID to quarantined zones. Beijingers stay home as virus spreads. Officials pledge support for economy, jobs

Finland prepared in case Russia cuts off gas, emergency committee says

Finland is gearing up for a possible gas cut-off, according to Finnish Media. Defence Minister of Finland told reporters that they were prepared in advance for such a step by Russian agencies.

Crypto collapse intensifies as stablecoin Tether slides below dollar peg

The sell-off has taken the combined market value of all cryptocurrencies to $1.2 trillion, less than half of where it was last November, based on data from CoinMarketCap

Ukraine crisis: Russia cuts gas supplies to unit seized by Germany

Moscow prohibited dealings with Gazprom Germania and its various subsidiaries now under the control of Germany's energy regulator

India tax authorities froze $478 million of Xiaomi funds in Feb: Report

The fund freeze by tax authorities comes on top of another legal tussle Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi faces.

Economic growth to slow if RBI hikes rates: Finance secy Somanathan

The central bank hiked its repo rate by 40 basis points (bps) to 4.40 per cent following an emergency meeting earlier this month

Russia threatens to retaliate as Finland seeks NATO membership

Finland wants security after Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sweden expected to follow suit in bid to join alliance

U.S. will share Covid-19 vaccine technology, Biden tells global summit

During the global summit, Joe Biden declared that the United States will share vaccination technology with countries. The US is also pooling up resources and fundings to battle any further threats

Gold drives retreat across metals as dollar accelerates to 20-year high

By Ashitha Shivaprasad

He's back: Wickremesinghe named Sri Lankan PM for 6th time amid crisis

He replaces the president's brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who resigned on Monday amid street protests in the main city Colombo and beyond which became more deadly this week

Petronet in talks with Qatar for LNG deal renewal amid turbulent markets

By Nidhi Verma

Growth stocks drag Wall St lower on rate hike worries; Dow slips 295 pts

Megacap stocks Meta Platforms, Microsoft Corp , Google-owner Alphabet Inc, Apple Inc , Amazon.com and Tesla Inc slipped between 2% and 5.9%; Beyond Meat down in volatile trading

Oil prices under pressure amid recession fears dogging financial markets

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

Crypto meltdown deepens as stablecoin Tether drops below dollar peg

By Alun John, Elizabeth Howcroft and Samuel Indyk

World stocks in a tailspin, dollar soars as hard landing fears grow

By Marc Jones

Dollar hits two-decade high, rattled investors plump for safe haven

By Stefano Rebaudo

Oil slips more than 2% on as recession fears spreads to financial markets

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin