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North Korea tests largest ICBM, US condemns return to long-range launches

'This launch is a brazen violation of multiple UNSC resolutions and needlessly raises tensions and risks destabilising the security situation in the region,' says White House press secretary

Wall St rises as investors buy beaten-down chipmakers, tech stocks

US business activity rises to eight-month high in March; Uber surges on deal to list all NYC taxis on its app

Indian Oil to raise petrol, diesel prices by 80 paise per litre from Friday

A litre of petrol will cost Rs 97.81 rupees while diesel will be sold at Rs 89.07 in Delhi

US dollar strengthens as data supports bigger Fed rate hikes

Weekly initial jobless claims fell to a seasonally adjusted 187,000 last week, the lowest level since September 1969 and below the 212,000 forecast

Crude prices fall as US, allies consider further oil stock release

U.S West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was down $2.10, or 1.8%, at $112.82 a barrel

Gold hits over one-week high on Ukraine crisis, soaring inflation

Silver climbed 2.3% to $25.65 per ounce, platinum inched up 0.1% to $1,021.38, and palladium was steady at $2,512.03

3D ads come to Facebook, Instagram in step toward the metaverse

In the meantime, brands in the beauty, fashion and furniture industries are working to transition from 2D to 3D representations of their products

Weak local currencies rein in India, Thai export rates

India's 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $367 to $370 per tonne, down from last week's $371 to $378, edging lower on a depreciation in the rupee amid steady demand from key buyers

Oil prices steady as Western leaders meet over Ukraine crisis

Benchmark Brent was up 0.3% at $121.95 a barrel by 1111 GMT, after falling by close to $2 earlier in the session

Gold prices steady as Ukraine concerns offset rate hike bets

Spot gold was last up 0.1% at $1,945.56 per ounce by 1026 GMT. U.S. gold futures rose 0.3% at $1,943.10

World shares, oil volatile ahead of NATO Russia-Ukraine summit

Europe's main stock indexes barely budged and government bond yields edged up toward multi-year highs hit earlier in the week as March PMI data came in reassuringly robust

Stoltenberg to extend role as NATO chief by 1 yr amid Ukraine war: Reports

Stoltenberg's term expires on Oct. 1 and he had been due to take up a post as central bank governor of his native Norway by the end of 2022

Airbus expects demand for 2,210 planes in India over next 20 years

Domestic air travel in India is recovering from the pandemic

Gold range-bound as markets eye Ukraine crisis, Fed policy stance

Spot gold was flat at $1,943.33 per ounce by 0740 GMT. U.S. gold futures were up 0.3% at $1,942.40

Dollar firms on hawkish Fed remarks, yen hits lowest since 2015

Equity markets were volatile, struggling to make gains in the Asian session, after more hawkish comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve made investors more cautious

India's US, Russia ties 'stand on their own merit': Govt tells Parliament

Foreign ministry responds to a question whether the Ukraine war had affected relationship.

Toshiba's future direction uncertain as it lurches from crisis to crisis

Toshiba shareholders voted down competing proposals - one presented by management and the other backed by activist shareholders, leaving the future direction of the embattled conglomerate uncertain

Japan plans mandatory disclosure of gender wage, female manager ratio

The move would be part of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's push to narrow income disparities and achieve more equal distribution of wealth.

Amid Russian invasion, Ukraine's 2022 sunseed harvest likely to plunge 42%

Ukraine's 2022 sunflower seed harvest could decrease by 42% to 9.6 million tonnes due to a sharp decrease in the sowing areas following Russia's invasion

Indigenous Australians ask Seoul court to stop loans to $3.6 bn gas project

People from the Tiwi Islands and Larrakia Traditional Owners are seeking an injunction.