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Passersby move past an electronic stock board showing the days loss of Nikkei stock index, in front of a securities firm in Tokyo. (Photo- PTI)

Asian stocks gain on hopes of slowing covid19 crisis

Slowing rate of news infections is providing some much-needed buoyancy to equities as investors eye an easing of...

9 April 2020 9:52 AM IST

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Curbs on air travel will be removed only after corona under control

India has imposed a 21-day lockdown, all domestic and international commercial passenger flights have been suspended for...

8 April 2020 4:03 PM IST

A worker carries a wooden plank topped with Papad for sun-drying at a manufacturing unit in Amritsar. (Photo- PTI)

India's small businesses struggle to pay wages amid coronavirus...

India's nationwide lockdown has left millions of migrant workers stranded without any other source of income

8 April 2020 12:45 PM IST

In this February 12, 2018 photo, a US Customs and Border Protection officer assists a passenger with ticket scanning and taking biometric facial recognition photos prior to boarding a flight at Houston International Airport. (Photo | Flickr - Donna Burton)

Use of Facial recognition technology not a concern for a large number...

Over three-fourths of 1,000 people surveyed by cybersecurity firm Nortonlifelock supported the use of facial recognition...

7 April 2020 6:43 PM IST

Asia markets extend gains on glimmers of hope in virus fight. (Photo- AFP)

Asian markets rise on hopes of slowing coronavirus crisis

Asia extended Monday's rally following a surge on Wall Street, as fresh cases were slowing in Spain, Germany, Italy and...

7 April 2020 9:55 AM IST

Rafael Delgado places free meals for residents that signed up online on a table for curbside delivery at a restaurant Wednesday. (AP Photo)

Spanish jobless claims jump by over 3,00,000 in March

Pandemic "changed the trend" in unemployment figures for March, after only 2,857 workers filled jobless claims in the...

6 April 2020 11:07 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo)

Trump signals possible tariffs on oil imports amid low prices

Oil prices have dropped by about two-thirds this year as the COVID-19 pandemic has hammered demand

6 April 2020 10:17 AM IST

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Oil skids on oversupply fears, stocks jump on virus slowdown

Brent crude fell as much as $3 in Asian trading after Saudi Arabia and Russia postponed a meeting over a potential pact...

6 April 2020 9:31 AM IST

Jewellery demand and gold investment demand also declined in the first quarter. (AFP Photo)

India's Jan-Mar gold demand falls 36% due to volatile prices, economic...

Jewellery demand and gold investment demand also declined in the first quarter and going ahead it could be a...

30 April 2020 2:19 PM IST

Federal Reserve signalled Wednesday that it will keep its key short-term interest rate near zero. (Photo- AFP)

US Fed leaves interest rates near zero, to use full range of tools to...

In its statement, the Fed said it is "committed to using its full range of tools to support the US economy in this...

30 April 2020 10:41 AM IST

Daimler sees operating loss ahead in Q2 over virus. (PTI Photo)

Daimler sees operating loss as auto sales drop due to coronavirus

In January-March, Daimler reported a 92 percent slump in net profit

29 April 2020 1:46 PM IST

Mumbai city reported an increase of 393 Covid-19 cases. (PTI Photo)

Maharashtra reports 729 new Covid19 cases, tally reaches 9,318, death...

Mumbai city reported an increase of 393 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, taking its tally to 6,169

29 April 2020 10:37 AM IST