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Investor eyes are firmly fixed on US inflation data due out later in the week which will dictate the mood for the rest of the year
Move to 'de-risk' supply chains is leading some biotech firms to consider using Indian drug manufacturers to produce active pharmaceutical ingredient for clinical trials or other work
The spike in infections poses fresh risks for the Chinese economy which is still struggling to emerge from the economic hit from two-years of of Covid-related lockdowns and restrictions
Borrowing costs for critical the end-of-month loans for non-banks remain high despite fresh cash injections by the central bank to calm the market
Indian refiners have trouble paying for oil because Moscow prefers yuan, while Delhi likes to settle deals in UAE dirham, but that now involves extra clearing requirements
Investors across the region were on edge with US and European prices figures imminent while China’s industrial profits trailed off
Beijing exchange's benchmark 50 Index has risen 46% this month on the back of moves by officials, including claims that major shareholders are not being permitted to sell stock
Buffett's exit comes after a string of selldowns for Paytm, including stake cuts by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group and the exit of China's Alibaba Group
Spot lithium prices in the world's top producer of the battery metal were effectively down close to 80% year-on-year
The crisis at Zhongzhi threatens to reignite concerns that China's property debt crisis is spilling over into the country’s broader financial sector
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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Oil & GasIndia Is Likely Exporting Refined Russian Oil to the WestIndia’s fast-rising Russian oil imports are being matched by its rising oil exports suggesting it may be reselling Russia’s oil to the West.
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MarketsApple Asks Suppliers in Taiwan to Meet China Label StandardsUS tech giant Apple told its Taiwan suppliers that products moving to China must be labelled to state that the island is a part of China and not an independent nation
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MarketsIndian-Owned Tech Firms See Sharp Growth in UKDespite a moribund British economy and heavy corporate tax, Indian-owned tech firms are growing in the UK.
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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