By Kavya Guduru (Reuters) – Gold eked out gains on Wednesday, helped by a weaker dollar and a retreat in U.S. Treasury yields, although prices moved in a tight range as investors refrained from making large bets ahead of U.S. inflation data. Spot gold rose 0.5% to $1,834.30 per ounce by 12:24 p.m. EST (1724 …
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By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor, Domino’s and other companies have found themselves in a diplomatic fracas after their Pakistani partners tweeted support for disputed Kashmir, irking Indians and highlighting the risks of operating in the region. Kashmir has long been a flashpoint between India and arch rival Pakistan, each of which …
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(Reuters) – Feb 9 (Reuters) – Gold eked out gains on Wednesday, helped by a weaker dollar and a retreat in U.S. Treasury yields, although prices moved in a tight range as investors refrained from making large bets ahead of U.S. inflation data. Spot gold XAU= rose 0.2% to $1,829.51 per ounce by 10:18 a.m. …
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By Nerijus Adomaitis and Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s Equinor will pay out $10 billion to shareholders this year after it reported record fourth-quarter pretax profits, joining European rivals in cashing in on a boom in oil and gas prices and sending its shares to a new high. Adjusted earnings before tax leapt to …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian cosmetics-to-fashion retailer Nykaa on Wednesday reported a 59.5% slump in quarterly net profit on a steep increase in expenses, overshadowing a rise in revenue and gross merchandise value. Total costs surged 46.8% year-on-year to 10.67 billion rupees ($142.68 million) in the third quarter, including a big jump in employee benefit expenses, Nykaa’s …
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By Elizabeth Culliford and Silvia Aloisi NEW YORK/MILAN (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta Platforms is struggling to stop counterfeiters from pushing fake luxury goods from Gucci to Chanel across its social media apps, according to research and interviews, as the company barrels into ecommerce. Its platforms have emerged as hot spots for counterfeit offenders who …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares ended sharply higher on Wednesday, lifted by automakers and bank stocks, with investor focus fixed on the central bank’s monetary policy decision due Thursday. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index was up 1.14% at 17,463.8, while the S&P BSE Sensex gained 1.14% to 58,465.97. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is …
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By Aftab Ahmed and Swati Bhat NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian debt traders have dismissed government officials’ concerns about bonds being mispriced, saying they reflected fundamentals but the central bank was behind the curve, and urged steps to fight inflation at Thursday’s policy meeting. While high global crude prices, tightening in other markets and potential …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel Ltd said on Tuesday it will raise $1 billion in debt, after it reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue on higher tariff rates. Airtel said https://bit.ly/3oAZmLt it would raise the amount, 75 billion rupees ($1 billion), by issuing non-convertible debt securities, including debentures and bonds, but did not reveal how …
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By Chris Prentice and Marc Jones WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Big Tech gave major U.S. stock indexes a boost on Tuesday and European shares ended largely unchanged as a sharp fall in oil prices took the shine off bumper profits from oil company BP. The euro retreated as the European Central Bank tried to cool interest …
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