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Oil prices fell on Friday, retreating further from 11month highs hit last week, weighed down by worries that new pandemic restrictions in China will curb fuel demand in the world's biggest oil importer.

Walmart Inc is preparing to offer COVID19 vaccinations in seven more states, as well as in Chicago and Puerto Rico, this week and next, a company spokeswoman told Reuters, expanding beyond the two states where its pharmacists are offering inoculations.

Singapore Exchange Ltd posted a 12% increase in net profit for the six months ending December, with its equities business supported by its expanded Asian derivatives products and higher trading activity.

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits decreased modestly last week as the COVID19 pandemic tears through the nation, raising the risk that the economy shed jobs for a second straight month in January.

On comparing the prices of 22- carat gold of 10 grams from that of 24-carat of 10 grams, there is a difference of Rs 1,000.

Gold rose to a twoweek high on Thursday as the dollar eased on hopes of further stimulus under the Joe Biden administration, although bullion's gains were limited by some profit booking.

The Bank of England said on Wednesday the aim of its banking stress test this year is to check if banks can continue helping the economy during the pandemic and if a return to more normal levels of dividends is possible.

Oil prices rose on Wednesday, building on solid gains overnight, thanks to a combination of a weaker dollar and expectations the incoming U.S. administration will deliver massive stimulus spending that would lift fuel demand and draw down crude stocks.

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Bank of America Corp posted a drop in fourthquarter profit on Tuesday that still topped Wall Street expectations as strength in its sales and trading business offset weakness in its consumer banking unit.

On Monday, the rupee had settled at 73.28 against the American currency. "The US dollar has weakened across the board overnight with the euro back up to 1.21 levels," Abhishek Goenka, Founder and CEO, IFA Global said adding that rupee is likely to trade i...

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Oil prices held steady on Monday as a better than expected quarterly rebound for China's economy countered fears over soaring COVID19 cases around the world and tight restrictions that could dent economic growth and fuel consumption.

Canada's Industry Minister FrançoisPhilippe Champagne spoke to Alimentation CoucheTard founder Alain Bouchard and assured him of support for Canadian businesses, after the company dropped plans to buy European retailer Carrefour SA, the minister said in a...

JPMorgan Chase & Co., the nation's largest bank by assets, said its fourth quarter profits jumped by 42% from a year earlier, as the firm's investment banking division had a stellar quarter and its balance sheet improved despite the pandemic.