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India asks US to push technology transfer approvals
Washington, Dec 11: Citing "numerous positive changes" in the defence field in India, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has asked the US to reciprocate positively for technology transfer approvals and leverage opportunities created by New…
OPEC monthly oil market report for December
Vienna, Dec 11: The OPEC Reference Basket declined around 10 percent in November as lower refinery crude intake added to the oversupply in the market, according to OPEC monthly oil market report for December.
The Basket lost $4.52 to…
Soon, openly use Facebook at workplace
New York, Dec 11: Not allowed to log into any social networking site in the office? That may soon change as Facebook is gearing up to officially launch a business version of its network.
Known as Facebook at Work, the new version of the…
China auto sales hit monthly record high
Beijing, Dec 11: Both automobile sales and output in China hit record highs in November as the demand continued to recover on government support policies, industry data showed on Thursday.
China's automobile sales jumped 20 percent…
‘Indians can help Ghanaians become entrepreneurs’
Accra (Ghana), Dec 11: Indian assistance is required to help train younger Ghanaians to become entrepreneurs in the country's quest to become industrialised, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Ghana's minister of trade and industries, said here.…
Gold futures down on stronger US dollar
Chicago, Dec 11: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Thursday as the US dollar strengthened ahead of the meeting of the US Federal Reserve next week.
The most active gold contract for February…
Chinese currency renminbi weakens
Beijing, Dec 11: The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi (yuan) weakened by 122 basis points to 6.4358 against the US dollar on Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.
In China's spot foreign…
Tokyo stocks advance, Nikkei up 188 Points
Tokyo, Dec 11: Tokyo stocks advanced on Friday as investor sentiment was lifted by Wall Street's solid performance overnight and shares were bought back that had been oversold recently.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 188.75…
US stocks jump ahead of Fed meeting
New York, Dec 11: The US stocks pared early losses and turned higher on Thursday, as investors were cautious ahead of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting next week, which is expected to raise interest rate for the first time in nearly a…
Facebook tweaks rules for Instant Articles advertising
New York, Dec 10: Bending to publishers' demand, social media giant Facebook is changing the advertising policies for its Instant Articles platform.
The company agreed to the changes after publishers complained that restrictions made it…