US stocks ended higher on Friday as Wall Street digested a slew of economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 190.60 points, or 0.69 per cent, to 27,930.33. The S&P 500 was up 11.65 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 3,397.16. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 46.85 points, or 0.42 per cent, to 11,311.80, Xinhua reported....
As the Covid-19 pandemic has severely impacted businesses and competition laws also getting tested in such uncertain times, Pradeep Mehta, Secretary General of Cuts International, has said that consumer interest should be the priority and the backbone of any measures, especially during such unprecedented times....
State-run oil marketing companies increased the price of petrol for the third consecutive day on Saturday with this it was sixth time that the fuel price was raised in seven days. ...
Smaller cities and towns have been in the forefront of the recovery in digital payments and transactions amid the pandemic, according to Manish Patel, Founder & CEO, Mswipe....
Telangana's Industries and Information Technology Minister K.T. Rama Rao on Friday said that post-Covid-19, there is an immense opportunity for the state to attract investments from other parts of the world, and the infrastructure development and construction sector would play a major role in it. ...
The UK government debt has increased above 2 trillion pounds ($2.6 trillion) for the first time amid heavy spending to support the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed on Friday....
Flipkart on Friday announced a strategic partnership with Sastodeal, a leading e-commerce company in Nepal, to initiate cross-border trade opportunities for its lakhs of sellers....
Dubai-based Emirates airline has commenced repatriation flights between the UAE and India. The airline will operate flights to Bengaluru, Kochi, Delhi, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram from August 20 to August 31....
The US dollar decreased modestly in late trading on Thursday after data showed the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits jumped back above 1 million last week....
Wall Street's major averages pared earlier losses to end higher on Thursday, buoyed by strong gains in tech shares....
