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22.03 / 16:39

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery fell 20 cents to $81.07 per barrel Thursday

22.03 / 16:37

UPS FIVE Manufacturing cover reports Investigations Stellantis recalls nearly 318,000 cars to replace side air bags that can explode and hurl shrapnel

Stellantis is recalling nearly 318,000 Dodge and Chrysler sedans worldwide because the side air bag inflators can explode with too much force and hurl metal fragments at drivers and passengers

22.03 / 15:43

UPS Reuters Manufacturing consequences reports Russia warns Japan of 'serious consequences' if Patriot missiles made there end up in Ukraine - RIA

Russia's newly appointed ambassador to Japan has warned Tokyo of serious consequences and retaliatory steps if Patriot missile systems manufactured under U.S. licence in Japan end up in Ukraine, the RIA news agency reported on Friday. RIA cited the new envoy, Nikolai Nozdrev, as saying that Moscow would be watching closely to see where Japanese arms exports ended up after Tokyo softened its export rules at the end of last year. In particular, he said, Russia would be watching to see if and when any Patriot missile complexes and missiles made in Japan under U.S. licence are exported to the United States and then to Ukraine.

22.03 / 14:35

markets UPS Citi Cooper Gap Trade Dollar set for weekly rise after shift in global rate outlook

By Amanda Cooper

22.03 / 08:25

markets security Nikkei show rowing Foreigners big buyers of Japanese bonds ahead of BOJ decision

(Reuters) — Foreign investors continued to accumulate Japanese bonds for the third straight week ahead of a pivotal move by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to exit negative interest rates after 17 years. They pumped in a massive 2.16 trillion yen ($14.26 billion) into long-term Japanese bonds on a net basis last week, the biggest amount in a week since mid-March 2023, data from the Ministry of Finance showed.

22.03 / 06:11

markets UPS Provident FIVE Reuters show Over half of economists expect BOJ to hike rates further this year: Reuters poll

By Satoshi Sugiyama

22.03 / 04:51

markets UPS Reuters economy Nov Trade China yuan falls to four-month low, state banks step in

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's yuan declined to a four-month low against the dollar on Friday, breaching a key threshold and prompting state-owned banks to step in to defend the currency.

22.03 / 04:45

markets Provident economy Nikkei Trade show Asian stocks Asian stocks slide with China in the lead; Nikkei loses steam

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks sank on Friday with Chinese markets leading losses on resurgent concerns over a slowing economy, while a rally in Japan’s Nikkei 225 ran dry after strong inflation data.

22.03 / 03:49

security economy Food President country medicines International IMF says the economic situation in debt-stricken Sri Lanka is gradually improving

The International Monetary Fund says the economic situation in debt-stricken Sri Lanka is improving gradually from the country's worst economic crisis two years ago

22.03 / 03:11

markets Nikkei trends Trade track Updates Sensex Today | Share Market Live Updates : Global peers mixed, Gifty Nifty, signal muted open for Indian markets

Read the full story here.)Sensex Today Live : The local equity market is anticipated to commence on a subdued note this Friday, taking cues from a mixed global market. Asian markets exhibited a mixed trend, with Japan's Nikkei reaching an unprecedented high.

22.03 / 03:05

markets UPS Boeing Nikkei Trade track Asia shares on a roll as SNB kicks off rate cuts

By Rae Wee

22.03 / 01:57

Provident Adoption Digital CEO Platform security Japanese Telecoms Companies Go Crypto: NTT Subsidiary to Launch Crypto Wallet

Japanese telecoms companies are moving into the web3 space, with a subsidiary of the communications giant NTT set to launch a crypto wallet.

22.03 / 01:49

UPS Target Food wellness show Headlines Japan CPI rises as expected in Feb, stays well above BOJ target

Investing.com-- Japan consumer price index (CPI) inflation rose as expected in February, rising well above the Bank of Japan’s annual target rate and giving more credence to the central bank’s recent policy shift.

22.03 / 01:49

Citi economy Nikkei Trade electronic reports Japan’s Nikkei hits record high above 41,000 as post-BOJ rally continues

Investing.com-- Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose in morning trade on Friday, notching a record high above key levels as investors remained largely upbeat over the Bank of Japan remaining accommodative in the near-term.

21.03 / 23:15

awards film Actor War Oscar show reports play 'Oppenheimer', Oscars 2024 winning actor Cillian Murphy to play lead role in 'Peaky Blinders' movie

Peaky Blinders spread across six seasons, with Cillian Murphy playing the lead, will now be adapted into a movie. Murphy will be playing the same role of Tommy Shelby in the film that he played earlier in the series. The production will hit the floor later in September this year. Cillian Murphy this year bagged the Oscar for Best Actor for his impeccable role in Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan, which was a biopic on the scientist and astrophysicist Oppenheimer, who is credited for making the atom bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during the Second World War, as per a report in Collider.

21.03 / 21:59

UPS economy Uncharted Trade Cycling Wall Street extends overnight record setting after SNB cut, steady Fed

By Alden Bentley, Alun John and Tom Westbrook

21.03 / 19:27

Citi economy Remark musician orchestra Traffic The economic consequences of legal behaviour: Letter or spirit?

The way people navigate traffic can tell us a lot about their respective cultures. Recently, while walking to my office in midtown Manhattan, New York City, I stopped at a red light when an elderly woman with a walking stick caught my attention as she cautiously looked both left and right. When she saw that no car was close enough to hit her—assuming they adhered to New York’s speed-limit laws—she gave me a puzzled look and crossed the street.

21.03 / 17:15

UPS economy pandemic Trade show reports Japan’s exports rise nearly 8% in February on strong shipments of cars and machinery

Japan has reported its exports rose 7.8% in February from a year earlier on strong shipments of cars and electrical machinery

21.03 / 17:15

markets COST Provident security stage rights Japan’s space agency says it hopes to forge a profitable launch business with its new H3 rocket

Japan’s space agency and its prime contractor say they hope to be able to forge a profitable launch business with their new H3 rocket after its first successful flight last month in an increasingly competitive market dominated by Space X

21.03 / 15:43

markets Target CEO security Election President reports U.S. Steel, Nippon, and Cleveland-Cliffs need to unite to get a deal done - source

For more than a year now, the acquisition of United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X), the iconic American steel giant, has appeared nothing short of inevitable.

21.03 / 09:33

markets UPS Target Gap Election Freedom Buy or Sell? Here's what brokerages say on IOCL, BPCL and HPCL shares

The gains come on the back of a favourable coverage by Japanese brokerage Nomura which remains bullish on the prospects of the state-run refiners. However, Macquarie and Kotak Institutional Equities hold bearish views on them amid likely pressure on margins.

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