[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices were steady on Monday helped by reports that OPEC and Russia were closer to a deal on extending oil cuts but held back by renewed tension between the United
Oil steady as OPEC+ considers extension to output curbs
India raises local purchase price for summer crops by 50%
[ad_1] NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has raised the price at which it could buy new-season summer crops, including rice by up to 50%, farm minister told a news conference after a cabinet meeting chaired
Truckmaker Scania signals lay-offs, has 5,000 more staff than needed
[ad_1] STOCKHOLM/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Swedish truckmaker Scania, owned by Germany’s Traton, is planning major job cuts and estimates it has 5,000 more staff globally than it needs as a result of the coronavirus crisis. Traton,
OPEC, Russia discuss extending oil cuts for 1-2 months – sources
[ad_1] A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed stock graph and Opec logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Files DUBAI/MOSCOW (Reuters) – OPEC and Russia are moving
Asia stocks scale 3-month peak, resilient to U.S. rioting
[ad_1] SYDNEY/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares advanced to three-month highs on Monday as progress on re-opening economies helped offset jitters over riots in U.S. cities and unease over Washington’s power struggle with Beijing. FILE
Oil prices edge up ahead of upcoming OPEC+ meeting
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices were little changed on Monday, with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) considering meeting as soon as this week to discuss whether to extend record production cuts
South Korea’s Celltrion aims to start in-human COVID-19 drug trial in July
[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Celltrion Inc (068270.KS) said on Monday its experimental treatment of COVID-19 demonstrated an up to 100-fold reduction in viral load of the disease in animal testing, saying it aims
Hong Kong finance secretary says no plans to change U.S. dollar peg
[ad_1] A Hong Kong dollar note is seen in this illustration photo May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/Files HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong had no plans to change its currency’s peg to the U.S. dollar
Nifty, Sensex surge over 2% as lockdowns ease further
[ad_1] A broker reacts while trading at his computer terminal at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai, India, June 29, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Files BENGALURU (Reuters) – Financial stocks led Indian shares higher on Monday, as
Rio Tinto apologises for blowing up 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site
[ad_1] MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Rio Tinto (RIO.AX) (RIO.L) apologised for the destruction of a sacred Aboriginal cave in Western Australia that showed evidence of continual habitation dating back 46,000 years, and said it would urgently