[ad_1] A broker reacts while trading at his computer terminal at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai, December 11, 2018. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/Files (Reuters) – Indian shares rose sharply on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve
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Unilever fourth-quarter sales miss expectations
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Factbox: Expectations for India's 2019-20 interim budget
[ad_1] ( Reuters) – India’s government will unveil its budget for the 2018/19 fiscal year on Friday, with investors expecting increased investment in areas such as agriculture, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries to woo
India’s unemployment rate hit 45-year high in 2017/18: report
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A daily wage worker waits for employment in front of closed shops at a market in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, previously known as Bangalore, January 12, 2015. REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa
Oil prices rise as Saudi Arabia cuts supply to United States
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Trade frictions hit output at Japanese factories, raises growth risks
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Factories in Japan took another hit in December with the second-straight month of shrinking output, underlining a warning by the central bank about growing risks to the economy from slowing global
Alibaba stock rallies on handsome profit beat, optimistic commentary
[ad_1] SHANGHAI (Reuters) – E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd reported quarterly profit far above market expectations and played down worries of Chinese economic slowdown and U.S. tariff effects, sending its shares up 6 percent.
Tesla CFO leaves as automaker promises profits and cheaper cars
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Tesla Inc warned on Wednesday it will need to begin building cars in China and lower the price of its Model 3 sedan to make money in every 2019 quarter, as it
Global Markets: Asia stocks hit four-month high as Fed turns more cautious; dollar sags
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Asia stocks rose to a four-month high on Thursday, tracking Wall Street, after the Federal Reserve pledged to be patient with further interest rate hikes, signalling a potential end to its