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Oil prices slid on Friday dragged down by concerns that a spike in COVID19 cases in Europe and the United States is curtailing demand in two of the world's biggest fuel consuming regions, while a stronger U.S. dollar also added to pressure.

Singapore's September nonoil domestic exports (NODX) rose 5.9% from a year earlier, driven mainly by electronics shipments, official data showed on Friday, but were slower than forecasts.

This presidential election is clearly unlike any other, but investors might be wise to treat it just like most of the previous ones.

In a normal year, hundreds of book lovers would have descended on Winchester this summer for Shenandoah Universitys annual childrens literature conference.

Global stock markets mostly retreated on Wednesday as a record number of new coronavirus infections in parts of Europe led investors to shift away from risky assets and opt for traditional safehavens such as gold.

Vora has decided to return home to the US, the company said in an email response to a specific query.

When asked about this, Javadekar said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar have already held one round of discussion with farmer organisations on this issue.

UnitedHealth Group beat forecasts for its earnings in the third quarter, and the U.S.'s largest health insurance provider finally hiked its 2020 outlook after holding off while trying to sort out COVID-19s impact.

Hyundai Motor Group appointed Euisun Chung as group chairman on Wednesday, cementing his succession from his octogenarian father in a move likely to give impetus to the world's fifthlargest automaker's push into electric vehicles and flying cars.

Hyundai Motor Group appointed Euisun Chung as group chairman on Wednesday, formally cementing his succession to the leadership of the world's fifthlargest automaker conglomerate from his octogenarian father.

The International Monetary Fund foresees a steep fall in international growth this year as the global economy struggles to recover from the pandemicinduced recession, its worst collapse in nearly a century.

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery fell $1.17 to $39.43 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil for December delivery fell $1.13 to $41.72 a barrel.

As part of its efforts to stimulate the economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of measures to spur demand and ramp up capital expenditure.

Asian shares were mostly higher in muted trading Monday, as worries about the pandemic kept optimism in check despite a rally that closed out last week on Wall Street.

Out of this, 22.62 lakh tonnes paddy has been procured by government agencies, the minister was quoted as saying in a statement here.

Saudi Arabia's biggest lender National Commercial Bank (NCB) has entered a binding merger agreement with smaller lender Samba Financial Group to create a combined entity with 837 billion riyals ($223 billion) in assets, NCB said on Sunday.