UK aims to start trade talks with India this year
The United Kingdom said on Tuesday it aims to start negotiations for a trade agreement with India by the end of the year.
Purdue’s Sackler: family has ‘responsibility’ to help curb opioid crisis but wants liability shields
A member of the Sackler family that owns Purdue Pharma testified on Tuesday that his family bears a “moral responsibility” to help abate the U.S. opioid crisis but said it will not contribute financially to the effort unless it receives broad legal protections.
EXCLUSIVE India starts selling oil from strategic reserves after policy shift
India has begun selling oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to state-run refiners as it implements a new policy to commercialise its federal storage by leasing out space, three sources familiar with the matter said.
U.S. oil refiner Citgo Petroleum posts first profit in seven quarters
Citgo Petroleum Corp on Monday reported a slim, second-quarter profit, its first in seven quarters, as higher fuel exports helped offset weak margins and the impact of a fuel pipeline shutdown.
General Motors to replace battery modules for some Bolt electric vehicles after fire risks
Aug 17 (Reuters) – Automaker General Motors Co (GM.N) said it will replace all battery modules in some Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles (EVs) under a recall announced last month.
Oil prices weighed down by weak Asian demand
Oil prices fell on Tuesday, with both contracts heading for a fourth straight session of losses, weighed down by a weak demand picture in Asia and OPEC and its allies saying the market does not need more crude.
Tencent Music takes copyright rules in stride, earnings beat estimates
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME.N) said on Monday China’s copyright rules were unlikely to have a big impact on its online subscriptions, and its chief executive believes regulators want to promote healthy development of the music industry.
Buffett’s Berkshire pares drug holdings, sheds Axalta, Biogen
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) said on Monday it trimmed or eliminated its stakes in several pharmaceutical companies, and reported a small new stake in a Merck & Co (MRK.N) spinoff, Organon & Co (OGN.N).
Safe-haven currencies supported on signs on weakening economic sentiment
Safe-haven currencies such as the yen held firm against riskier currencies on Tuesday as disappointing economic data from China, the spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus and political tension in Afghanistan weighed on risk appetite.
U.S. Treasuries’ foreign ownership in June rises to highest since Feb 2020 -data
Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries in June climbed to their highest since February 2020, Treasury Department data showed on Monday, in what analysts described as broad-based demand that helped drive yields lower for the month.
