Digital competition law to honour IPRs of Big Tech firms

Digital competition law to honour IPRs of Big Tech firms

New Delhi: The proposed new digital competition law meant to ensure fair play in the new age economy will also honour Big Tech firms’ exercise of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in protecting innovations, experts said. A person informed about discussions in the government said that if “systemically significant digital economy enterprises” can show that protection …

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Stocks retreat after rally with jobs data eyed, yields climb

Stocks retreat after rally with jobs data eyed, yields climb

[1/3]Traders gather at the post that trades Alaska Airlines stock on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 4, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Major US averages fall Dollar rises Gold retreats after hitting record high Oil settles down more than 1% NEW YORK, Dec …

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Asia factory activity weakens, uncertainty on China clouds outlook

Asia factory activity weakens, uncertainty on China clouds outlook

An employee works on a production line manufacturing steel structures at a factory in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China May 17, 2020. Picture taken May 17, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights China’s private PMI unexpectedly expands in November Manufacturing activity slumps in Japan, steadies in S. Korea Soft global demand clouds outlook …

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Oil prices rise as OPEC+ meets to discuss supply cuts

Oil prices rise as OPEC+ meets to discuss supply cuts

An aerial view shows a crude oil tanker at an oil terminal off Waidiao island in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China January 4, 2023. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose by more than 1% on Thursday in anticipation of the outcome of an OPEC+ meeting with …

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China’s consumer prices back in decline as recovery wobbles

China’s consumer prices back in decline as recovery wobbles

Customers select tomatoes at a stall inside a morning market in Beijing, China August 9, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct CPI -0.2% y/y vs 0.0% in Sep Oct CPI -0.1% m/m vs +0.2% in Sep Oct PPI -2.6% y/y vs -2.5% in Sep BEIJING, Nov 9 (Reuters) – China’s consumer prices swung …

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