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Royal Dutch Shell Plc began shutting some of its offshore drilling operations on Sunday in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally, forecast to become a dangerous hurricane before making landfall on Tuesday, the company said.

Those interested in buying tax-saving FDs should note that they have a locking period of five years. Besides, one cannot withdraw it without the tax-saving attaining maturity.

Britain struck its first postBrexit trade deal with Japan on Friday, hailing the agreement as a "historic moment", just as it is struggling to clinch a deal with its closest trading partners in the European Union.

Asian shares were mixed Friday following a selloff of technology shares on Wall Street.

Tesla is planning to export Model 3 vehicles made in China to Asian and European markets, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.

By this time of year, Ilene Steele, 63, would usually have several trips behind her: one to visit family in the United States, a holiday in Italy, and a few day excursions in London, where she lives with her retired therapist husband Mike.

Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd said on Friday it would spend about 1 billion yen (7.35 million pounds) to pay for measures to help Mauritius, including the cleanup of the mangrove forest and contribution to an environmental recovery fund.

Citigroup Inc on Thursday named consumer banking head Jane Fraser as the bank's next chief executive officer, making her the first woman to lead a major Wall Street bank.

Jane Fraser made history on Thursday when she became the first female global bank chief executive, a role she will take up next year when Citigroup Inc's current CEO Michael Corbat will step down.

Boeing Co said late on Thursday it was in discussions with U.S. safety regulators about a manufacturing issue found last year in its 787 Dreamliner.

The techled reboot of stock markets stalled in Europe on Thursday as traders pulled back to hear just how twitchy the European Central Bank has become about the euro's runup in recent months.

British Airways owner IAG launched a heavily discounted rights issue on Thursday to raise 2.74 billion euros ($3.2 billion) to help strengthen its pandemichit finances, in a first test of faith in its new boss Luis Gallego.

Gold steadied near a oneweek high on Thursday as the dollar weakened, but the yellow metal traded in a narrow $8 range as investors held back from making large bets ahead of the European Central Bank's monetary policy decision due later in the day.

Mexico's finance ministry is considering extending relaxed banking credit rules to help its battered economy recover, a top official said on Wednesday, after it presented an austere 2021 budget that leaves little room to maneuver.

Oil futures on Wednesday clawed back some of the losses they sustained in the previous session, but a rebound in COVID19 cases in some countries undermined hopes for a steady recovery in global demand.

Oil futures on Wednesday clawed back some of the losses they sustained in the previous session, but a rebound in COVID19 cases in some countries undermined hopes for a steady recovery in global demand.