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Gold steadied on Thursday after hitting a record high in the previous session as dismal U.S. jobs data hammered the dollar, while increasing worries about a recovery in the pandemicravaged global economy kept demand solid for the metal.

Remote medicine company Teladoc Health Inc has agreed to acquire chronic care provider Livongo Health Inc for $18.5 billion, seeking to expand its offerings amid a boom in virtual healthcare spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) does not have to be shut and drained per a lower court order, but a legal battle continued over the permit that allowed the line to be finished.

Wall Street's main indexes rose on Wednesday following upbeat services industry survey and Disney's surprise quarterly profit, with sentiment aided by signs that a coronavirus fiscal relief package was imminent.

Canada has signed separate deals with Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc to supply millions of doses of their experimental coronavirus vaccines, a top official said on Wednesday.

The bloom is back at Lee's Flower and Card Shop in Washington's historic U Street neighborhood, with an added touch: Blue, green, yellow and white origami cranes spelling out the words "Black Lives Matter" on the storefront window.

Under President Alexander Lukashenko, the average monthly wage in Belarus has risen in dollar terms to $500 from $50 in 1999. For voters, there's just one problem: it hit $500 in 2010, and has been stuck there ever since.

Gold scaled a new high on Wednesday as a weaker dollar and falling bond yields burnished its safehaven appeal, while shares ticked higher as investors turned their focus to steppedup monetary and fiscal support globally.

Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd plans to cut a third of its workforce as part of an overhaul to focus on being a shorthaul Boeing Co 737 operator under prospective new owner Bain Capital.

The S&P 500 and Dow were subdued on Tuesday as SinoU.S. tensions escalated following President Donald Trump's moves to force a sale of TikTok's U.S. operations, with investors also disappointed by quarterly results from Ralph Lauren and AIG.

Ralph Lauren Corp said on Tuesday its quarterly revenue plunged by nearly $1 billion, as it struggled with coronavirusled store closures and a slowdown in demand for luxury goods across the world.

Ralph Lauren Corp said on Tuesday its quarterly revenue plunged by nearly $1 billion, as it struggled with coronavirusled store closures and a slowdown in demand for luxury goods across the world.

Typically a boon for emerging markets, this year's plunge in the U.S. dollar may fail to boost the developing world's prospects as the raging pandemic hits economic activity, increases poverty and exposes weak policymaking.

Typically a boon for emerging markets, this year's plunge in the U.S. dollar may fail to boost the developing world's prospects as the raging pandemic hits economic activity, increases poverty and exposes weak policymaking.

Typically a boon for emerging markets, this year's plunge in the U.S. dollar may fail to boost the developing world's prospects as the raging pandemic hits economic activity, increases poverty and exposes weak policymaking.

The BSE Sensex settled 748.31 points or 2.03 per cent higher at 37,687.91, while the NSE Nifty rallied 203.65 points or 1.87 per cent to 11,095.25.