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REUTERS: U.S. stock index futures retreated on Friday ahead of a crucial jobs report in a dismal week for markets roiled by bleak economic data that raised fears of the world's biggest economy sliding into a recession. The Labor Department's report, due at 8:30 a.m. ET (1230 GMT), is...

SINGAPORE: Singapore has suspended the import of fresh quail eggs from a Malaysian farm that provides 20 per cent of its total quail egg supply, after finding a drug residue on the product.  The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) told CNA on Friday (Oct 4) that it suspended imports from Telic...

Bernard Looney, who will replace Bob Dudley as chief executive of BP when he retires next year, faces the tricky task of navigating the energy major through a rising tide of environmentalism and the transition to a low-carbon economy.

U.S. state officials are due on Friday to launch a counterattack against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP over its attempt to shield the company and its controlling Sackler family from thousands of lawsuits accusing the company of fueling the opioid epidemic.

Astronomers get to name comets and biologists get to name species, but come up with something cool in economics and you might be memorialized with a law or a rule or a "curve."

Global stocks were slightly higher on Friday, clawing back some ground lost in their worst week for months, and safe haven assets rose ahead of a key jobs report as investors hoped this week's dismal data would trigger more U.S. interest rate cuts.

Thomson Reuters Corp said on Friday it had acquired business-to-business events specialist, FC Business Intelligence (FCBI).

NEW DELHI: Japanese clothing giant Uniqlo on Friday (Oct 4) opened its first store in India, one of its largest worldwide, becoming the latest global retailer to plunge into the huge but tough developing market. The South Asian nation, with its 1.3 billion population and a burgeoning middle-class ...

Royal Dutch Shell has promoted its current Australia chief, Zoe Yujnovich, to the role of executive vice president for conventional oil and gas from Jan. 1, based in the group's headquarters in The Hague, Shell Australia said on Friday.

British department stores group John Lewis has told shopping centers landlords it will withhold 20per cent of this quarter's service charge as it seeks to cut costs, it said on Friday.