Thursday, 4 February 2021

Hiring may have rebounded from 1st monthly loss since April

The U.S. jobs report for January being released Friday is expected to show a slight rebound after six straight months of weaker hiring

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Today in History

Today in History Today is Friday, Feb. 5, the 36th day of 2021. There are 329 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 5, 2020, the Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump, bringing to a close the third presidential trial in American history, though a majority of senators expressed unease with Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine that resulted in the two articles of impeachment. Just one Republican, Mitt Romney of Utah, broke with the GOP and voted to convict. On this date: In 1631, the founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams, and his wife, Mary, arrived in Boston from England. In 1811, George, the Prince of Wales, was named Prince Regent due to the mental illness of his father, Britain’s King George III. In 1917, Mexico’s present constitution was adopted by the Constitutional Convention in Santiago de Queretaro. The U.S. Congress passed, over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto, an act severely curtailing Asian immigration. In 1918, during World...

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Reserve Bank of India keeps repo rate unchanged at 4%, keeps policy stance accommodative

Reserve Bank of India keeps repo rate unchanged at 4%, keeps policy stance accommodative

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State Bank Hits Life-time High Post December Quarter Results

SBI's asset quality saw an improvement as its gross non-performing assets (NPAs) as a percentage of total advances came in at 4.77 per cent during the December quarter

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Nifty Hits 15,000 For First Time Ahead Of RBI Policy

The Sensex rose as much as 417 points to hit record high of 51,031.39 and Nifty 50 index moved above 15,000 mark for the first time.

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Teen wanted in fatal Wisconsin mall shooting caught in Iowa

A teen wanted in connection with the fatal shooting at a mall in eastern Wisconsin has been arrested in Iowa

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UN experts: COVID-19 upped extremist threats in conflicts

U.N. experts say the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the threat from the Islamic State and al-Qaida extremist groups in conflict areas including Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq

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Patel Ruled Out Of 1st Test; Nadeem, Chahar Added To India's Squad

India vs England: Axar Patel completed of knee pain during the home side's optional training on Thursday ahead of the first Test match. The first Test match is being held in Chennai.

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Nifty Set To Open Higher Ahead Of RBI's Monetary Policy Review

Asian markets were also trading higher with Japan's Nikkei up 1.37 per cent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng rising 1.4 per cent

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Stocks To Watch: State Bank, Biocon, HCL Technologies

The country's largest lender State Bank of India, on Thursday said that its net profit in quarter ended December 2020 fell 7 per cent annually to Rs 5,196 crore

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Petrol, Diesel Prices Hiked By 30 Paise On Friday

In Delhi, the price of petrol was increased by 30 paise to Rs 86.95 per litre and diesel saw an upward revision to Rs 77.13 per litre, according to Indian Oil Corporation

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1st Test, Day 1 LIVE: India Look To Put Down An Early Marker

India vs England Test Live Cricket Score: Virat Kohli-led Team India take on England in the first Test of the four-match series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

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Correction: Grant Fraud-China story

In a story February 3, 2021, about the indictment of a Chinese university professor, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the name of Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi'an, China

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