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In commodities trading, gold is up 0.8% at $1,850.40 an ounce.  U.S. crude oil is selling at $51.86 per barrel, down 0.7%, and Brent crude oil is down just over one percent, selling at $55.38 per barrel. … [Read more...] about Asian Markets Begin Trading Week Mixed as Pandemic Worsens

Asian markets are mixed Tuesday as the worsening coronavirus pandemic around the world, coupled with the political turmoil in the United States, is putting a damper on trading activity.    … [Read more...] about Pandemic and Political Turmoil Leave Asian Markets Mixed Tuesday

Asian markets were mixed earlier Tuesday.  The Nikkei index in Tokyo finished 25 points higher, but was virtually unchanged percentage-wise (+0.09%), while the Shanghai Composite rose 2.1%.  Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng index rose 1.3%, and Mumbai’s Sensex closed 0.5% higher.  … [Read more...] about European Markets in Mixed Territory Tuesday

Bird flu cannot infect people through poultry consumption, and the H5N8 virus is not known to have ever infected humans, but consumers are still fearful, said Uddhav Ahire, chairman of Anand Agro Group, a poultry company based in the western city of Nashik. … [Read more...] about Asia’s Poultry Farmers Battle Bird Flu Outbreak

But elsewhere, immunization drives have barely gotten off the ground. Many experts are predicting another year of loss and hardship in places like Iran, India, Mexico and Brazil, which together account for about a quarter of the world’s COVID-19 deaths. … [Read more...] about India starts ‘world’s biggest’ COVID-19 vaccination drive