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Gold remains below $1,300

Xinhua, Chicago :Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange remained close below 1,300 U.S. dollars Tuesday as US stocks advanced on upbeat housing data.The most active gold contract for...

Oil prices rebound in Asia

AFP, Singapore :Oil prices rebounded in Asia Tuesday on bargain-hunting after tumbling on easing concerns about conflicts in Ukraine and Iraq, analysts said.US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for September delivery rose 38 cents...

Russia may distract from G20 outcomes

Xinhua, Sydney :With host Australia ramping up the final preparations for November’s Brisbane G20 Summit, a leading economic think tank delivered a shopping list of demands in an overarching report Tuesday, with multinational profit...

Japan to resume Fukushima rice exports

AFP, Tokyo :Japan is to restart exports of rice grown in Fukushima for the first time since foreign sales were halted due to fears of contamination by the nuclear disaster there, officials said Tuesday.The...