Travellers returning from Portugal will no longer have to quarantine in hotels

Bank of Baroda cuts retail lending rates

Bank of Baroda (BoB) has cut its lending rate from 6.85% to 6.75%.

“All retail loans are linked to BRLLR (Baroda Repo Linked Lending Rate). Hence, customers availing home loan, mortgage loan, car loan, education loan, personal loan and all other retail loan products can avail of this benefit,” the bank said in a statement. With this revision in BRLLR, home loan rates now start at 6.75% and car loan rates at 7%. Mortgage loan rates start at 7.95% and education loan rates at 6.75%,” the bank said.

“This reduction makes our loans more affordable for customers,” said Harshadkumar T. Solanki, GM, mortgages and other retail assets.

“We hope that our efforts towards digital processes help customers avail quick and smooth loans at the most competitive interest rates.”

Steven Yeun Earns Best Actor Oscar Nomination for ‘Minari’

The star slept through the announcement. He is one of two men of Asian heritage nominated in the best actor category this year.

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Oil Futures Settle Lower As Traders Weigh Demand Prospects

Crude oil futures ended lower on Monday with traders weighing energy demand prospects in the wake of reports about spikes in coronavirus cases in Europe, and news about several countries temporarily suspending the use of the vaccine from AstraZeneca.

Data showing a notable rise in China’s industrial output in the month of February helped limit oil’s slide.

West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures for April ended down $0.22 or about 0.3% at $65.39 a barrel.

Brent crude futures were down $0.45 or 0.65% at $68.77 a barrel a little while ago.

China’s industrial output and retail sales surged in the first two months of the year, boosting the energy demand outlook at the world’s largest oil importer.

Industrial production in China jumped 35.1% year-on-year in the period including January and February – beating forecasts for an increase of 30%.

Retail sales spiked an annual 33.8 percent to exceed expectations while weaker-than-expected investment growth and rise in unemployment disappointed markets.

Oil prices moved higher earlier in the session as a report from Reuters said top oil exporter Saudi Arabia has cut the supply of April-loading crude to at least four north Asian buyers by up to 15%.

NBA clears Utah Jazz executive of making bigoted comment to former player

An NBA investigation into an alleged bigoted comment made by Jazz executive vice president of basketball operations Dennis Lindsey found no evidence “to establish that the alleged statement was made,” the league said in a statement on Monday.

On Feb. 24, former Jazz player Elijah Millsap on Twitter accused Lindsay of saying, “if u say one more word, I’ll cut your Black (expletive) and send you back to Louisiana.”

Lindsey denied he said that, and the Jazz and NBA opened an investigation into the alleged comment that Millsap said happened during an exit interview in April 2015.

“As part of the investigative process, all participants involved in the 2015 meeting were interviewed and given the opportunity to provide any relevant evidence, including both Millsap and Lindsey,” the NBA said. “The investigation also involved other parties who might have been in a position to corroborate the allegation, and the review of meeting notes of the exit interview and other pertinent information.”

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Denver metro area school and government office closures for March 16, 2021

On days with severe weather, school closures and government office closures will be updated throughout the day.

A status of “Other” means there is an early closing or some cancellations — check the website by clicking the name in the list.

SEC sues California trader for social media fraud scheme

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday charged a California-based trader for allegedly spreading false information about a defunct company via Twitter, while profiting by selling his own holdings of the company’s stock.

The SEC alleged Andrew L. Fassari, or @OCMillionaire on Twitter, tweeted false statements about Arcis Resources Corporation during December 2020, shortly after purchasing over 41 million shares of the stock, the SEC said in a statement.

Noah Holdings Limited Q4 adjusted earnings of RMB4.13 per share

Below are the earnings highlights for Noah Holdings Limited (NOAH):

-Earnings: -RMB1.57 billion in Q4 vs. RMB0.10 billion in the same period last year.
-EPS: -RMB24.92 in Q4 vs. RMB1.66 in the same period last year.
-Excluding items, Noah Holdings Limited reported adjusted earnings of RMB262.46 million or RMB4.13 per share for the period.
-Revenue: RMB549.97 million in Q4 vs. RMB397.95 million in the same period last year.