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Donald Trump's China sanctions fail Russian history Test in Moscow

The US sanctions machinery has generally been targeted at smaller, rogue states. Not always, though.

As IPO looms, all you need to know about billionaire Jack Ma's Ant Group

A 2011 offshoot of Chinese giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the firm has defined and dominates the Chinese payments market through its ubiquitous Alipay app

Elon Musk's latest: Meet a group of pigs with 'mind-reading brain implants'

Elon Musk spoke enthusiastically about the potential for the technology to address brain injuries and other disorders

Abe defied expectations to build financially stable, socially liberal Japan

Abe tried to reform Japan's hidebound and unproductive corporate culture. His administration created a new corporate governance code and investor stewardship code

From Bezos to Musk: World's richest people smashed wealth records this week

This week marked just the latest boon for the personal fortunes of the richest of the rich, whose red-hot growth has been largely driven by surging markets, particularly for tech shares

Gold advances as investors weigh US Fed's new approach on inflation

Spot gold advanced 0.6 per cent to $1,941 an ounce at 12:28 p.m. in Singapore. On Thursday, prices slumped as much as 2.3 per cent after rising 1.1 per cent

Amazon orders 1,800 Mercedes electric vans for Europe deliveries

The deal, for the German automaker's eSprinter and eVito models, will be complete by the end of the year, Amazon said in a statement on Friday

SoftBank Group gets even more defensive with $12 billion stake sale

The Tokyo-based parent said it will sell 927 million shares in SoftBank through a global secondary offering, about a third of its stake

Corporate coup: How a Nissan insider tore apart Carlos Ghosn's legacy

The senior vice president orchestrated a campaign to arrest and dethrone then-chairman Carlos Ghosn in late 2018 on criminal financial-misconduct allegations

What after Abenomics: Japan's PM exits with economy back at square one

What would become known as Abenomics relied on "three arrows": monetary easing, fiscal policy and regulatory reforms

The world can live without Davos: Society needs to listen to new voices

It's questionable if the World Economic Forum is the right venue to draw the path of recovery for a world ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic

Japan's PM Shinzo Abe plans to resign due to health reasons, says report

Japanese media have said he was actually undergoing treatment for ulcerative colitis, a chronic digestive condition

Animal spirits stir: Economic indicators hint at slow recovery for India

Any rebound in the economy might be slow, with economists in a Bloomberg survey predicting a milder contraction of 5.3% in the quarter to September

Here's how Covid-19 has made predicting India's GDP growth even harder

Economists are bracing for possible big swings in the quarterly gross domestic product data scheduled for release on Aug 31, and significant revisions going forward

Ultra-rich US investors hoard cash as economy fears over Covid-19 grow

The economic hit from the pandemic has failed to put a halt to rising stock prices

Initial public offering mania in China creates 3 new billionaires in a week

Initial public offerings have been an important channel for wealth creation in China

Theatrics aside, Kamala Harris may help build on Trump's India policy

"Indians love drama, which explains President Trump's popularity in India," said Harris's maternal uncle, Gopalan Balachandran, an academic based in New Delhi

This founder is giving his first 50 employees $233 million of his stock

Nikola said the grant of options for shares of common stock won't dilute shareholders and there will be no compensation by the company to the founder

Salesforce plans to cut 1,000 jobs after banner quarter, stock gains

Sales and customer-support roles are among those being eliminated, said two of the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private information

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer gets out of Donald Trump's firing line, resigns

Former Disney executive quits just 4 months after appointment by Chinese video platform