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WhatsApp data practices under review for compliance ahead of payments debut

As and when it gets approval, WhatsApp will be entering a crowded digital payments market where it will have to slug it out with more than 80 rivals on the NPCI platform

Spider-Man's future up in the air as Sony-Disney spat continues

Spider-Man, played by Tom Holland, also was featured in MCU films such as this year's 'Avengers: Endgame,' the highest-grossing film of all time

Win for Wall Street as Trump revamps Volcker rule on speculative trading

Regulatory changes provide lenders clearer picture of which trades are prohibited, but critics say they could again endanger the financial system.

China urges Hong Kong to punish demonstrators who break the law

Sunday will mark the return of mass protests organized by the Civil Human Rights Front

How Asia can break out of its role as a capital exporter to the West

According to some estimates, the region's pool of wealth at $110 trillion exceeds those of North America and Europe and is growing faster

Over 80 payments apps face an uphill battle to turn the country cashless

Many merchants, especially in rural areas, remain unable or unwilling to accept digital transactions due to network connectivity issues and reluctance to pay charges for low-value transactions

Reliance's gen next: Mukesh Ambani grooms heirs to his $50 billion fortune

Mukesh Ambani has credited his children, Isha and Akash, with helping to nudge him into the internet business.

More growth pain ahead as Indians tighten purse strings amid slowdown

The RBI has lowered interest rates to a nine-year low, but that impact is yet to be felt due to tardy monetary policy transmission and subdued demand for loans

Apple, EU set for September showdown over euro 13 bn record tax bill

The EU's General Court, its second-highest tribunal, will hear arguments in the challenges by the iPhone maker and Ireland over two days set for Sept. 17-18

Yield inversion is coming to Asian markets as growth woes spread

As risks to the outlook increase, investors are scooping up longer-dated securities on expectations that interest rates will continue to fall

China threatens to retaliate against the US as Trump prepares more tariff

Trump announced the new tariffs this month, after which China halted purchases of agricultural goods and allowed the yuan to weaken

Cisco gives lackluster sales forecast amid trade-dispute worries

Cisco shares declined 6.2 per cent to $47.50 at 9:36 am in New York, rebounding from an earlier 8 per cent drop, the biggest intraday fall since May 2017

Saudi Aramco defends hold on coveted Indian oil market with Reliance tie-up

Aramco's plan to buy 20% of the oil-to-chemicals business of Reliance comes with an assurance to buy half a million barrels a day of the kingdom's crude on a long-term basis

Baidu knocked off China's list of 5 most valuable internet companies

Baidu has struggled to fend off competition from the likes of Tencent and ByteDance Inc., both of which are luring smartphone-savvy consumers and advertisers to their popular mini-video

Willing to break up major tech companies, says FTC Chairman Joe Simons

Simons said an agreement between the FTC and the Justice Department to divide scrutiny of the tech industry is based on specific conduct, not on the companies themselves

Google employees don't want company to work with US border agencies

US Customs and Border Protection recently said it was looking for proposals from companies to supply it with cloud-computing services

Uber Technologies at record low as 'frustrations' persist over outlook

The stock dropped as much as 6.5 per cent to $34.10, the lowest price since its May debut, as major averages slumped 2 per cent

Walmart likely to boost guidance with strong earnings, say Analysts

Analysts are mixed on comparable sales, with some expecting them to beat estimates and others expecting them to be in-line, but one expectation is clear

UK bonds signal recession as inflation bedevils Bank of England's response

In a so-called yield curve inversion, a typical harbinger of economic contraction, the yield on 10-year government debt fell below the 2-year equivalent on Wednesday for the first time since 2008

Danish bank's richest clients given a guarantee on negative rates

Danske's espousal of a socially responsible attitude to interest rates follows sustained criticism of the bank's role at the heart of a Russian money laundering scandal