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US preparing Trump order to restrict Chinese telecoms, sources say

Rumors have abounded that the Trump administration would target Chinese telecom companies with an executive order to ban their US sales

Interim Budget 2019: Govt mulls Rs 70000-cr plan to pay farmers in cash

PM Modi, who is seeking a second term, has to win over discontented farmers before the election

George Soros to Bill Gates: Davos summit attendees keep getting richer

The world's elite have prospered since the financial crash. It means the conference's attendees-overwhelmingly male-exert more authority and visibility than ever.

As China's economy slows down, Xi issues red alert to Communist party

Xi's 'seminar' with top provincial leaders and ministers was held on the same day that China reported its slowest quarterly economic growth since the depths of the global financial crisis in 2009

Europe has a China problem too, but the last thing it wants is a trade war

In the German industrial lobby's view, China's policy of creating national champions in key industries isn't an inefficiency of Chinese central planning

Modi govt considering paying farmers cash instead of subsidies: Report

The govt, which has already exceeded the annual budget deficit target, has little room for spending in the current year

Partners at Softbank's $100-bn Vision Fund share losses, not just profits

Vision Fund employees, including high-profile bankers and investors, receive base salaries and bonuses, but only get payouts when profits are booked

Goldman Sachs expects RBI to cut rates by a quarter percentage point in Feb

The Wall Street bank said lower inflation projections, and expectations of a slower pace of US policy rate hikes prompted it to shift its call from a previous forecast of no change in February

Insolvency law had teeth. Now, it's got dentures and nobody can save it

A country that needs to sweat every investor rupee and dollar to put its swelling, restive labor force to work will continue to abuse that very thing it doesn't have enough of: capital

Despite 2-child policy, China sees fewest births in almost 60 years in 2018

The number of babies born last year fell by some 2 million from 2017, to 15.23 million, it was the least since 1961 and the third-lowest since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949

Trade war: Vow to erase trade surplus with US by 2024 may be China's bluff

Why is China making this proposal? One possibility is that the government is afraid that the trade war is having a chilling effect on the country's economy

As China fights a trade war with the US, Vietnam makes a bid to cash-in

Vietnam's economy seems to be sheltered for now. Growth quickened to 7.1 percent in 2018, among the fastest in the world

Trump offers concessions to secure border wall money, shift shutdown blame

The offer doesn't signal the shutdown is any closer to ending, but it may begin a serious dialogue -- or it could be a strategically-timed attempt to put the ball back in the Democrats' court

Most of world population backs globalism, not local movements: WEF survey

The poll was commissioned by the World Economic Forum and will be discussed at panels at this year's meeting in Davos, Switzerland

China Inc is battling a crisis of confidence and there's no quick fix to it

China's private companies and manufacturers have been unresponsive to the latest drip feed of stimulus

Morgan Stanley lifts James Gorman's pay to record $29 million for 2018

Morgan Stanley this week posted its highest-ever annual profit, even as fourth-quarter performance disappointed investors

Microlist that will make life easy for wine lovers to pick their best drink

Last year, for the first time, the annual World of Fine Wine restaurant wine list awards included a category of "micro" lists

Tiffany finds 'acceleration' in demand in China where Apple is stumbling

For Tiffany, Bogliolo said he expects Chinese travelers won't sit out forever

World economy appears shaky on eve of Davos with politics to blame

The summit formally begins on Tuesday although the tone will be set a day before when the International Monetary Fund publishes new growth forecasts

The Great Brexit stockpile: Britain companies braces for no deal

The UK is due to leave the European Union in 10 weeks and, as of now, there's no deal in place to ensure trade routes aren't strangled