Page 817 - Bloomberg

Google wins round in fight against privacy right to be forgotten globally

Google has been fighting efforts led by France's privacy watchdog to globalise the right to be forgotten.

Recessions aren't inevitable, and economists don't agree on their causes

Because economists don't know why recessions start, they can't predict when one will start

There is $137 billion at stake as Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos announce divorce

If the couple split their fortune equally, it could leave MacKenzie, with $69 billion and make her the world's richest woman.

In Carlos Ghosn's jet-set world, a $120 million fortune can be peanuts

The figure excludes compensation he received from Nissan before it was first disclosed in 2010, which could run into the tens of millions of dollars

Modi pushes quotas ahead of Lok Sabha polls, but where are the jobs?

The announcement comes after a number of setbacks for Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the vote due by May

Politics, fiscal slippage a concern ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2019

The yield on India's 10-year debt dropped 66 basis points in the December quarter

Which was the most boring product of 2018? It might be in your pocket

So if you're hanging out for some action in the smartphone market, go take a nap. We'll wake you up next year

On cards: Bill to give Trump broad authority to increase US tariffs

The proposal to give Trump more authority to raise duties without congressional approval comes after failed attempts by Republican senators to rein in his trade and tariff powers

Growing bonhomie: US, China conclude trade talks as hopes of deal build

Talks with China are going 'very well', says Donald Trump

Saudi Arabia's thirst for water is creating a toxic brine problem

Saudi Arabia's desalination plants produce about 31.5 million cubic metres of contaminated water each day

As global cash shrinks, party may be over for Indian equities

Even as BofAML expects India's NSE Nifty 50 Index to end 2019 at 11,300 - a 4% gain for the year - it won't be a smooth ride

Is China's Belt and Road a bold infrastructure vision, or a slush fund?

China's flagship foreign-policy initiative is closer to a branding exercise than a master plan for geopolitical domination

For these 5 failures of fiscal policy, the Modi govt can't blame RBI

The most obvious is the goods and services tax (GST)

From the civil war to 9/11: A brief history of national emergencies in US

Here are some notable examples of national emergency declarations in the United States

Indonesia's rupiah set to outperform Indian rupee, says Goldman: Here's why

Indonesia is a net commodities exporter due to its coal exports, and higher commodity prices will help its fiscal balance and hurt India's

Macquarie interested in buying renewable energy assets of crisis-hit IL&FS

Discussions are at an early stage, and may not result in a deal, people in the know said

Ride-pooling gets a social makeover with new app from HERE technologies

Individuals can search for rides on commercial taxi and ride-sharing services, as well as public transportation or bike-share programmes

China records 12% jump in US patent holdings in 2018; IBM top recipient

The US still dominates the field, with 46 per cent of the 308,853 US utility patents issued last year, followed by companies based in Japan, South Korea and Germany

World Bank's search for new chief, a test of Trump's America First policy

Kristalina Georgieva will take over as interim president on February 1

After Jim Yong Kim's exit, is it time to give up on the World Bank?

Its outgoing president thinks he can do more to build infrastructure in the developing world by working in the private sector