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Can fast-fashion brands go the sustainable way?

Instead of trendy, disposable clothes, consumers now looking for durability

PM Modi plans to cut corruption with Amazon-style platform

PM Modi plans to move all government purchases, to an Amazon-like online marketplace that could be worth a fifth of the country's $2 trillion economy

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw silences Twitter trolls with a 78% Biocon stock rally

It was the best return among shares of generic drugmakers worldwide

Nestle scientists find method to cut sugar in chocolate by 40%

Nestle has developed a process to alter the structure of sugar that makes it taste sweeter in smaller amounts

Donald Trump will benefit stocks in almost every sector: Goldman Sachs

While there is still uncertainty about the sector-level impact, the majority of sectors are anticipating favorable effects

Brookfield in talks to acquire Bharti Infratel

A takeover of Bharti Infratel would be Brookfield's biggest investment in India, according to data compiled by Bloomberg

Brookfield in talks to acquire Bharti Infratel

Canada's largest alternative asset manager offered to buy a majority stake in Bharti Infratel for around Rs 400 per share

Opec agrees to cut output as Saudis soften stance on Iran

The country had previously pushed for special consideration, citing the urgency of its offensive against Islamic State

Brands grapple with sustainability trend this holiday season

Data shows that shoppers are increasingly looking for clothes made of higher-quality materials or they're keeping their existing clothes longer

While US and China fight over Mars, Japan looks at Venus

Japan prefers lower-key missions

Oil investors have $490 bn riding on Opec talks

This follows a $850 billion loss in value last year and $720 billion in 2014

Solar-panel roads to be built on four continents next year

Electric avenues that can transmit the sun's energy onto power grids may be coming to a city near you

Trump's tough talk on Castro shows big shift from Obama

Trump tore into Castro in clearest example since this month's election of the two men's sharply different world views

Iran to assess 1.1 mn barrel-a-day collective Opec cut

Opec is also proposing a 600,000 barrel a day output cut by non-Opec producers

Black Friday's slow death drags on as shoppers migrate online

E-commerce orders surged on Thanksgiving, the day before Black Friday, eliminating the need for shoppers to wait in long lines and fight for deals at physical shops

Hong Kong-Shenzhen stock trading link to start on Dec 5

The Shenzhen-Hong Kong connect will give investors in the city access to stocks on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, where many Chinese technology companies are listed

Saudi Arabia quits Russia talks as no closure for OPEC deal

New internal talks set for Monday after no accord was reached; no consensus over production cuts

Johnson & Johnson in talks to buy Actelion for $17 billion

An acquisition would add to the $246 billion of pharmaceutical deals announced this year

Adam Minter: An American-made iPhone? Not happening

As Apple and its manufacturing partners know, and as President Trump will soon find out, it'll never happen

Ross likely candidate for commerce secretary

It's not clear if Trump has formally offered the jobs. Reached by phone, Ross declined to comment