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India's visa curbs for Chinese workers hurting Taiwan tech giants

India has been slow to issue visas to Chinese engineers, who are needed to help Taiwanese companies set up factories in the South Asian nation

After losing to WhatsApp, Kavin Mittal's Hike aims to rival Facebook

Despite becoming a hit early on thanks to quirky stickers and a privacy feature that let teenagers hide chats from parents, Hike's messenger app overtime failed to challenge the popularity of WhatsApp

How an Arctic blast in Texas is fast becoming a global oil market crisis

More than 4 million barrels a day of output -- almost 40 per cent of the nation's crude production -- is now offline

Air France-KLM expects bailout in weeks as cash burn mounts in Covid

Talks are ongoing between the carrier's biggest shareholders, the French and Dutch governments, and the European Commission about a rescue package

Facebook blocks news in Australia in warning for the world

The social media platform's 17 million users in Australia are now unable to share any news

Move in or lose out: Saudi Arabia's ultimatum unsettles foreign firms

The millions of dollars in costs, sudden policy changes and arbitrary legal rulings mean companies will need to weigh the risks of moving there

World's $281 trillion debt pile set to rise again in 2021, says IIF

In emerging markets, South Africa and India had the biggest increases in government debt ratios last year

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reveals three new secret buys

The company cut its Apple stake, still holds $120 bn

Jeff Bezos reclaims title of world's richest person after Elon Musk slips

Jeff Bezos, who'd held the title for more than three years until last month, reclaimed his No. 1 position with a net worth of $191.2 billion, or $955 million more than Musk

Bitcoin scales $51,000 for the first time as crypto fever continues

Activity in Bitcoin futures suggests traders don't see a sudden end to the crypto rally, with spreads continuing to widen between the active contract and March futures

Billionaire Hinduja family pays 61% premium to boost IndusInd stake

The family's holding in the lender shrank to 13% following its merger with the nation's largest microlender Bharat Financial in July 2019

Apollo Hospitals expects Covid vaccines to hit private market within weeks

About 8.6 million people in India have gotten their first dose of vaccine since the inoculation drive began a month ago

China's bad loan season descends again and this time it may be really bad

The debt of local government financing vehicles and property developers are looking precarious while several trust investment firms are on shaky ground

Warren Buffett still hesitant about stocks as Berkshire hoards cash again

Berkshire's investment activity during the final three months of 2020 was all over the place, reflecting the chaotic and uncertain moment the world finds itself in

Twitter's battle with Indian govt gives boost to its local rival Koo

Koo, whose logo of a yellow chick bears a resemblance to Twitter's blue-and-white bird, was founded just a year ago and is a fraction the size of Twitter

TikTok violates user rights on a massive scale, say EU consumers

TikTok's "unfair" copyright policy and virtual coins should be probed, Brussels-based BEUC urged in a statement

Energy crisis in US deepens with nearly 5 million people in the dark

The blackouts are likely to continue throughout Tuesday with no firm end in sight

China aims to hurt US by curbing export of rare-earth minerals: Report

Beijing asks industry executives if proposed restrictions will harm western contractors

Emerging market ETFs rise for 15th straight week in $26.4-billion run

Inflows into ETFs that invest in India stood at $120 million, up 25% over the previous week

World fashion capitals get a $600 million haircut thanks to Covid-19

Each year, world's top fashion executives, celebrities, influencers and models travel to world's style capitals to attend runway shows