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US 2020 election is Facebook's highest priority, says COO Sheryl Sandberg

In a wide ranging discussion, Sandberg touched on other big themes for 2020, including antitrust investigations and political ads.

Delhi's toxic air adds to India's woes as economy goes from bad to worse

Air pollution in Delhi is driving away tourists, disrupting flights and shutting schools.

Moody's cuts India outlook to negative, predicts 'prolonged slower growth'

Moody's projects a budget deficit of 3.7% of GDP in the year through March 2020, a breach of the government's target of 3.3%.

Moody's sees credit crunch to prolong in India, pain for households

Ratings company cuts India's outlook to negative, says fewer jobs will be created.

PE investors see profit in India's troubles in shadow banking, real estate

Four foreign pension plans have committed between $100 million and $400 million each to private-equity funds investing in India since Sept. 2018.

China says it agreed with US to roll back existing tariffs in phases

The amount of tariff relief that would come in the first phase, set to be signed in the coming weeks, would depend on the content of that agreement, spokesman Gao Feng said

Sensex clocks record closing high, Nifty ends above 12,000 after 5 months

The Sensex gained 0.5 per cent, or 184 points, to end at 40,654, while the Nifty added 50 points, or 0.42 per cent, to close at 12,016 - 73 points below its last all-time high

The frustrating life of a contract worker in Google's shadow workforce

More than half of Google's workers are temporary, vendor or contract staff, known as TVCs

Gold imports fell 46% in Oct, 4th straight month of decline, on weak demand

This year sales on Dhanteras, the most auspicious day in the country to buy the metal, slumped even as jewelers lined up offers to draw in buyers.

Aramco's offer of $75 bn dividends can stretch finances during oil slump

To lure investors, Aramco has promised a bumper dividend payment of at least $75 billion a year

The realty: Rs 25,000-crore fund can only help 6% of stalled constructions

New program announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday is an improvement on a $1.4 billion real-estate corpus announced in September.

Surjan Singh, ex-banker whose bromance soured after million dollar bribes

Surjan Singh is one of three former Credit Suisse bankers who have pleaded guilty to taking millions of dollars in bribes to arrange loans for maritime projects in Mozambique.

World economy doing better after Fed cuts, trade progress: Raghuram Rajan

The Fed last month cut interest rates for a third time this year, citing a combination of trade-policy uncertainty, slowing global growth and below-target inflation

Trump-Xi trade summit could be delayed to December, be outside US

U.S. locations for a Trump-Xi meeting that had been proposed by the White House, including Iowa and Alaska, have been ruled out

Google mulls changing political advertising policy amid raging debate

Digital campaign ads are a heated political topic for technology companies, already facing scrutiny over privacy, competition and allegations of conservative bias

Google parent Alphabet probes executives over relationships at workplace

Alphabet investigation includes the behavior of Chief Legal Officer David Drummond, a long time senior executive.

Sensex hits new intra-day high with Infosys shares rising 2.4%

The Sensex rose 0.6 per cent, or 222 points, to close at 40,470, with Infosys shares rising 2.4 per cent, making one of the highest contribution to the gauge's gain

Govt may create a regulator to settle e-commerce disputes: Report

Modi govt is under pressure from small traders, a traditional support base for the ruling BJP, to act against the big online retailers

Huawei sees 20% rise in smartphone shipment in 2020 despite blockades

Huawei, which gets roughly half of its revenue from its smartphone division, has so far managed to sustain an enviable pace of growth despite its precarious situation

Despite whistle-blower 'distraction' Infosys getting large deals: Nilekani

Anonymous whistle-blowers last month alleged that Chief Executive Officer Salil Parekh used 'unethical practices' to boost revenue and profit in recent quarters