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Meta strikes $10 bn Google Cloud deal to boost AI expansion drive

The accord marks the first major cloud computing deal between Meta and Google, which ranks third in the market behind Amazon.com Inc.'s AWS and Microsoft Corp.'s Azure

India's online gaming ban may fuel offshore betting, money laundering

With fantasy sports, putting real money behind players' on-field performance has been elevated to a game of skill, at least in the eye of the law

Trump not to seek equity from chipmakers with investment plans in US

Companies that are boosting investment pledges in the US will not be pressed to offer equity in exchange for funding such as from the Chips Act

Global postal services halt US parcels as de minimis tariff deadline nears

As of Aug 29, President Donald Trump is ending the so-called de minimis exemption that has applied to more than 4 million parcels processed by US Customs and Border Protection each day

US State Dept touts sharp rise in visa revocations under Trump crackdown

State Department said it had revoked the visas of more than 6,000 international students, including between 200 and 300 over terrorism concerns

Musk tried to enlist Zuckerberg to help finance OpenAI takeover bid

OpenAI said Musk identified Zuckerberg, as one of the people with whom he had communicated about potentially financing a deal to purchase the ChatGPT maker

US tariffs, China reliance thwarting India's $7 trillion solar prize

India's economic growth and rapidly accelerating electricity consumption are helping to propel a local solar industry that's forecast to become second in size only to China by the mid-2030s

Boeing in talks with China on possible deal to sell up to 500 aircraft

The mega sale to China, years in the making, is contingent on the two nations diffusing the trade hostilities that hark back to Trump's first term in office - and could still fall apart, they said

Trump suggests Ukraine 'play offense' against Russia to pressure Putin

Trump met zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday. After that, he directed administration officials to work with Ukraine and Russia to set up a meeting between the two leaders

EU, US set new steps to cut tariffs and boost transatlantic trade

The development underscores the nature of trade talks under Trump, with some initial, broad pronouncements of deals giving way to weeks or more of work to hammer out detailed agreements

India's GDP growth likely at 6.3% in FY26, below RBI estimates: SBI report

The politically charged decision resulted in the five-judge panel issuing three separate opinions. The majority ultimately concluded that Trump violated the law by inflating his assets

Avendus Spark under scrutiny after error in Clean Science share sale

Clean Science shares fell as much as 9.3 per cent but pared their losses to close 2.7 per cent lower in Mumbai

India, Russia seek to increase trade to $100 billion as US ties fray

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said Wednesday during a visit to Moscow that the two countries must remove trade bottlenecks and reduce non-tariff barriers

Nazara may write down PokerBaazi stake amid looming online betting ban

Nazara Technologies Ltd's investment in PokerBaazi stands to be written down or provisioned for now, Chief Executive Officer Nitish Mittersain said on Thursday

India becomes rare hub for clean energy IPOs as firms eye $4 billion boost

Starting with Vikram Solar Ltd this week, more than a dozen green-energy companies have lined up to go public, seeking to raise more than $4 billion in total

Musk to face lawsuit for defrauding voters over 2024 election sweepstakes

The district attorney in Philadelphia sued Musk and the PAC about a week before the November election to shut down the sweepstakes as an unlawful lottery

US-China tariff status quo working well ahead of November, says Bessent

Bessent's remarks indicate that an easing of tensions between the two sides remains in place, potentially creating an opening for President Donald Trump to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping

Microsoft limits Chinese firms' early access to cybersecurity flaw data

The announcement from Microsoft follows a campaign of cyberattacks that Microsoft blamed on state-sponsored hackers in China who targeted security weaknesses in SharePoint servers

Indian company borrowing costs see steepest rise since 2022 on fiscal risks

The average yield on top-rated three year company notes climbed 26 basis points in two days through Tuesday, set for the steepest weekly gain since November 2022, data compiled by Bloomberg show

Adani Group units secure $275 million offshore loans from global banks

Investors have grown more confident lending the Adani Group as it seeks to raise funds across the spectrum of its businesses