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Google fined $593 mn by French antitrust agency over news content issue

Google ignored a 2020 decision to negotiate in good faith for displaying snippets of articles on its Google News service

Zomato is serving its pricey IPO at the time of a cold tech war in India

The final shape of the country's emerging digital economy is still unclear, writes Andy Mukherjee.

Earnings disappointment a risk for Indian equity investors, says JPMorgan

The Indian measure is trading at 20.8 times its forward earnings estimates for the next 12 months, during which member profits are expected to grow about 44%, according to data compiled by Bloomberg

India sets up bad bank to reduce debt burden, free up lenders

National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd's paid-up capital is Rs 74.6 crore

Fiscal deficit worries could be on backburner: Niti Aayog's Rajiv Kumar

'If you have to spend money because you have to save both lives and livelihoods then that's what you have to do,' he says.

'Distress sale': Indians offload gold heirlooms as Covid deepens pain

With fewer banks around, people in rural areas rely on gold in times of need as it can be easily liquidated

Richard Branson's space jaunt worth $841 million for Virgin Galactic

Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. jumped as much as 22% in premarket U.S. trading on Monday, just above an all-time peak reached in February.

WhatsApp faces EU complaint for 'foisting' updated privacy policy on users

'WhatsApp has been bombarding users for months with aggressive, persistent pop-up messages,' says consumer association.

Adani group boosting coal assets despite carbon neutral pledge: Report

Environmental nonprofit says company is making a significant negative contribution to global warming

Written down: Accounting drill keeps bitcoins from getting wider acceptance

Accountants are fitting crypto into existing categories. As an intangible asset, Bitcoin's book value can go only one way: down.

Microsoft likely to buy cybersecurity firm RiskIQ, pay more than $500 mn

RiskIQ's customers include Facebook Inc, BMW AG, American Express Co and the US Postal Service

Rupee slides toward year's low against dollar as trade deficit widens

The Reserve Bank of India also has $600 billion of currency reserves to draw on to curb any sharp fall in the rupee

World's billionaire factory shaken as China cracks down on 'savage growth'

Beijing's pursuit of ride-hailing service Didi and Jack Ma shows the age of unfettered gains for China's ultra-rich now appears to be at end.

Global boom in house prices becomes a dilemma for central banks

Withdrawing stimulus too slowly risks inflating real estate further and worsening financial stability concerns in the longer term

Next pandemic risk: Woman dies after infection with two Covid-19 variants

Belgian researchers couldn't say whether co-infection played a role in the 90-year-old's deterioration.

G-20 finance chiefs back global tax deal and vow to clear hurdles

The landmark agreement aims to revamp rules that have allowed major companies to save billions by shifting profits to low tax jurisdictions

Resurgence of Taliban raises terrorism fears from Moscow to Beijing

At least 1,000 Afghan troops this week retreated into Tajikistan, prompting the country mobilize an extra 20,000 soldiers to guard its frontier

Richard Branson vs Jeff Bezos: Who will really win this space race?

In a summer not lacking in awe-inspiring spectator sports, this rivalry remains pretty unique. And it's not without risk. It's taken a couple of decades for both men to realize their ambition of going

Amazon wants to monitor you in your sleep using radar, for your benefit

The monitoring, according to Amazon, could help people with 'with mobility, speech, or tactile impairments,' and it could monitor sleep with a high degree of precision

Heineken's a minute-long ad draws online ire over vaccination promotion

The world's second-largest beermaker joins companies implementing ad campaigns and corporate policies to promote inoculation