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John McAfee, antivirus software pioneer, found dead in Spanish prison

Businessman founded McAfee Corp. in 1987 and led the company as it dominated the market for antivirus protection of personal computers.

Bull run will last for 'very, very long time', says Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Annual equity returns from Indian stocks will be about five percentage points, says ace investor.

Using digital currencies abroad hits logjam, but pandemic may have solution

Without coordination between companies and regulators, e-CNY, FedCoin, Britcoin will all remain trapped in silo.

China reforms make private education firms world's biggest stock losers

Oversight effort mirrors a similar government pushback against Chinese technology companies, another group that has suffered stock declines.

From Russia with guile: Putin woos Europe with false tale of friendship

He's speaking to the visions of sovereign European grandeur that live even in moderate politicians' heads.

India easing lockdowns on cases and not vaccines risky strategy: UK study

Strategy increases chances of fresh outbreaks that would further delay economic recovery, says Oxford Economics.

Microsoft becomes second US public company after Apple to join $2 trn club

Shares of software giant have gained 19% so far this year

Morgan Stanley plans to bar unvaccinated staff from New York offices

Gorman estimated that more than 90 per cent of employees back in the offices were already vaccinated

Warren Buffett resigns as trustee of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Buffett has contributed more than $27 billion of his own money to the charity over the past 15 years.

Mideast joins Bitcoin craze with first Dubai cryptocurrency listing

The stock closed at $38.30, up 10 per cent for the day, according to prices on Nasdaq Dubai's website.

KM Birla won't buy firms with global supply chains, cites protectionism

Aditya Birla Group is spread across 36 countries; its chief has acquired more than 40 companies in the last 25 years.

UK denies Russian claim of shots fired at British warship off Black Sea

Russia has claimed it expelled another British warship in the area last year, an assertion London rejected.

9 months after lockdowns, US births see biggest decline since 1973

The latest data are early evidence of the drastic impact from the health crisis on birth rates, with the full effect expected to show in 2021 data.

Covid: Europe gets fresh warning as Delta variant spreads rapidly

While the delta variant is increasingly dominant in Europe, that's happening as overall Covid-19 cases are plunging across most of the continent to the lowest levels since last summer.

Jimmy Lai's Apple Daily to fold up after Hong Kong arrests dissidents

The board on Monday said it would close the newspaper's operations by Saturday if Hong Kong authorities continued to block access to company's bank accounts following arrests of senior editors.

'Money is being thrown' at them but millennials don't want to be bankers

For those who want to stay in finance, non-bank financial institutions, growth equity firms and other, smaller financial-services businesses have become better options.

India's gasoline demand recovers as Asia growth remains patchy in pandemic

Stockpiles of light distillates in the distribution hub of Singapore suggest growing oversupply.

A forgotten chipmaker in US may hold key to end worldwide shortage

GlobalFoundries sits pretty with its everyday products as larger rivals battle it out to make ever-more advanced chips.

Covid-19 is at its last stage but its end will be messy without vaccines

Past pandemics show that the coronavirus finale was never going to be swift or clear-cut.

Facebook, Twitter critics in US are gifting ammo to authoritarian regimes

Illiberal leaders have adopted the language and legal tools being wielded by activists and politicians in the US.