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Farmers' protest: Modi govt under pressure as agitation finds wider support

Farmer leaders have said the government has so far ruled out any rollback of the legislation

Antitrust lawsuits: Facebook has only itself to blame for this action

This is a radical proposition - the U.S. government hasn't contemplated breaking up a company since the Justice Department sued Microsoft in 1998

Blackstone, Brookfield bet on Indian office REITs for attractive yield

Brookfield Asset Managem­ent in October agreed to pay $2 billion for 12.5 million square feet of rent-yielding offices and co-working spaces in Asia's No 3 economy

SoftBank Group debates new strategies to go private via gradual buyout

Masayoshi Son wouldn't buy more shares himself, but his ownership stake, now about 27 per cent, would increase as other investors sell stock

Fidelity Digital Assets to hold Bitcoin as collateral for cash loans

The new service from Fidelity comes after Bitcoin beat its 2017 highest price earlier this month before retreating in recent days

Future is here: First electric air taxis set to fly in Singapore in 2023

Tickets for a 15-minute trip costing $364 are already on sale

Centre considers easing RBI's inflation target to help growth: Report

The current mandate, set in 2016, requires the RBI to keep headline inflation at the 4% midpoint of its target range.

Vedanta Resources offers dollar bond with one of the highest yields in Asia

The firm is offering the securities with initial price guidance in the 14.5% area, according to a person familiar with the matter

EM investors' hopes of market rally extending to 2021 ride on Covid vaccine

A Bloomberg survey of 63 investors, strategists and traders found the efficacy of coronavirus vaccines is likely to be the biggest market driver for next year

Abundance, price, weight: Here's why water won't make it as major commodity

The reason ultimately comes down to abundance, price and weight. The commodities that are most important to financial markets have several common characteristics

In years not decades: Hyperloop signs new deal amid competition with Virgin

Hyperloop TT on Tuesday unveiled a deal to integrate signaling gear from its new shareholder Hitachi Rail

India's export revival may be under threat. Blame it on container shortage

Global trade is being roiled by a shortage of containers because dire predictions of a collapse this year that prompted carriers to cancel sailings have proved too pessimistic

Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine effective, further scrutiny needed among elderly

The Pfizer-BioNTech shot, approved in Britain last week, could be cleared in the U.S. as soon as this week and the European Union by the end of the year as governments race to overcome contagion

Uber sells self-driving unit to Aurora for $10 billion; gets 2 board seats

The price tag is a comedown for Uber, whose self-driving division, Advanced Technologies Group, raised money last year at a $7.25 billion valuation

Adani Green sees a 565% stock rally: A $23 bn firm with no analyst coverage

With a free float of about 21%, Adani Green is one of the most illiquid stocks in the Nifty 100 gauge, data showed

'India is a great example': Gates on UPI, country's digital finance model

Bill Gates is also optimistic about how quickly vaccines were being developed globally to address the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tata, Mistry spar over a $13 billion valuation difference

The valuation disagreement marks the latest chapter in a four-year-old wrangle that started with a boardroom coup in 2016 at Tata Sons.

India rally could continue next year with banks taking over as RIL peaks

Reliance has accounted for nearly a fifth of the 75 per cent surge in the S&P BSE Sensex from its March bottom

Cheaper tech, savings at pump: Hybrid cars selling fast than fully EVs

While hybrids, which blend the power of a gasoline engine with electric motors and batteries, are now more than two decades old - the first Prius debuted in Japan in 1997

To enhance immunity, UK to combine Pfizer, Astra shots in vaccine trials

The UK is set to begin administering doses from Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE on Tuesday, making it the first Western country to receive a vaccine