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World's richest men, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, fight over satellite fleets

A dispute that would normally be confined to regulatory filings is spilling into public view, in a spat that showcases the large personalities involved as billionaires chase dreams in the sky

Bill Gates calls for billions in annual spending to stop the next pandemic

The Gates Foundation has invested $1.75 billion in the fight against Covid-19

Bonds in India head for losses on PM Modi's near-record borrowing plan

The relentless supply of sovereign debt has been the biggest hurdle for Indian bonds this fiscal year, as pandemic relief efforts took precedence

India's unusual Covid vaccine problem: Plenty of shots, but few takers

While vaccine hesitancy has surfaced in places like Japan and Brazil, and China's candidates have also faced questions over data, the scale of the problem in India is by far the biggest

Trailing the first vaccines, next generation turns to coronavirus variants

Imperial is changing the strategy after Merck & Co said Monday it's abandoning development of two experimental Covid vaccines due to lackluster test results

From Pony Ma to Jack Ma, the rich win big with wild Hong Kong stocks

Tencent and Alibaba Group Holding, along with food-delivery giant Meituan and carmaker Geely Automobile Holdings, were among the stocks helping propel the rally.

Janet Yellen takes charge at US Treasury amid weak economic rebound

A group of 16 senators, along with leaders of a group of House centrists, have engaged with the White House on the aid bill.

IMF boosts world growth outlook as Covid-19 vaccines outweigh uncertainty

The pandemic is exacerbating inequality, with close to 90 million people likely to fall into extreme poverty in 2020 and 2021, the fund said

Donald Trump opens office to 'carry on' his administration's agenda

A slew of technology platforms excised Trump accounts or subgroups, including those on Twitter, Facebook, Shopify, Twitch and Instagram, after the Jan. 6 riot by pro-Trump supporters at the US Capitol

Govt considers easing rules to attract FDI in construction sector: Report

Existing rules include a three year lock-in period before exiting

Stocks and futures dip on US fiscal-relief package timing; dollar up

A gauge of Asia-Pacific equities at one point slid the most in about two months, with shares in South Korea and China underperforming

Changing dynamics: Bears merely less bullish in today's stock market

"You hold your nose and you buy," David Kudla, chief investment strategist at Mainstay Capital Management, said in an interview on Bloomberg Television. "Stocks have been divorced from fundamentals."

Etsy stock surges after Musk tweets 'he kinda loves' e-commerce company

Earlier this month, Signal Advance Inc. skyrocketed after the Tesla chief urged in a tweet for his followers to "use Signal."

Twitter acquires newsletter publishing startup Revue to expand business

Email newsletters, an early form of web publishing, have made a comeback in recent years

Bitcoin price seen topping $50,000 over long term as it vies with gold

Predicting a price for Bitcoin is challenging but it's likely to rise longer term as funds and family offices assign 0.5 per cent or 1 per cent of their portfolios to it, Matt Long said

PM Narendra Modi's govt should not back down on the three farm laws

What's at risk isn't just a couple of laws, but India's commitment to the transition to a more environmentally sustainable and equitable growth model

Electric vehicles to overtake gas guzzlers in India by 2030: Mahindra

Mahindra reported its first quarterly loss in nearly two decades last year as an economic slowdown in India squeezed purchasing power

Covid-19: Unemployed supertankers are about to get junked on Asia's beaches

On Wednesday, daily earnings for supertankers sailing on the benchmark Middle East to China route were -$1,190, according to figures from the Baltic Exchange in London

Third of staff may work from home permanently post-Covid: Deloitte report

The survey of more than 2,000 managers and public-sector business leaders worldwide highlights how investments that allow home-working will be increasingly important

India's corporate bond sales set to slow significantly after record year

Issuance will fall by 17 per cent to about 7.55 trillion rupees ($103.5 billion) this year, according to the median estimate of six of the nation's top debt arrangers