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Huawei Technologies loses UK top court ruling over global patent rates

The UK Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed a decision that Huawei would either have to pay Unwired Planet International Ltd. a global rate set by judges or face an order limiting its British sales

France govt gives hints on stimulus plan to be unveiled next week

Measures will include 2 billion euros for the cultural sector, Prime Minister Jean Castex said in an interview on France Inter radio

Pakistan looks to citizens overseas to pump up its forex reserves

The plan involves allowing non-resident Pakistanis to open digital accounts starting next week to allow the diaspora to invest in one of Asia's best-performing stock markets

Govt to sell 15% stake in Hindustan Aeronautics to raise Rs 5,020 cr

The Indian government will sell a stake of about 10%, with an option to sell a further 5% in the company, according to a stock exchange filing on Wednesday

Tata steps up to build e-commerce app to take on Amazon, Reliance

The Mumbai-based group is stepping up efforts to have a significant presence online in a market where internet users are forecast by Cisco Systems Inc. to reach 900 million by 2023

SBI plans policy to lend to coal miners ahead of landmark auctions

Lenders are also wary about sustained demand for coal, which is seen globally as a dirty fuel but is still the biggest source for electricity generation in India.

Women have been better leaders than men during the pandemic: Study

On average, the countries run by women suffered half as many deaths from Covid-19 as the nations governed by men, says study

Ant's mega IPO set to turn early investors, employees into billionaires

Ant Chairman Eric Jing's fortune will swell to $2.9 billion, and another 17 current and former Alibaba and Ant executives will join the ranks of billionaires

Why countries like India don't want to wait for superpowers' Covid vaccines

Groups such as the World Health Organization, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance are working to ensure that coverage extends beyond the developed world

TikTok needs free speech arguments to overcome Trump's broad powers to ban

TikTok says that just because its parent, ByteDance Ltd., is based in Beijing, that doesn't exclude the app from being fully protected by the Constitution just like any American company

Why theory on Kamala Harris not eligible as US VP is xenophobic, false

When it comes to constitutional claims, even extreme ones, it's important to explain why they are wrong in order to refute them

First into the coronavirus slump, China is proving the fastest out

An industry-powered rebound is pushing the Asian nation out of the historic first-quarter slump and toward the prospect of being the only major economy to expand this year

Not a good sign: Warren Buffet does away with bank shares, bets on gold

Buffett, the fifth-richest person in the world, has loved few things more in his life than sweets, soda and compound interest - but banking stocks have come pretty close

Covid effect: Worst Indian profits in a decade are beating expert estimates

Analysts have cut the 12-month average profit estimates for Nifty members by 20% since January on concerns about a patchy recovery and climbing virus numbers

Hijacking bankers to catch swindlers won't work, consolidate relationships

The biggest victim is a state-dominated banking system that recoups very little from insolvent companies

Xi makes a political gamble by telling Chinese to clean their plates

This week, Xi rolled out a new push to curb the 'shocking and distressing' problem of discarded leftovers, as he seeks to fortify a fragile food supply strained by floods, epidemics, locusts and trade

Cash-hungry Indian companies are selling shares at record pace

Companies are seeking to prepare themselves for what's forecasted to be the economy's first contraction in four decades

Pepperoni topping gets scarce amid production snags, high demand

Small pizza shops across the US are reporting higher prices and tight supply for their usual pepperoni orders

Crime-tracking app Citizen now alerts users to Covid-19 infection risk

Citizen, known for location-based crime alerts, on Thursday launched a feature called SafePass that it's already calling the largest private contact-tracing network

Covid-19: Even as second wave looms, Europe is opening its nightclubs

Europe doesn't have to face a second round of full draconian lockdowns, which would be disastrous for the economy